The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, December 23, 1904, Image 4
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UNION, 8. C., DECEMBER 23, 1904.
BURN A MILLION BALES.
W? are in receipt of a circulai
letter from Mr. W. C. Whitner, of
River View Farm, near Rock Hill.
8. C. In this circular letter, Mr.
Whitner asks that we advise the
farmers of this county to co*operat*
with him in his effort to have on*
million bales of cotton burned. Hie
idea in having this number of balee
burned is to decrease the supply, and
by so doing to increase the price.
We are not prepared to advise or
accept such a wild cat scheme or
proposition as this, and we feel as*
ured if wo were to do so, the tarmerp
of this county would be ready to call
for a writ of inquiry from the Judge
of Probate as to the sanity of the editor
of this paper. We fail to see
how the hnrninir of u million hnlna nf
0 ? ? "*
ootton would result in raisiDg the
price of cotton to a price high enough
to make up the loss on a million
bales of cotton. II a farmer had 4
.... ., . fralca yd would burn two and sell
weighed ,r><J'(5~pounds eacK7 two bale?
would bring $120; the four bales at
7 cent* would bring $140; so he
would lose $20. Consequently the
price would have to be high enough
to make up the difference in the
number sold and burned. We doc't
know whether Mr. Whitner has any
cotton to sell or burn; hut it strik?.?us
that ench a thing would lie euttii o
off your nose to spite your face. The
idea of a great many cotton experts
is that the government has overesti
mated the number of baits. Whetbet
this be true or not it would in our
; i a. L. i* n . t
juugiueur, De iony to ourn any cotton
even should the farmer only ge!
enough out of his cotton to pay the
expense of making it would be better
than nothing at all, and this would
certainly be the case if it were
burned.
THE CITADEL TO BE MERGED.
With reference to the views expressed
and the reeomtm ndation by
Supt. O. B. Martin that the Citadel
Academy at Charle-fon bo consolidated
with the South Carolina College
and the two merged into a State
university located in Columbia, we
hero and now enter our solemn protest.
The Citadel has ever been o
citadel of educational strength, physical
culture and military training*
Some of South Carolina's best and
noblest men havfe gone from its doors
the best equipped for the battles of
life of any institution of which the
state can boast. The arsenal nt Co
imnoia was the fitting school for the
Citadel's graduates, and when a
young man finished his course in the
latter he was a man well worthy of
credit and pride of his state. We
do not charge Supt. Martin with
being actuated by any other motive
than that of looking to the best interest!
of the state's school system,
as he sees it. but we differ
with him as to the advisability
of such a consolidation, for we
do not believe that from the>'immensity
of such a consolidation the
results would be as satisfactory from
the standpoint of efficiency and the
personal attention ahd control. It
is possible froitf an economic, point
of view some money might be saved
to ths state, but we feat1 it would be
done at the sacrifice of the personal
good Of fbt itudvnl body.
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OUR CHRISTMAS GRE#W|^ | i,
We extend to oar readers
Times and to tho people all o^W W
our connty, which include?, of course, ^
the dear children, a Merry Christina*
and a Ilappy New Year. At the
close of this most prosperous year. ^
wo congratulate all, and hope that
the comiDg year will be no less happy r
and fruitful. May we all live to ?
say "A Merry Christmas to All" for
many years to come!
the empty stocking.
"Would you add to the joy and L
mirth by which you are surrounded? n
Then give a thought to tho?e who ti
are in sorrow and in want. Amidst c
vour bounty forget not the cheerless
fireplace nor the empty stocking T
hanging there. A. toy, an oYange.
some of the good things to eat asBoci
*ted with Christmas Day; how
-imple?yet it makes the whoh ..
world kin."
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MARRIAGE LICENSE AND DIVORCE.
ti
During the meeting of the South 11
Carolina Conference of the Metho !
f
dist Episcopal Church, South, in (J
Darlington, S. C., last week. Rev. v
II. B. Browne offered a resolution, n
which directed that this conference a
petition the South Carolina general
wseinbly to enact a marriage license I
law. The resolution was voted down '
107 to 90. Bishop A. Coke Smith I
was very much gratified with the re- i
suit, because he said the passage of 6
a marriage license law would open 1
the way to the passage of a divorce *
law. We do not question the right. J
of this august body to mingle in matw jfr
tors of political economy or thing^j |
looking to domestic felicity, but we ^
very much doubt the propriety of an *
ecclesiastical body taking such steps, I
and are glad that the resolution died <
witbm the ranks. We have always 1
favored a marriage license law, there- j
fore take issue with Bishop A. Coke I
| Smith, as we firmly believe that a i
marriage license law would have the i
apprehends. - - - . x
To require a marriage license t
would be to say to the persons who i
desire'l to be married: Are you of age, <
and do you fully realize the import- <
ance, seriojfmess and consequences of
such a step in Ufe? Whenever a
preliminary step has tt> be taken be- ^
fore launching a business, espcci ?ily
where a compliance with a law is require
1, it will surely make one think
twice, where he would not otherwise *
think but once, and sometimes not at
all, and more especially still when
the business is one for the life time of
either one or the other of the contracting
parties, euch as marriage.
A marriage license law would prevent
the marriage of children; we
say children advisedly, because we
con-ider a girl under 18 years old a
child, and a boy under_.21 is a minor,
hot a man, neither.of whom really
know their minds before that time of
life. It wouli prevent a marriage in
haste to be repented of at leisure, and
thus obviate the necessity of a divorce
law. It would lessen the number of
elopements s*nd abductions, which
are so frequently followed by criminal
prosecutions. A license to marry
carries with it a certain solemnity,
dignity and sincerity of purpose
which will impress the person with
the peculiar responsibility about to be
iS9utned, whereas on the other hand,
the person would douhless act upon
an impulse, and in an 'unguarded
moftient act rashly, halving no re
straint such as a - license requirement
would impose. It is our judgment
that a marriage license law
would lead to more discreet, happier
marriages, and far fewer causes for
divnrfA he full* Jr. "? t.-t:
, w. WW .v..y III tav'V, nc IWIlfVH (
that there would bo really no cause i
or desire for a divorce law to follow
a marriage license law. It is true '
that a marriage license law is owe
frequently followed by {HjjttrijPVwT t
in, those states whielf^WWivorcc
laws. This, Jaowever, ia not a c
necesutyu^HRfonoe, because either 1
he efficient and
out the purposes of t
er.a^j ? independent of the odflr. %
It therefoan necH||ll<yT>l t
low tbaiw^ou hale to-gat a license 1
to marry, jhere should be a law by '
which yon can gat rid of the incum- H
brance with wbtoh you bad been o
fenced 'o incutnbe* yoursoli We
ditive under a umrriige license law
"be /ewer maari igcs of
loWrWieractiWW would necessitate
10 enactment of a divorce law. M
larnage license law has-*&bny
ires to recommend it and would
oubless produce a most^ilesirable
evolution in the marriage.System of
ur State. We have no marriage
?w in our State, that is, we have no
rescribed forms and ceremony, abolutely
no definite requirements to
onstitute a legal marriage, and in a
larriage license law all things per ]
iing to a legal and valid marriage
ould be included.
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HE CONFEDERATE
"* MONUMENT BAZAR.
"The bazar, given for the benefit
f the comity Confederate monument
und, was opened last nig**. The
iroposed use of the funds reclivca
ould hardly he improved on, but it
night be suggested that there are
nany children in this community
rho are in need of b;>th clothing and
ood, and that this money could be
wed to even greater advantage if it
rere applied to the relief of their
lecessities, which are real, not imiginary."
The above was clipped from the
^ews and Courier and written from
Jnion by the correspondent to this
)apcr. We nrc surprised th^igAhe
vriter would give expression tcH^en
io mild a oensure of so noble a cause
u whioh Chap
RkTat the b?a*r b^pven^Hjto
Prof Union county, awmuch m to
that within our cony there u
>oor and tnat ^HBRfiKo notice of
>r contributions nflffle ly the citinens
or the relief of the poor. We have
ret to know of a single ease where a
>oor man, woman or child who was
n destitute circumstances whenever
t was made known, that immediate
;nh' ^evvrai^^crwwa^r vujwj one of
his city. A monument to the ConVderate
dead can and willl be erect
;d, and the poor can and will bo
sared for.
SANTUC NEWS ITEMS.
3 apt. a n^M^. ^BLS^T hon^^C^eVsbyterian
IfiT MB aru
x)intnie(it.
Rev..) D. Mai ion wffr preach at the
Baptist church ik>.' ^unday, Christmas
joy. which closes the years work here,
but Ik* will continue his work as pastor
next year.
Some of the tnerehinla have their
mpplies of Christmas toys art! tricks,
fee., hut it seems this is Dot a place to
(et lid of many such things, as was some
rents ago when we tiied to have Christnas.
A metry Christmas to you ail. I do
let know that it will t>e a merry one
lere. in a stiaiphrforwaid, uptight, in
r< od spit its. at d a motsl way, hut theie
< t.o reason why it thniild not. Even if
me is poor and the "future" gambler*
ue keeping down 'he price of citton,
liere is no use of hwinjftoo long a face,
jne needn't get ''oiellcto.'*
A blizzatd came here one day recently
(trough the mail. I saw it through the
* tapper. Rut. I met a cold wave in the
umrner time once. I
Well, we have had f snow for sure.
Saturday morning it fell thick and fast
'or an hour or two, grid we began to
irnw up for a big one.^hut were relieved
jy it suddenly stot pitv, and it was a
elief. Some fell Wednesday night and
a as still lightly on tln&round.
Capt. and Mia. Itjlfl Thomas cele
jrated their golden Riding Wednesday
Hhiiwt week. FiftyJKarsof happy married
life must be coiflthing for an aged
;ouple lo be proud- V, and something
many will not live v) celebrate. Tapv
Thomae is a fine old $ntleman hy nature
md practice, and is fully his
jaqftL^l hop# thiy may mahy
spared o them to vbyiy lif#
Was this a goodbog? 1 pronounce it
me of the best* Mr. Traverse Jeter
tilled one last wek that weighed 430
>ouiida gross and 3ft0 net. Ouly f>0
winds l<?at out of 430. Who can beat
hat, 1 am not gving this for the big*tfcog
but the Snail amount of waste
rum the gross woght
hree-fourths ?oKdd-Chtaa auoOTeourth
Bjgfchii*. *
Mr Ffmchlnson, i ne of tMdhief men
t the dam, is rabti g bogs around ItflE
amps and killed o< i few days ago
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weighing 376 net, and it was a youn;
bo/,'oo. ...
Talk ab nt cruelty to animals, bul
some of the rdlioai contractors mus
have lost all I e rt or feeling towards
faithfot dumb brute, and* perhaps migb
yiruve unsatisfactory to people. Whet
Wmj are metciless themselves, and givi
Life jfwr j ?d~<1, sore and abused mule
hit? the hands of 8*>methtng not far re
moved from a brute himself1?a negroone
need not expect anything but crueltv
I have seen some of the mu es with raw
sores on their shoulders as big as one'i
hand, come In a trot or gallop, the" i
tieavy load put on, theu because tin
tva>t could scarcely m??v? ir
...?
i hey would be belabored by u negro will
something akin to a big slick and mad<
to go off in a trot, and they can scarcely
g?, but their flesh is being beaten into ;
pulp almost. They may try to clain
that this is necessary because of the i a
lure of their woik, but if every mat
who drove mules in that tlx and in thai
manner was arrested they would br
bound to stop, and it ought to be dour
if railroad building had to stop. Urad
ing may make sores on mul-e, but they
could be doctored, an i it is little use t<
beat them almost to death, I ut somi
farmers are * ordering clo e ?n to tin
cruelty of radt oad contra, tors. I hive
s<en farm mul?fl<un almost todeatr because
of "business."
Something Is going wrong In the whiskey
business, for as many admit, they
never rememlier so much whiskey being
shipped by ixpiess to this place. The
past week u dozen jugs being carried
away a day was soim-uoug like the business.
It Is, I understand, shipped in
various names, and it appears tneie i?
little hesitation for some one to forge a
name and have a jog sent in. There is
Hi tie doubt but that a number of negroet
aro selling it. Almost everyoue who c .n
bu>s it and sells it out by the half pint
at 25 cents and doubles his money.
Perh/tps waters it to make more juice;
carries it sometimes in his pocket to l and
out to customers w lieu be meets th-ui.
One negro. I heard, took nine gallons
out, three three-gallon jugs, in one day.
No doubt he is the stud-rat in selling
Things are getting greatly debauched
It is suspected that somebody is getting
ft''commission from the distillers to oulei
the stuff. Will not some express agents
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c.nirc hi uciivbi jugH any time or night,
if oonsuhlee were around in order to
foil them? wink at the truffle? fciome
people are wondering what prohibition
vwip in this kind of business. How
i hie ordering and
Is going on now.
We are a change of affairs,
and some of the most prominent
men, and some who thinkJtadittaapsary
is far above the old way,MRB^Jnsini
a change, for a test, Home^Hg
up the evil that is existlng^ra
Some people who attempt^^KiPwnH
JUBpr evil conQue then selvaHtbSof*'
peogary evil, and the origimw on y
thlWMtt|gbt only i lie difpt^H|PlN
princlpff^Btars, and not tin"liquor
itself, iff I aa^it; but tlie whiskey is
needing your attention. Try the wbhmkf
qvH in its broad sense.
May Deww.
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Ordinary Shoe 1
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to the entire outline of 'the ||
simply to two dimensions. ||j
ly it fits as no other shoe can.' ll *
DRY ROODS CO., I
P. HARRY, Manager- B?
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gOn January 2nd I
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We will open our doors
; j| in the new Nicholson
i | Bank Building, opposite ;|
B3 our old stand ?
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m WE WISH TO THANK &4|
| OUR CUSTOMERS Ik
I AND PRIENDS"* |^|
^ for the big business we ^ 1
1 B *. 1 1
w nave enjoyed the past wi 1
I! year, the largest in the S 1
history of our business. ffi
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I COME AND SEE US IN | i
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Ill uuk rsizw MUKb. I! * THE
SHOE CENTRE. 3?j
Union Shoe Co.,
I Shoe Merchants. ; 8
Main Street Union, S. C. M
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