Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I II I ! I -THE UNION TIMES h a PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY c ....BY THB ... t UNION TIMES COMPANY 1 ?i? ? \ second floor times building f bell phone no. 1. 1 i L. G. YOUNG. - - Manager i 1 Registered at the I'ostofHee in Union . S. C. as second class mail matter. m.r.-w -i ] t'BBcairrio.y rates: j Oh* year .... $1.00 5 Six month* - - - .50 Three mouth* ... .25 1 ADTBRTIBRMBKT* : Oue square, first insertion - $1-90 Krery subsequent insertion - .50 Contracts for three months or longer will be made at reduced rates. Loaahi inserted at H 1-3 cents a line. Rejected manuscript will not he returned. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for at half 1 rates. I UNION, a. C., FEBRUARY 17, Wo _____? 1 When a business man gins home, enters his hou?>e, closes the door bchind him, he should shut out all thoughts of the business with which he has l>ecn eneumljered during the day. If he will do this, he will find that he feels refreshed in the morning and better equipped for the days work and he will not be so apt to get prematurely gray or baldheaded. Senator Cole L. Blease of New Wrry says that the State has the right to will whiskey by the drink. We agree with the senator in thus saying that the State has this right, because if the State has the legiti* mate right to sell liquor at all, she has the right to sell it in any quantity she wants, and the disi>ensary can so be amended as to provide ?*U'H l>y tin* drink, but it never will I*. The improperly kept l>ooks and paper? in the office of Hon. J. T. Gantt. Secretary of State as found by the investigating committee, reflects discredit not only upon the secretary, but also upon the whole State, in and out of the State. If there is an office in tlwvStat??.MtV-cTjrately kept than another it is the Secretarv fif In office is kept the most, important of alt State records and are the property of the people and should l>c safeguarded hy the secretary as the roost, valuable of all else committed to his keeping. THE DOG TAX. It would he interesting to know whether or not the auditor in his rounds taking tax returns is getting < a full return of all the dogs in the county. If there is any one piece of property a man isinorc reluctant al>out paying tax on than anything < else it is his dog. Yet he is equally reluctant to part with even a trifling 1 worthless dog. As the money re- ( ivlized from the dog tax goes to the school fund, the Auditor should look sharp, that every man puts in his retnrn the exact nuirilier of dogs he has on the place whether ' the dogs belong to him, his children or any other member of the family, j In Pickens county the. auditor re- 1 ports eight thousand dogs on the tax returns, we art? of the opinion ; that I'nion county can l?eat that j t 1 numoer oy several t-tiousand, and t if all the dogs in Union county l>e > put on the tax l>ooks this year, the ^ * / school fund will he swelled considerably, in fact it will so supplementthis fund that schools can run long- j er and on a cash basis. r ' e JURORS. r " r Is it- true that the jurors of South t Carolina are governed and cot rolled ? in rendering their verdieta by the f money influence and social atanding j of the person whom they have on trial for murder? Arc the jurors t bought and sold? t Are the jurors open to bril>ery 1 and perjure themselves by render" t ing an unjust, verdict, a verdict t contrary to law and evidence? c "The State" seems to say that if r Marion Parr had been a wealthy, ? influential citizen or had have had woalthy and influential friends, it cj to doubtful wfceti** thf Jury would [ p I , mve found him guilty. Of whom | in re the juries of South Carolina i80 ompoBcd? Cannot the jurora of ar hie state rise above Buch suspicions. ^ [\irner in Spartanburg was con* rictod and hung, although he was ir i very wealthy man, but did not yxMesa any very great personal pop- ^ llarity. There may lie some jurors ^ ivho can be bribed, but we cannot w think that there are many men of c: this character in South Carolina. * la the system of drawing juries what j) it ought to be? We think the man" ner of tilling jury Ixixea and draw t< ing jurors is open to a very great 11 improvement. ? PATRON SAINT'S DAY. s 1 St. Valentivc ia called the patron ' saint of lovers, and the 14th of j February in each year is the day ? set. apart for the celebration. In ? unique and appropriate manner tho c children and young people of Union j carried out the custom which has ^ been handed down for many generations. The valentines, so coyly t and shyly written and read, tells its f tale of love, ambitions, hopes, fears, * and doubts, and there has been r many a real love match and mar- i riage grown out of a simple little \ valentine verse of prose or poetry. r In recent years, however, the sentimental spirit has !>ecn somewhat t overshadowed by the spirit and dis- i nAtitiAn tnol-o fnn 1 \%r Citiwlnxr 1 |/WIIIVII \\J lll??nv Kill, ? 'J m IIMIIIg comic and sarcastic pictures, verse ] and prose in a spirit of fun and ] often of revenge. I The school children have caught < up the idea of this way of fun mak- 1 ing through the medium of the valentine, and hy this they lose the | sweet, original love making way of , olden times. St. Valentine's day ] should l>e a day of joy and gladness, < a day in which mercy, love, peace 1 and good will should prevail. OUR SCHOOL COLUMN v i And Bureau of Information. ( WHAT ALL BOYS SHOULD KNOW. Don't 1)0 satisfied with your boys education, or allow him to handle ,!l [?<iu o*. * Write a good, legible hand. Kjx'll all the words he knows how j to use. < Speak and write good English. 2 Write a good social letter. i Add a eoluind of figures rapidly. 1 Make out an ordinary account. Deduct per cent, from the * face of it. 1 Receipt it when paid. t Write an ordinary receipt. ? Write, an advertisement for the t local paper. c Write nn ordinary promissory t note. ? Reckon the intereet or discount 1 on it for days, months, or years. Draw an ordinary bank check. Take it to the proper place in the hank to get the cash. 1 Make neat and correct entries in r [lay lK?ok and ledger. * Tell the number of yards of car- l pet required for your parlor. 1 Measure a pile of lumber in your i died. Tell the number of bushels of t wheat in your largest hin, and the a value at current rates. rrv.11 * luu honiuimug aiKHit tlie great r authors ami statesmen of the present day. f If he can do all this and more, it is likely he has sufficient cduca- ( lion to make his own way in the world' If you have more time and f money to spend upon him, well c md good?give him higher English, t ?ive him literature, give him mathematics, give him science, and if he s very anxious about it, give him .atin and Greek, or whatever the ourse he intends pursuing. si Mt. Tabor, 8. C., Feb. 8, 1905. 11 Eduction, or some phase of it, is 11 ?r should Ik', the "hobby" of every arneat teacher. As one, I will by n criuest, say something in its behalf, n ind express my idea as well as sys- 1 cin of teaching, which latter may J*, pve some point to others of my oc-! upation, for surely, not one of us * n this progressive day is conservaive! The methods of today are far (liferent from those of primitive imes. Then, the rod was the ruing power, and so fear, the ruling entimont. Now, the word of the earlier is the ruling power, and he rod is used only in extreme uses, while love, intermingled with fi espect, and a desire for knowledge K n the part of the children cncour- ?1 gcd by the teacher, is the ruling 1ft mtiment. Of course a very young lit bild lias not this desire to loam, it or cuq b* ft* iato this "school go g," but as he grows older, he es the difference in the educated id uneducated man, and very Uurnlly admires, and has a desire ? imitate the former. The spirit of competion is a great; icentive to study, especially for | ider pupils, whito prizes, merit irds, etc., are better for small; aildren, who cannot realize the, diculc and shame which the hack- 1 ard pupil has to suffer. As an j icamplc of the value of this spirit,! will give an instance from among ly own little flock. She is a little, irl who has been going to school Dur sessions, under a different, L'acher each session, and who could lot spell the simplest word when he begun school to me in October. Jow, she can spell words of two yllables and read and write well, ^his progress is due to the simple 1 act that heretofore she only has omposcd her class, and this session ' have put with her a beginner ome three or ronr years her junior, j >hc cannot see herself excelled by , >ne younger, who has never been o school l>cfore, consequently she! ries, and her efforts are crowned j vith success. ? I give daily grades on each reciation and examinations at the end >f each month in order to sec the .horoughncss of the pupil's knowledge of what they have been over, tnd see how well thej' can tell it to vie, for I sincerely lielicvc the old idnge, I 'To know a thing and cannot tell, ' r? 1h- a dunee you just as well." | I give monthly reports in order hat the children may be acquaint. <1 with their progress, can see w hat hey are doing and show their parents what they are doing. Taking the maximum as 100, I get the iverage daily grade and average that with the examination grade, which last average goes on the re- j port. I give two merit-cards at the end :>f each month on different studies, is incentives for greater interest in itudiea pursued. I never let the pupils know on what subject the ;ards will he given for them they j ire apt to give better "all round" j work and that is preferable to tech aicality in public schools. Sonic may call these collegiate 'airs" hut when they realize the fact that tho public school is the jorncr-stonc of knowledge they will igree with mc in saying, the better , the foundation the 1 letter the build- j ing erected thereupon. My motto is: "Life is a continual preparation?in youth pr.oparg.,/oKKjnMT in the three for the life to come." I have several very bright pupils md some diligent workers. I entourage to the utmost the spirit of iinbition in a child. Underneath ire two compositions written by ittle fellows only nine years old. [The alxive interesting article on iducation w ritten by the teacher of Mt. Tabor school and is well worth 'he reading of everylaxly and merits i wider circulation than a local veekly paper can give. The two :om]x>sitions of her pupils arc most creditable and deserve to he classed imong the distinguished on the lonor roll.?Ed.] DOGS | The dog is one of the most inteligent and faithful of animals. They ' ire our protectors and warn us vhen danger is near. Many grown jeoples lives as well as childrens, , lave been saved by their faithful"' ices. They have keen sense of scent; ho blood hound traces crime )>y1 cent. The grey hound is the fastest tinner. The St, Bernard and the Newoundland are the largest, The rat terrier and the poodle l??gs an; two of the smallest. The shepherd is the most helpful >11 the farm as they will drive the attic backwards and forwards to he pasture without help. Annie \V. Hawthorn. HOW I SPENT MY CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. On Christmas eve I hung up my locking and went to sleep wonderlg what Santa CI a us would bring ic. When I woke up Christmas lorning, 1 found he had brought le some, roman candles, firecraek-1 rs, fruit, nuts, candy, a book a on and a game. I read my liook Trough during Christmas, played nines, and had lots of fun hunting nd shooting my fireworks. "In Christmas play and have good cheer, For Christmas comes but once a year." Willie Askew. KINDNESS. I Kindness is the purest trait that ( nds a place in a human heart, indness makes friends and suntinc wherever it goes. It is not rgc sums of money; it is liko a Ale mountain stream, the farther . goes the more it increases. Little , te of ate as ^reat ones. 4 If mm. [Fifteen j WORTH |H is be'ng turnec rea surrounding cc P| but sister cou PI Clothing, evei |P every merchar |j| make a mistal if The biggest Ck i| This sale is a H Clothing Sales H every man's t |1 opens the door sgl chance of theii i|| an extra yawr i|| of what migh |H among the lat III one we offer c f|l both fists, as 3 HI to sliD. This < i ga * I OURS IS 1| that is a Cut Pri H lously Low. Th |g Department of t 1 riutual R. P. HARRY, Man; Kind words cost nothing, when spoken tiny cheer the path of life, they drive away sadness and put in its place cheerfulness and joy. They take many burdens off of the i human heart. They lighten the cares of the day, and make; other affairs go on more smoothly. The tongue of kindness is full of love, pity and comfort. Tie not saving of kind words and acts, kind words arc like the dew upon the tender plant, falling gently upon the drooping heart. They soothe its woes. Kind words are like jewels in the heart, not to be forgotten hut perhaps to cheer, by their memory, a long, sad and dreary life. Speak kindly at night, for before dawn some loved one may have filled his or her space of life, and it will be too late to ask forgiveness. Speak kindly at all times; it encourages the down-cast, it cheers the sorrowing. Always leave home with kind words, for they may be the last. Speak kind words around the fireside, .especially. They are jewels lieyound price and are powerful to h- al the wounded heart. Kindly efforts are not in vain. Some of them will fall on good ground and cheer some sad heart. Be kind to animals and they will return it by loving you and by being gentle. So always speak kind words and do acts of kindness. Frances Wilburs. Padgett's Creek School hunting. Hunting is great sport for boys, they enjoy it very much. Boys enjoy hunting rabbits and birds bet- i ter than anything else. Hunting t ' - - * io.\e? ih aiso great mil lor tlio tioys; it seems to be a harm to kill the harmless little animals, but it is not. Most every l>oy likes to bunt. I do for one. Wc have a good. many different kinds of game, such , as opossum, coons, ducks and wild geese. In some countries bears and deer arc tine hunting game. Willie Alverson. I Union, S. C., R. F. 1). No. 2, ' These two compositions, written' by the bright pupils of the Padgett's Crook school, taught by Miss Pearl CJoforth, must be classed as excellent. For sale at The Times office Rev. Irl R. Hicks almanacs and weather forecast. Price. *6 cents, I SE; f?3 ^ ' Thousand Dollars 1 $ 15,OOO.oo B OF CLOTHING 1 |Ph I loose to the people of Union and g|g >untry, not limited to this county ||| inties. Every man who buys ||| ry woman who buys Clothing, jp| it who buys Clothing, will not gi . ce in attending this Jj|| ^ >thing Sale Ever Put on in Union. || EQ t rising star in the firmaments of W& >. Opportunity knocks once at ^ loor. Some men are wise and ||| at once, admitting that our great ||S r lives. Other men merely give >||f l, and roll over again, to dream pig t have been. Don't be classed sH ter. hut when t\ r.hflnrp likp thp S*S :omes your way grasp it with ||| :ou can't afford to give it a chance ||| , sale is on and to a finish. ||l A CUT PRICE S^LE I ice Sale. The prices being Redicu- H is sale begins at once at the Clothing |j Dry Goods Co., | cijrci*? Union, S. C? M | UNION SHOE CO.'S SHOPS BEST MADE. j | ? Greatest Values jj i' i IN i Yg ?M I M Ml S - LADIES SHOES } [jfFOR $2.0Q*jj j i | Ever offered to the People i| 1 of Union. i J g S WE INVITE YOUR INSPECTION. g | I j Union Shoe Co., I ! Shoe Merchants. 5 s | Main Street s-s Union, S. C. | t , *. ? *\ 0 - -*'i *.