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THE UNION TIMES*] PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY |, ....BY THE.... ! UNION TIMES COMPANY'' second floor times building bell phone no. 1. L. G. YOUNG, - - Manager Registered at the Poslofllce in Union S. (.'. as second class mail matter. ? ?* smsi Kirrtox hatks One year .... $1.00 Si* months - .50 | Three months ... .25 a dvkktisk m kvis: One s?|uare, Hrst insertion - $1.00 Every subsequent insertion - .50 Contracts for three months or longer will be made at reduced rates. Locals inserted at H 1-3 cents a line. Rejected manuscript will not be returned. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for at half rates. union, s. c., atril 14, 19c5. RELIGIOUS REAIVALS. Just now as in years ago there is a wave of religious revivals sweeping over this county. It would seem that like the waves of the sea wickedness can go just so far and no farther as hy divine decree. The several denominations in this wave, though distinct as the hillows, yet one as the sea, work together for the common good of humanity. All of the churches of the city will . hcgin a series of religious worship, I beginning next Sunday and eon-1 tinue from day to day as long as I there is hope or prospect of bringing a soul to Christ. TAX LEVY. ft is a peculiar niatlicinatical I problem which seems to work a<l- j verse to any mathematics that we . have ever studied, in that it 1*0- J. quires :i larger levy 21s the property . of the city advances in market 2 value. A levy of 1 "> mills is now mtfde for the year 1905. The ox|H-nses of the city government have so | enormously increased within the 1, past year, it becomes necessary to | inere2?se the levy. Yet the nmrkct I I ( value luis increased 21 pace. Is , it neeesssiry that the expenses he so j great in excess of former yesirs? j W herein consists the expense, is it road building or railroad building? < The city fathers have evidently | J, adopted the plan of living within ' ^ the city means if they have to bor- 1,, row the money to do it with. The 1.1 bonds sire to p;iy past indebtedness, ! < :i debt already incurred, a'debt the '' council lmil to lmrrnw the money to j meet the debt, borrowed the money ? nt S per cent. Why was this debt ( 1 contracted, when the city bad not N . . 1 \ the money to pay it with. It would j be well to consult the people before' making a debt as you do when you 1 t want money to pay it. 1 ENVIRONMENT. ; In a garret Imru, ] In a kitchen bred, By ruffians reared, ' By the hand of plebians fed. i Seldom, if ever, does one so un- ' fortunate as the alxive descrilies, rise above such environments and liecome a worthy, useful citizen. If we look to the other extreme and. Iiehold one well born enjoying all the advantages of birth, wealth and social position so far as are the en- i vironments concerned, yet has dropi>cd from tin; hcighth of birth ' and its advantages has fallen to the . level of 1110 first referred to, then wherein is the environment a tie- ? veloper, in the face of this radical I departure. Then there must he exceptions to the general rule of environment as a developer. From i this exception there may spring future generations of either or l?oth classes. We all had four grandparents in our immediate family, that makes eight, and if we go hack to Adam we would have to stop counting after we passed those 1 eight. There is perhaps dating hack as we do and embracing the j whole world not a living man who j has not had among his ancestors a ? king and a licggar, an idiot and a ' smart, a christian and a murderer * ( and every other possible kind of y humanity controlled and uncon- t trolled by environment. Nature i plays some peculiar pranks over 1 which environment seems toexor-ji ise no control, takes no part and sustains no definite relations. Some ^ one has said that, "it seems to lx; a \ law of nature that when any por- i tion of the human race reaches a certain point of advancement it ceases to reproduce itself insufficient numbers to maintain itself. That certain wild animals will not breed when domesticated, no matter how carefully they are eared for, no matter what experiments arc made in their environments, the conditions are not right." "Parenthood is the greatest thing in the world. The child is not only an epitome of the human race, but of the world. OUR SANTUC BUDGET. About 25,000 Feet of Lumber Consumed by Fire?Hey Denver Hurt in a "Wreck." Other News. Mr. Krwin, of Abbeville, is here on a visit to bis brother-in-law, He v. T. B. Owens. Mrs. L. L. Shealey has gone to t .. 1. i.. 1 II'IIIUII Wll il H) IIUl JJiO CI IU*. Constable F. M. Israel was in Santuc Sunday. Contractor Abranis and a force of men are here now at work on his job. In the school at Winston-Salem, N. C., a teacher was taken sick and Miss Ethel Jeter, of this place, ami a former teacher there has gone there to till out the remainder of the session in her place. Two good Sunday schools were organized here last Sunday. At the baptist church in the forenoon and the Methodist church in the afternoon. Much material here for Sunday schools. Quite a heavy frost and some ice a thin crust on the ground was seen here on the morning of the 7th inst . It is too early after that to prove whether the fruit is killed or not. After some time of dry weather, . in which the ground got consideribly hard, a good rain fell last week ind farm work is progressing. There has not been much planting done, some corn and sorghum, no cotton, but there is time enough, .'rops always grow liest when the veather and soil is warm. It is reported that the power louse and dam v:M be completed in j >0 days, but unless the timber is ^ lit off the overllowed lands, to lie, | t may he a long time before it can j ic used. , The census reports put a big crop ^ f cotton for us to think al>out,but v t is too high, say what you please, ^ or according to their own statement hey put even our own individual ( ;in down for ginning as much to ^ laniuiry as to December and we ^ lid not gin a hale from Dee. 1">, to < an. 15. That is where it is swelld . , ! A tire occurred at the dam on ( seal Shoals last week, and every nan was taken from his regular , vork to tight fire. A cement house vith eonsiderahle cement and a uarket house washurned, and some ars on the track was caught. It ;<H?k fast work to save the cars of naehincry. I Santuck had quite a tire Sunday ' norning, when a tohacco ham in ivhich about 25,()00 feet of lumber ,vas drying, caught all through the lumber, at almost the same time, uul no efforts to save anything ivould have availed. The property belonged to Mr. \Y. T. Jones. There was some hot work done to keep a nearby out-house from catching, as si precaution to saving the residence of Dr. J. T. Jeter, which was in close proximity. A negro, Bill Hill, was sent to the chain gsmg Ha turd sty, for violation of contract. He Imd rented.a Fsirm on'shares from Mr. Jeter Cornwell ami had gotten about in debt. Some one agreed to psiy him out in order to get his lal>or, mid it seems too, that he wsis preparing to go to Florida with a crowd i?f negroes, he acting as the enumeration agent, but his movements were csuicrht on to. sunt ho wnMJovnn up ? slipping his cnltlc there?and he was sent on the gang just in time to prevent his exodus to the land of flowers with his immigrants. If this l>e true, lie ought to lie sent to the penitentiary for violating the immigration laws, and perhaps for gambling and stilling whiskey too, if the truth was known. It seems, if 1 must he plain that the people lire a right smart foolish alxiut Hill, lit: is not known to have staid with ? man even six months, I don't bclieve, except once. He would get n debt jump his contract, lie prosecuted, and some one would pay dm out, ami so tin, he lieing on < hat line a regular medium of ex- < hange. lie stayed in Florida i somo time and if I am not mis- i aken he ran away from there, leav- < ng a debt, and was even arrested i L' lore for that, and some one paid it 'or him. In the light of all this knowledge >f him, it is very likely some one kvill make a contract and pitch business with him next year or even as joon as he is off the chain gang. 1 am now recovering from a wreek ? not a railroad wreck, but a horsepower wreck. A horse ran away with myself and a brother, down a long steep hill, last Sunday afternoon, April 3rd, and after one week we arc still sore from our bruises. We were going over to see another brother, and just as we started down the Baker hill, on the road leading out to the dam, the girth broke,and the shafts got across the horses hack, the axle ran against his legs, and he ran. The hill was steep and long and the horse ran with all his might. 1 knew it was a serious affair, when a line broke and I could expect nothing only hurts, probably broken bones, I was afraid for this, and 1 acknowledge it was an awful state ot suspense to be in, inviting the finale, while flying clown that hill. When just nearing the liottoin the buggy turned over and we under it, but it uncoupled. The momentum was so great 1 know we slided or Imunccd twenty feet down and into the side ditches, when we struck, and I came near having my head bunted against the road bank, and bruised and skinned all about in spots, mostly about my arms, shoulders and bead, Brother had the same bruises, but one will have to be lanced yet. We were temporarily laid up from active work, and it took lnitb of us to make f-4 of a man for a week. For two days 1 could scarcely move about. It is dangerous enohgh to lie thrown out of a buggy on level ground while a horse is running full speed and doubly so on a steep hill, and if I have the least warning hereafter, I don't expect to ride down a hill so fast anymore, I will jump out on the first intimation. My head is not built for butting road banks etc., and would you believe it that horse ran clear to the dam nearly four miles, and carried the front wheels nearly three miles before he tore loose from them. That was the worse runaway scrape I was ever in, and I have been in several and mostly going down hill. J-Ater: In the ease of Bill llill, it now crops out that since he jumped his contract lie went to Florida and lack, and was doing active work jetting np immigrants to go to diippey, but he was not so sharp is lie was patting himself on the , nick to he. He was suspected and ivas l?eing shadowed. Posters at a this place and Carlisle were watch- s ng him, and at Carlisle he would e uive heen arrested as soon as he at" fi empted to board a train as that v vas the objective point of his taking n he train with his shipment of em- o nigrants. Mr. Clarence Gist was s onspicuous in watching him at v Carlisle, I learn and diflusing in" p clligenee of some of his movements, v There arc steps l>cing taken by sev- s ;ral parties to prosecute him for vi- s dating the state laws for acting the 1 immigration agent without license. 1 certainly hope they will, 1 like to t sec a scheming rascal foiled and put 1 n clutches where he belongs. Hey Denver. i LOCKHART JUNCTION. t l Moxy Heralds With Pleasure N the Coming of Spring-Says farm Work has Begun. Springtime has come again. The c birds are singing, the bees are hum- ^ ming and the flowers are blooming p and everything is putting forth its ? beauty. / 1 The farmers have had a beauti- * f..i *: ? - J iiii miih; mr preparing ineir land for another crop and everyone is putting in good time. , Wo ace a g<H)d deal of corn is being planted already and a good deal of land l>eing fixed and a good deal more to lx; fixed. We think the farmers are taking a right move in the right direction to cut th0 acreage of cotton. Wo . should use the word plant more corn instead of saying cut the acreage of cotton. Show me a man who has corn in his crib and I will show you a man that the present price of cotton does 1 1-- : - i 1 * jiwi/ nun, uiiu in.* is mil/ complain- }] ing ho much alxnit the price. We t know of several farmers in this i section who have corn plenty in c their cribs, and one who has some i two years old, and he has his pres- i cut crop of cotton on hand and can 1 hold it as long as he wants to. n We have a fanners association in s Jonesville township and many have h signed the pledge to reduce the a acreage. We do think this is a i great move and every farmer should, \ attend the meetings and make it r what it should lie. We hear of t criticisers, which is generally the ease in most anything, hut this should not l>e. We sec some always t setting in easy places and letting * others do the work and they also !. roup the benefit. Come up, X bay, l U IIP 1 ln ^ ft Are H t Wor H * ''ne |? Jj are i M $ ranf I We H * est ' II f plaii 1 ^ i t MU1 Us * H * H t R- pm ItTtftsWkW iul help the weak against the trong. Why shouldn't the farnirs organize as well as others. The arniers arc the haeklione of the rorld. The wheels of success would lot roll if it was not for the tiller f the soil. All can join this asociation without money or passrord, 110 secret in this. IiCt us all iracticc what we preach and then .'C will Ik? ready to say that Wall treet won't price what we have for ale and what we have to buy, as las been the ease heretofore. 1 sec one man has in his field at his time several stacks of pcavine lay and has sold some to his neigli>or. Now you see there is money 11 other things besides cotton. The (lault school has closed for his session and Miss Lizzie Whilock, teacher, has gone home for a vacation. * Moxy. Death of a Good Woman. Wednesday night, April 5, at 11 11 ir nr?n? * > ciock, mrs. >> imam .jetterics, vife of Capt. Win. Jetterics, died it her old home in Cherokee county, die had l>ecn in feehle, failing icalth for the past several years, r^t her death was sudden and unixpected. The interment was at 5 a IT i icy in Oakland cemetery. Mrs. retteries was, before her marriage, diss Hamoth L. llames, daughter >f the late Lemeul llames and a lister of the late lamented Thadeus h. llames. She leaves surviving ler, husband and five children, diss Mary JefTeries, Dr. Charles Tellerics and Mrs. Baxter Wood md Mrs. J. D. Goudloek of Gaffley, Mrs. Charles Allen of Greenville, S. C. From early girlhood Mrs. Jeferics was a consistent and devout nember of the Methodist church, ....l i... l ? ^ urn i>y nur enrixuan conduct, pre?pt and example she was a shinng light for g<xxl not only in her >wn heme hut the entire community n which she lived. She will lie nissed and mourned by all who mew and lived within the circle ind atmosphere of her christian pirit and lienign influence. The sympathies of the entire community tre extended to the bereaved. She s at rest in the arms of her Savior tdiom she so faithfully served, the eward of her earthly devotion to lis service. Paint Your Buggy for 76e. o $1.00 with Devoe'a Gloss Carriage 'Hint. It weighs 3 to 8ow. more to he pint than others, wears longer and ives a gloss eoual to new work. Sold y ltailuy Lumber & Mfg. Co. / K7yl I fC^fl t4*4*4*4*4*4*4*4*4*4*4^4*4*4*.4*4*4^ j. ||| ^ IP ternational i 1 a gg AND i ? lipse Shirts \ 1 noted for Style, Fit, * j|l _ kmanship. The spring si of Negligee Shirts here ? &| the latest designs, prices 2 ||1 fing from $1.00 to $1.50. |J 1| are offering the strong= * ||j ! /\ rv 2 m.-m r 1? 2 /> a m ^ ISSl me ui Willie ttiiu tuiurcu jp ^ i and pleated shirts for * fe| .00 and $ 1.50 ; 1 IN THE MARKET. % 1 f rUAL DRY - GOODS jj I COMPANY. i i HARRY, - - MANAGER, jj " 'HI |>jH ' DMU IWe Are Headquarters ?for? Picnic Supplies I Pickles Sweet and Sour I Preserved Fresh Fruits m Pure Fruit Jellies r? .i a /\ - I seiect i^ueen unves 1 Pickled Onions | Prepared Mustard Baked Beans with Tomato Sauce?and numerous other Seasonable Delicacies comprised in the Heinz 57 Varieties t Of Good Things We also carry a full line of Fancy Biscuits Tinned Meats Chicken and Game Paties | Sardines, Fresh Bread, Print Butter. Fancv Cheese ' * / ~? 1 Lemons, Oranges, Pineapples c ' < Union Grocery Co., (Home of Everything Good to Eat.)