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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 Postothce in Union S. 0. as second class mail matter. St'BSCKIITION KATES: One year - $1.00 Si* months - .50 Three months - .25 ADVKKTISKMKNTS : One square, tirst insertion - $1.00 Every subsequent insertion - .50 Contracts for three months or longer will be made at reduced rates. Locals inserted at K 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., JUNE 16, 1005. The Times has in the past re fruined from giving publicity to local sensational scandals, for the reason that such things not only affected the persons concerned hut reflected seriously upon the moral, social and religious standing and reputation of the community. The recent occurrence of a most shocking nature gives us reason for sounding a note of warning. No town or city has ever sustained and maintained a higher standard of morals, virtue, chastity and modesty among her women than Union. Let her not fall he- ! low thif mo?! enviable reputation. "A word to the wise is sufficient." DIXON VS. OGDEN. We admire The State and congratulate it in its persistent effort to sustain the position assumed from the outset with reference to Mr. Ogden as the head of the "Southern Conference for Kdueation." 'PI... 1 1 *i 1. a i in; man; oas ciuog wiwi a icnaciiy worthy, in our humble judgment, of ii 1 letter, as the head of a cause of such vital importance to the people of the South. The State has given .-lt.ii . m. ..vU w# iikiirrnmil and magnanimity in opening its columns and soliciting from Mr. Dixon an exposition and proof of the real character of Mr. Ogdon. Mr. Dixon did so, stating, as we presume facts, yet The State in an editorial in the same issue of the paper containing Mr. Dixon's article, speaks as one if "convinced against his will, is of the same opinion still." Certainly Mr. Dixon would not in public print say things he did not know to he true and woidd not jeopardize his reputation to gratify a petty prejudice, therefore we must conclude il?;it Mr. Dixon has told tha story as it really is, not overdrawn or exaggerated, hut given in the characteristic style and strong language of the writer. In the same editorial The State alludes to an article printed in the same issue copied from the "Boston Guardian" (negro). State's headlines: "An attack on Mr. Ogden from another quarter. While Mr. Dixon accuses Mr. Ogden of being a negro lover, a Boston negro paper says he is a white man lover." We are, after reading the aforesaid "attack" by this negro editor inclined to regard it as a milder and less forcible attack upon Mr Ogden than upon one Rev. Edward Cummings, a professor of sociology in Harvard College, "a man picked out for this trip because he was a friend of the negro," so says this negro editor, and further, because the southern states had practically disfranchised the negro by the recent adoption of new constitution making property and educational qualifications necessary to entitle them to a vote. Tiib Times in an editorial a year ago when the Ogden party went to Birmingham, gave the education of the negro as the prime motive of the Ogden party, owing to this very fact alluded to hy the negro editor with reference to the new constitutions hy which the negro had l?ecn disfranchised. Frtmi what the negro editor of the negro paper, the "Boston Guardia" says, it is evident that the negroes north relied more upon Rev. Edward Curnmings A , . ? . . . . ?- * .. ... . . for correct^ information and the inauguration of a hotter and more effective move towards the education of the negro in the South than upon Mr. Ogdcn, therefore the greater the disappointment, in that Cummings did not do what he was commissioned to do, hut on the contrary was converted to the southern views of the status of the negro in tin- South. The State has made a valiant, ahle tight to maintain and sustain its position in this matter against the opposing forces of the Manufaeturers' Record, Dr. Hatcher, the News and Courier and other papers of minor noto, hut has failed to turn face to the wall the life size pen picture of Mr. Robert C. Ogdcn drawn by Mr. Thomas Dixon, Jr., reproduced on the front page of this isntc of Tiik Tim us. <t'Tis true 'tis pity, 'tis pity 'tis true." WINTHROP^OLLCOE. When the project of erecting and maintaining a normal and industrial school for girls in South Carolina was first agitated it met the approval of a large majority of the people as the fulfillment of a long felt necessity, hut fears were entertained that the undertaking was beyond the finantial ability of the I State to perfect: hut the generous liberality of the people of Rock Hill made it possible and the institution was assured, and since its erection it lias increased in strength, popularity and usefulness, until it has become indispensable. A visit to the institution will be suilieient to convince any reasonable person of the truth of this assertion. Of Winthrop College no one not even from a graphic description or detailed account of the magnitude and scope of her work, can form a correct idea; a person must see to appreciate her grandeur and glory, in the fullness of her accomplishments. It was our pleasure and privilege to j attend the commencement exercises ( the ">th and (1th inst., and we were j most delightfully and profitably entertained. The young ladies were very kind, courteous and con- . siderate, in conduct." n</ < cue (intercut departments and ex- . plaining the work and purpose of ^ each. Perfect in appointment, af- j fording every facility for acquiring j a theoretic and practical knowledge ^ of everything desired in the educa- rj tion of a girl are the class rooms, ^ i.:? ,i : - - - ? Kiiriii-ii, si; wing room, manual ^ training or mechanical arts, this latter is equipped with work bench- ^ es, tools and material necessary to the making of articles l>oth useful and ornamental to the household, such as brackets, coat and hat- g racks, butter paddles, trays, has- e kets, hammocks. The use of the c saw and hammer is taught, so that the girl need not call on father or | brother when she needs a little f work done about the house. The c library and reading rooms arc tilled 1 with the best literature contained * in books, magazines and newspapers, kindergarten, gymnasium . and apparatus for physical culture. ; By the way, we rather thought the ( gymnasium too small to admit of ' the daily exercise of all the students, ' which we regard as neeessar, how- ( ever we could sec no evidence of neglect in this respect in the ap- ' pearance of the students themselves. The propagation room for Floraculture is a model, as are all the j other departments. The domitory < is from a sanitary point of view as 1 perfect as are those of every other J connected with the institution. On Monday morning a most j ! creditable exhibit of the work of < the students in the industrial de- ! partments was made by a display of specimens of the work. All showed careful training and thorough instruction, aptness and proficiency < of pupils. The literary attainments of the students are 1 Hitter shown through the two literary societies. NVinthrop and Curry being literary rivals, a mbitions and aspirations are stimulated as was fully demonstrated in a debate to wbieli we listened with unusual interest, the question being, "Resolve*I, That the best interests of civilization demand that Russia win in the. present struggle with Japan.'.' Miss | Sue Shaw of Winthrop society, affirmative, and Miss Francenia L . Brcnnen of the Curry, the negative. The judges selected to decide which side won in this literary contest were W. W. Ixnvis, Esq., of Yorkville l?ar, J. L. Glenn, Esq., of the Chester har and W. B. Wilson, Esq., of the Roek Hill bar. Whet we say that the arguments wen masterly, evincing profound though! and great research we but fc*0>l} express the true merits and mcasun of praise due to the efforts of these two charming and brilliant youni ladies. While our sympathies wen with the side of Japan and con sidered it the easier side of tin question as being in accord witl our feelings and hoped to hear tin better argument from the advocah on this side of the question, but no so, according to our judgment fron a standpoint of merit alone, w< consider the argument of Miss Shuu enough superior in rhetoric, method reasoning from past history, statis tics, educational and religious h have won. It was a difficult decision t< reach, we admit, owing to the man} good points made by the debators What impressed us most forcibly was the self possession, quiet dig nity, self confidence and culture of the young ladies in this debate, ol whom their alma mater should feel proud, who are now numbered among her distinguished alumni. The College Journal it? nnothci evidence of the literary attainmcntt of the contributors to its pages. Miss Sally won the medal offered by the president for the best article. One of the most important res in this college is the religious influences nurtured, cherished and promoted principally by the Young Woman's Christian Association. This Christian influence is felt and exerted among the new students who are made to feel at home among strangers, consequently being under such influence are less liable to stray from the teachings of Christian parents. The association lias a membership of 2o8 out of 42(> domitory students. The association has six Bible classes, has w. .m i nn-i-miS' - -?*? iionary societies. So it will be seen hat the atmosphere of religious inluence in which the student l>ody ive is good. It has been said of 'resident I). B. Johnson that he is he right man in the right place, "his must be true, otherwise Winlirop College would not be what it ? today. iermonette by Rev. Wm. Foster. "For in much wisdom is much rief: and he that increaseth knowldge increaseth sorrow. Keel. 1st hap. and 18th verse. Man's destiny in this life is inlelibly written by the finger of Jod. "He cometh forth like a lower and is cut down, he fleeth dso like a shadow, and continueth ... ti.a a...... J. i:< iov. i ?it; in 11itt11 ? nit' art' hree score years and ten, Vmt if by cason of strength they he ft>ur ieorc, yet is their strength lal>or md sorrow, for it is soon cut off md we fly away." The more wislom a man gains the less opinion ic has of himself, for he learns that ill flesh is as grass and all the glory >f man as the flower of grass; the grass withereth and the flower thereof fallcth away, hut the. word of the Lord endnreth forever, and this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto us. For in much wisdom is much grief: and he thatincrcaseth knowledge, inereascth sorrow. The wise man grieves over lost opportunities ;>f doing good to his fellow man. llrieves over the general frailty of man, and his ultimate destiny; knowing there is none good no not one; and that all must soon appear at the judgment seat of Christ to give an account for the deeds done in the Isxly. Nothing in this life will brighten man's pathway more than to keep a conscience void of offense toward Clod and toward fellow man. This slundd he tin1 heartfelt prayer of every thoughtful man: "So teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. That we may increase in knowledge and grow in grace, until our knowledge shall Ik; like a river and our righteousness like the waves of the sea. No works of mortals entitle them to boast." When you have done all that you can do, say we are unprofitable servants and have only done what we ought to have done. Clod dwells with the humble penitent and with the contrite heart, mid says when thgupassest through || Flor : 1 We i ' H and I p thing ?P - ^ Low || large I H' ables i 11 want . I! youn H us 1 MUTUf the waters I will be with thee, am through the rivers they shall no ovcrllow thee, and when thou walk est through the lire thou shalt no be burned. Above rubies is wisdom's price, Outshining purest gold ; In our age there's nothing so nice. Nor was in days of old. It guides to fields of endless rest, It leads to pastures green ; It is an emblem of the blest, The brightest jewel seen. It comes to man from ctod above, The source of all that's good ; An earnest of the Savior's love, The Kock that's always stood. bet each one strive this gift to gain, And walk in wisdom's ways; That he with Christ may always reigi And sing the Master's praise. \V. M. Foster. value hearty laugh An English physician in searcl for remedies for human ills find: that laughter stands very higl in the list of prophylactics. Thi effect of mere cheerfulness as ; health promoter is well known but an occasional outburst o downright laughter is the heroii remedy. It is a matter of everv day experience, says our Englisl authority, that one feels tlv better for a good laugh, an ex plosion of laughter being in trut] a "nerve storm, comparable ii its effect to a thunder-storm ii nature, doing good by dissipatin; those oppressive clouds of car* which sometimes darken th< mental horizon." This authority assures us that the memorabl* adage, "Laugh and grow fat,' rests on a sound philosophica basis. Portly people are no given to laughter because the; are fat; they are fat because the; laugh. 1785 190 nnncnc nc nuimcoTnu UULIXUL ur UMHnLLO I UH, Charleston, S. C. Entrance examination* will be lieli in the County Court House on Krblaj July 7, at 9 a. in. 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