Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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nnH^^HHmnB^HHHB^? : . j ^21 jv^ ^K W^-H ^HI i ^ ,j% w 1 ^H . 'jfe;.'w' W*i- \ 1 I Wj I Hi ' J k ? Hanks with aggregate of $250,000, V3t. " HjIpSfc _'^ .' ? H _M_ ^. w JH?m rvy % 7,000. Wm. A. Nicholson Union, Sout PAY INTEI ? Time Certificate LABOR PROBLEM * AND DRUG HABIT Cocaine Believed to be Largely Responsible For Idle Negroes?Big( Wages Refused. More Georgians for Georgia. Just at this immediate present. I not only the members of the Atlanta railrdad world, but every 1 citizen of the city and the entire ! commonwealth is giving more I '?7 time and attention to the matter 1 of immigration to the South than 1 ever before and for the very best ( of reasons. One of the witness es before the interstate commis- 1 sik>n the other day while on the ' V stand said that tne mill men of ' the South today felt that they J . could not conscientiously acgept 1 money for the building of more 1 nulls as investments. More than J this, there were thousands of ' spindles in the'miUs of the South f today that were remaining idle not because of any lack of or- 1 ders, but because the hands to 1 run these spindles could not be \ secured. 1 While orders were coming in 1 from every side and the bush j ness interests and prospects of J . the South were without prece- 1 dent and the best yet to come, 1 the reason Tor not building more<J mills was again the same?the in- ' ability to? secure operatives to 3 run the mills when finished. ' Every report of Section Director Marbury in the weekly reports for the government for the State * of Georgia, since the middle of J June has snown that cotton was 1 in the fields going to absolute 1 waste because of the inability of ] the farmers and planters to se_ 1 cure labor for the chopping of the cotton. This lack of labor is 1 not confined to certain sections 1 of Georgia, but it is prevalent 1 over the state and the fentire ( southeast as well. The fearful 1 cost resulting from this cause ... ( has been sufficient to attract the most herious attention of the government as well as the farmers and tne mm men. Again and again wages of $1.25 have been offered with board and in some cases $1.50, but complaints were made that the negroes insisted on working but a day or two and then hurrying to the cities and towns, from which they refused to go to the fields even when wagons were sent and special dishes in the way of board promised. When hands were secured at the end of four or five days they would pretend sickness or some other excuse and with their money leave the cotton fields but little better off than if they had not been visited by these negroes that pass from ^'J the country to the city in a night. Careful investigations have I been made and these will be inin ft renort to the VVA pVftMWV* --*x highest government officials accordiitg to certain figures. More than this, it has been reported that agents of the government have quietly been making investigations on their own hook and the preat problem of securing labor in the south and the conditions as they exist today will be made to the proper authorities, and when made public will be of the most startling and sensational nature. REPORT FOR WASHINGTON. It is belieVfed, although none of the government officials in Atlanta will sav anything at this time, that this report will be sent into Washington very soon. When given to the newspapers Lthe present rumor is that actual facts, figures and statistics will fS Bankers, I ti Carolina, g REST ON J is of Deposit. I be included showing that a tremendous proportion of the wage earners and field hands of the south cannot be secured for labor these days because of the fact that they are absolute slaves to cocaine. As slaves of this drug and other diseases generally prevalent among negroes, it is expected that the report wUl show the conditions wnibh exist today must be far worse with the * - BjueauiriK ui tne practice tomorrow and that fn less than five years the negroes will, comparatively speaking, be a lost quantity as laborers in the development of the south. Another feature expected.in the report is that the systenTby which theM . dope slaves, havebeen made fiends is through agents which have been noticed mingling among the colored, people. These ^agents when questioned have always Been quick bo stat? that they reftyoaepteq insurance companies, especially the "funeral" insurance companies which is so popular among the negroes. Others have even carried books and avoiding suspicion in this way have mingled with the .blaqks, telling them stories of tneir oppression at the bands of the southerners and promising them that the day was it hand when the negroes would igain come into their own and would be represented in every form of government, city, state ma national. While proving themselves their "friends^ in this way, they have sold them cocaine administered in many ways and under many names. When the negroes were too poor to buy this white material, they were given enough to soon make them fiends in the worst possible way and once fiends they were quick to secure money enough in some way to purchase more of the cocaine even if the money had to be secured at the greatest risk. COCAINE PLAYS PART. This forthcoming report it is expected will also show some of the tremendous percentages made by these agents. Purchasing cocaine in large quantities, other materials were used both for adulteration as well as for reducing the strength of the drug. Apparently, it was not necessary for these agents to remain more than a week or two in a territory. Upon their departure, some white man, or in some cases, negroes, 1 _ Pi. lL * were leit as uieir representatives. These representatives were supplied with cocaine at a fearful profit to the agent, the stuff being shipped under all kinds of names and other methods of deception. While the cities of the south have for a long time known that the cocaine practice was spreading rapidly, it is believea that the country districts have been more or less free from the scourge. - It was only a year or two ago that this refusal on the part of the negroes to work *at any price was first known. Thai the nabit has spread beyond estimate will probably indicate the inability of the special commissioners to even arrive at an ap proximate either of the victims or of the amount of cocane which is bein$ shipped into the south from big cities in the north anc according to report, from Kan sas City as one of the most im portant of the big agencies oJ the country. While the railroad men, the mill men, the farmers and the citizens generally of Georgia an< the south are trying to arrive a some solution? to the presen scarcity of labor in the south, i is believed that the coming re [ !T^.. port will be made public and tha it will throw an entirely Twr light on the matter and on tha is certain to make the cononMl in the south far more complicate than at present. While y?R few, if any, people in the soutl are aware of the measures the are being taken by che'gpoveiii ment along these lines, it is be lieved that every word of the re port can be substantiated b; Georgians and this, ttf&cwithou going very far out of tnfetf yray ut rather examining closely thi conditions as they exist inannoS every locality in the south today One or two of those who art acquainted with some of the figures in the report say/tfciM& part played by this drug in stay itig the commercial and industrial development of the south ma> account for much, but its part in the spreading of crime, and the worst of all crimes particu larly , menaces the south in a wa> requiring absolute and immediate action and a campaign which will be waged uhtil every agent and every representative has with the last of cocaine been driven from the south in a way making impossible any return.? munniA wnoiuuxwn. . cducation^oFwomcn. Not the cause of More Trequent Divorces, bul the Occasion. BY LAURA DRAKE; Q1LL, DElAlCOF . - ftAlW&g ;-C ^ISeiy'bhd dispute,, a crisis in family life exists, and the greater education of women is said to be its cause. Shall we not rather call it the occasion? The cause is still deeper. It is the unending struggle between authority and autonomy. The present situation seems to be merely the chaos of transition it corresponds to the stage of anarchy by which government must too often pass from absolute monarchy to democracy?or to the acmosticism bv which relier ion breaks the chains of an artificial authority before it acknowledges the true authority of virtue and communion. The present family crisis is undoubetdly occasioned by the greater education and conseqent economic independence of women in general; it is, however, manifested through individual womer who share the economic freedom, but lack the discipline oi education. Frequent divorce is the result of education of women as refracted through the medium of uneducated women. They grasp the freedom of escape from an unwise marriage, yet lack the training to make a wise marriage. In a wide acquaintance with college women I have personally known only one case of divorce, This was carried through without scandal or any offense to public morals. Among high schoo: graduates a limited inquiry woujc indicate a small percentage' oi divorce. It is the girls of luxu rious homes of whom little efforl is demanded. The girls of th< middle class, whose fathers sup port them in ease, but fail t< educate them for service; th< girls of the laboring classes, witl limited training and heavy bur dens?these girls make the worn en in whose lives the restles spirit of the times may work sai havoc. They have not beei - trained to look upon marriage a i an opportunity to escape sell ! support. They have the courag ' and decency to demand ordinar 5 loyalty and fair play from mer ' yet they often fail to realize thei ' own obligations. We need, then, not less chanc * of escape from intolerable cond tions, but a truer conception c - family dignity: not less econon J ic independence for women, bi 1 more sense of its responsibility [ not less education for women,bi * more education for all women. The economic function of won * en is in the home, where th f wife and mother spend four-fiftl of the average man's earning 5 If women wno spend their tin J aimlessly about shops would tal i that time to think about the e: k penditure of money they Wou t save time, money and happines * Women must be taught that tl - expenditure of money is the i^I and they must make V' tt^ytewncp?not a mania. Every it WttBt-OUght to have a profess aftsHbrile expenditure and of y More^true education for^ the t the hour; education in efficiency, - ^U^piopin ^yalty to the state, - eduoj S^3te way to produce - anflfcriu>r(k intelligent, devoted rptfse'tinBhed recipe all, education in t. the n?ofi&up>-.ity for the use of oujr$$ttaiU,muai lives. The arbii wS^^jjitherity of marriage laws t or th? individual husbands will . thep&fcome obsolete before an based upon the inward auth^||y of conscience and reas 1 MVSISfelOUS PEOPLE WE MEET. i . |-. By ROBERT HICHENS. r * ?r- I > Many people assume certain i manners as tney assume certain ; clothes* and change these mani ners mbre seldom than they i change, their clothes. Some think it .Ingratiating to be perky. Otners think it more graceful to be dittoing and melancholy, to gaa^Sjfetfully, walk mournfully, , and as if before the baked meatjfcof a funeral feast. But of aH'jlhe people who indulge in . travesty, I think I get most amusement out of the mysterious Braid, forever bated, is the brMzN of thft mvsfpriruiQ noronn -7 " - ^ "V ?W-.VVIV/ |yVAMV<A? Directly he comes into the room * you arerconscious of the presence ; of tte unutterable, and know that will speedily be uttered ; into ybur most private ear. When he speaks to you he "takes you ; aside," so that none other may know that he is telling you that the wjeather is damp and that \*a, deal of influenza about. ~ t with you such ureadful subj?Hiv- nq nrice of hobnailed boots, * the fluccui.^- _ of stocks, the merits of President Roosevelt and the economies of 1 the administration, his head approaches yours, his lips pout secretively, his eyes glance round warily to make sure that no one is within earshot to betray him and you. The gallows is surely in his 1 memory. He wishes to avoid it. He wishes?kindly wretch!?to save you from it also. Meet him half way. It is such fun to do i 4.1 4. ?,-4-:,,~i.. I timu i copunua scuoiuvcijr ; to the slightest mysterious encouragement and thinks he is 1 impressing you and that you be1 lieve him to be a strange and re1 markable personage, and that r you will go away and say, "Glad 1 I met John Smith. Interesting 1 man. Not every day you come ' across a man like that.'' Many women are mysterious. 1 Indeed, I have met more mysr terious women than mysterious men. The mysterious woman is t often small, but her hats arc J large, plumed like a hearse, aria generally bja^H night. Pale 1 is her faee and languid her man' ner. She tries to look consumptive and succeeds surprisingly * often. As a rule she has little J to say, but says it in such an * awful manner that it takes on a 5 fictitious importance and for the 5 moment appears to be impres1 sive. Think over your acquaintances " and friends. Are not some of 3 them mysterious, and are not 6 they highly considered; are not n they called "interesting" on that ? account? There are many spuri" ous things in the social world, e but few things are more spurious V 1.1 1I..1 kninn J lllclll LllUt icputatiuil 1UI UCIII^ f? interesting which is gained by ir the mysterious manner. And half of the world at least is :.e i tricked. For every day perkiness is called brilliance, mystery wisdom, assurance greatness, and the puppet in the mask a lt giant in the sunshine.?Chicago j* Tribune. x_ Confederate Veterans Adopl te Resolutions. is s. The following resolutions wero le unanimously adopted at th< le Louisville, .1905, convention k- United Confederate veterans. Id j Whereas, at our Reunion oJ s. ! 1904, our federation turned ovei le ; to the Sons, the sacred ,duty 01 ir | raising the funds for the memo F. M. FARR, President. T Merchants and Pis Successfully Doing Bus ? ? B 's the OI.PKST Hank 9 has a capital and surp I H is the only NATION A H 9 has paid dividends p I I pays FOUli per cent 9 9 Is the only Hank in Ui lias Hurylar Hrool vni V pays moro taxes than . WE EARNESTLY SOL rial to the Women of the Con~ federacy;and Whereas, in so doing we never relinquish our deep and abiding love for the cause, or our intention to aid and assist it by every means in our power; and Whereas, we have clearly shown this, by our appointment of a committee to co-operate and by the work, which this committee and many other veterans in all parts of the South, have done during the past year; and Whereas, it will ever be our most earnest desire to see this I tribute paid to our glorious Women and we are most anxious to further co-operate with and give substantial aid to our Sons in the performance of this sacred duty; Therefore, be it resolved: 1st. That each Camp of the United Confederate Veterans, I immediately after the adjournment of this Convention and the return home of its delegates, shall appoint a committee to actively canvass its respective community to raise funds for this Memorial to the Women of the Confederacy, to which noble, worthy and just object this federation has repeatedly and solemnly pledged itself and its comrades. does nor'taite"V<S?fi any Camp month by appointing this cohfmittee, it shall then become the duty of its commander to makeappointment of such committee. If no action is then taken by the Commander, any member of the Camp who is enthused with 4-U/>4- n/>v\?n y-k-P V* t d 4-/-v HldL Hits11 OCIIOC UI iliO UUl) LU this holy cause, and desires to honor our Godlike Women, is urged to personally take charge of the matter, secure the endorsement of his local Camp or its officers and make such collections as he can from his community. 3rd. That all funds collected under resolutions one and two, shall be deposited in some home bank?at interest?to the credit of the Chairman of the United Confederate Veterans Committee of Co-operation, (Gen'l C. Irvine Walker, Charleston, S. C.) and that he shall be promptly ad' vised of such deposit. 4th. Th4t the above resolutions are not intended to be obligatory upon such Camps as have already taken similar action or have already contributed to this fund $50?or more. 5th. That each Camp is urged to endeavor to raise from its community, as its quota, at the very least, the sum of $5<). 6th. That all Camps shall complete this work by January 1st, 1906, and on that date make a report of the results achieved, to the Chairman of our Commit i: (r* m r\ t? tee ui tx)-uperawun, vvjeu 1 v>. irvine Walker, Charleston, S. C.) AMERICA LEADS IN COTTON. The United States' recordbreaking crop of 12,162,000 bales in 1904 will serve to draw attention to cotton as a social anc economic factor in the world'* development and to show th< 1 important part which it plays ii human society. Congress ii 1793 placed a duty of 3 cents : l pound on cotton, never dreaminj ' that it would one day beconn the most important of the coun try's exports. When, in 1704 i John Jay was in England U i frame the treaty under whicl , American commerce got its firs real start, he did not know tha f cotton was exported from thii r country or ever would be ex f ported.. -| The 155,000 bales of cottoi tti.vu a iciaa; -1 J. D. ARTHUR, Cashier. I Irl E I inters National Bank, I iiness at the "Old Stand." in Union, lllR Of $10 >.000. [. Hank in Union. mounting to $3)0.400, . Interest on ileposits. lion inspected l>y an ollieer, lit, and Safe with Time Lock. ALL the Hanks in Union combined. JCIT YOUR BUSINESS. produced by the United States ' In ll$.hain mond of South Carolina, cotton had become king among United States products by that time. The year 1898 saw the 11,000,000 mark in production passed for the first time. It was never passed afterwards, except in 1899, till 1904, when the output was 12,162,000 bales. In 1903 the farm value of the cotton crop and its by-products was in the neighborhood of $700,000,000. In 1904, owing to the reduced price, the value did not pass be/4 * i ,yv/iiva liictl marK. in each year, however, it ranked all the other products of the soil in the amount of money which it brought the grower, except corn. Three-fourths of all the cotton grown in the world is produced in the United States. Twenty per cent of the entire American crop was manufactured in American mills in 1860. This proportion, increasing faster than the production, had grown to 37 per cent in 1901. The South, which manufactured only 80,000 bales of cotton in 1870, as compared with 777,000 in the North, only 221,000 as compared with the North's 1,574,000 in 1880, and x only 545,000 to the North's 1,780,000 in 1890, was even with |t3feCtWflrM\.in 1903 and 1904, each | less than 2,000,000 b'aie&. -UnrMIv THE REAL ROMANCE OE AMERICAN HISTORY. BY ORISON SWETT WARDEN. There is nothing else so fascinating in American history as the romance of achievement under difficulties?the story of how men and women, who have brought great things to pass, got their start, and of their obscure beginnings and triumphant ends, their struggles, their long waitings and want and woe, the ob | stacles overcome, the final victories; the stories of men and women who have seized common situations and made them great* or of those of average ability who have succeeded by dint of indomitable will and inflexible purpose. What grander sight is t?iere than that of a stalwart man made irresistible by the things which have tried to down him?a man who stands without wavering or trembling, with head erect and heart undaunted, ready to face any difficulties, defying any cruelties of fate, laughing at obstacles because he has developed in his fight with them the superb - 1 1 1 sirengcn 01 mannooa ana vigor - of character which makes him master? J No fate or destiny can stop . such a man?a man who is domil nated by a mighty purpose. * Thousands of young men of this * stalwart type every year burst i the bonds which are holding i down the weaking, the vaccillai tor and the apologist. mi i t_ ? _ v .1 ? < * * ? mat wnicn dominates tne life, 3 which is ever uppermost in the - mind, generally comes some, where near realization; but there ) is a great difference between 1 lukewarm desire and a red-hot t purpose. It takes steam to drive t the piston in the engine; warm s water will never turn the wheels. - The longings that fail of realization are usually just below the i boiling point.