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T li E UNION TIMES. PUBLISMhD li > LRY h'RIDAV ... BY THE.... UNION TIMES COMPANY SECOND FLOOll TIMES BUILDING BELL PHONE NO. 1. L. G. YOUNG, - Manager Registered at the 1'ostotlice in Union S. C. as second class mail matter. srnsemiTioN rates* One year .... $1.00 Six months - .."0 Three monlhs ... .25 AI>vkkti*,:mkms : One square, lirst insertion - $1.00 ? .. r./\ IS very suosequeni insertion - , font raets for three months or longer will niii'.lt' ;il reduced rates. I.ooals inserted at X 1-3 cents a line. J^liejected manuscript will not lie retorted. Obituaries and tributes ot r "speet will l?e charged for at half rales. ' MON. S. (\, JULY 28, 1905. If police headquarters is not safe from burglars, what guarantee have the banks ami business houses of the city that they will not he the victims in the near future? Where are the night police? Then? are r. number of crooked and unlawful happenings around town every night. If the police see it, it is .i ii l? never brought to the attention 01 the mayor and council. There arc places in which unlawful acts are nightly carried on and nothing slid or done nl>out it. We will make some startling exposures soon if things don't change for the better and that very soon. INCHOATE RIOHT 0E DOWER. In another column of this issue we print a portion of a decretal order of Judge Geo. \V. Gage in a ease heard by him at Yorkvillc. The views expressed and opinion rendered in etVect are new, never before having been decided exactly upon the questions and points raised and as passed upon in this case. This ease presents a new phase of the dower question or right under the law that has never before been subjected to judicial decision. While there is no new principle of law disclosed in this decision n new application of the right a woman has to dispose of her dower right during the life time of her husband is a new construe tion of that right. Wo do not know how far reaching this decision is. If, however, the judge means to say that a woman has the legal right to sell her dower right to all the land of which her husband is seized and j>ossessed during his life time, regardless of any sale of such land made by the husband, and if the supreme court sustains this decision it will certainly complicate matters in real estate transfers to a very considerable extent. If the decision says and means that the wife can sell her dower right to any person she chooses after the husband has sold the land, then we orrfiiii \c 1 f 11 if 1 w?/ ? ttoik * lwv ?" ** M lull It, inumnu tilt; Wilt' would not !?< compelled to sell her dower right to the person to whom her husband s-ol<l the land. There is, however, nothing binding upon the woman, she must be, free to dispose of this right, otherwise it would not he a legal renunciation. IS DISPENSARY RESPONSIBLE? The Monday State says: "The evidence, the increasing evidence, j of stealing and grafting in this State is peculiarly pleasing to certain negro newspapers, and it is quite natural they should he diverted. They have for so long been hearing of the thriving carpetbaggers and the corrupt negroes that this realization that the "superior" whites are developing into first class grafters comes as sweet revenge. Naturally they gloat. And what are we to s do alnjut it? Recognize the fact ? that moral tone is Ixang lost, wipe 1 out the chief of the corrupting influences, the dispensary, and then 1 try to get hack to old and higher standards." < Is it possible that the mere exist- 1 ence of the dispensary in our State is exerting so baneful an influence ( upon her citizens as to convert some j of our best, most honest men into * thieves, grafters and moral degra- ^ dation? Is it |M?ssiI?lc that the very atmosphere exhaled by the dispell- . bury is so very foul that the bcyt, of t our citizens have Ix'come corrupt? Is this existence so contaminating that it is no longer safe to remain within the borders of our State, if we hope to retain our honesty and maintain our character for integrity and morality? Is the dispensary an cmisary of the devil whose influence is felt hy those who do not patronize or indulge in intoxicating liquids dispensed hy it? Is the dispensary responsible for the acts of Mr. Speegle or Mr. Dargan and others who have fallen short of the mark of strict honesty, morality and integrity? Is the influence of the disjK-nsary so far reaching, that it is tlu' chief source of evil and crime, and does the Hichlaiul distilery, "Mind tiger" and cluhs play no part in this great drama of wrong doing? If so, then the dis pensary bears a fearful burden and a multitude of sins lie at its door. If all of these things are traceable to the dispensary, then blot it out, and if the people be convinced that such is the case, they will by their votes, blot it out. The people voted prohibition and got dispensary, therefore as dispensary was forced upon them, they should have the right to vote it out and to prevent its establishment in their midst. RAILROAD CROSSINGS DANGEROUS. While it is true, and we are glad to say it too, that there never has been a very serious accident happened at either of the railroad crossings in the city, yet there have been some very narrow escapes from death and destruction. It is always better to take precaution to liict- iliiiic lu'f<ivi> mtbiT tliiin after the horse is stolen. No city or town in the State that has street crossings of railroads hut require the railroad company to make these crossings safe, that is to provide flagmen or signals such as will prevent people either walking or driving from going on the track while a moving train is approaching the crossing. The ordinance passed by the city council requiring the railroads to erect gates on Main and Virgin street crossings was compromised hy allowing the railroad company to stop the trains and send a flagman ahead and run into the station at a very slow rate of speed. This does very well as far as it goes, hut does not go far enough, for the reason that the passenger trains are the only ones that <lo this. No signal or liagman accompanies the freight trains and the shifting engines that run all day constantly across the several crossings'in the city. People generally know ahout what time the regular schedule trains are due here and they look out for them, but these trains that are running all the time up and down the track no one ( knows when to expect them, and j if gates were erected or automatic j gongs placed so that persons would he warned every time a train was j approaching this would prevent any . accident, except to a fool hardy, | reckless person who always takes the risk. There is now a way of placing a gong over the crossing which is worked by a moving train. When the train approaches it sounds the gong ahead, these are so fixed that the train sounds tlx? gong at a crossing when <S0 yards from the crossing, thus giving the warning in time to persons going or starting across the track. Something should ho done now before some serious 1 accident does happen. WHISKEY PROBLEM The Way it is Worked in Sweden. Editor (la/etto:?In view of the igitation for the al>olishinent of the lispensary, it may lie interesting to leaiYi of the experience in Sweden. The following synopsis is taken From the autobiography of Andrew 1). White, the noted educator and liplomast. Mr. White says: "At liothcnliorg I took pains to obtain information regarding their system >f dealing with the sale of intoxicating liquors and became satisfied that it is, on the whole, the I>e8t solution of the problem ever oh" ained." "The whole old system of saloons < fin-shops and the like, with their < dlurements to the drinking of adul- < crated alcohol, hub been swept , away, and in its place the government had given a corporation the privilege of selliug pure liquors in a restricted number of decent shops, under careful devised limitations. First, the liquors must Ik; fully tested for purity; secondly, none could be sold to persons already under the influence of drink; thirdly, no intoxicant could be sold without something to eat with it, the effects of alcohol upon the system !>oing thus mitigated. TJiese and other restrictions had reduced the drink evil, as I was assured to a minimum. But the most far reaching provision in the whole system was that the company which enjoyed the monopoly of this trade was not allowed to declare a dividend greater than, I Kdievc, six per cent; everything realized al>ove this going into the public treasury, mainly for charitable purposes. The result of restriction of profits was that no person employed in selling ardent spirits was under the slightest tcmtation to attract customers. Each of these sellers was a salaried oflieial and knew that his place depend" ed on his adhering to the law which forbade him to sell to any person under the influence of liquor, or to do anything to increase his sale; and the whole motive for making men drunkards was thus taken away. 'I was assured by I Kith the American and British consul as well as most reputable citizens, that this system had greatly diminished intemperance. Unfortunately, since that time, fanatics have obtained control, and have passed an entirely "prohibitory" law, with the result as I understand, that the community is now discovering that pro* hibition does not prohibit, and that the worst kind of liquors are again sold by men whose main motive is to sell as much as possible. ? Beaufort Gazette. Respectfully . Tkmpkkawe. A DOUBLE MARRIAGE. Beautiful Wedding Ceremony in the Magnolia Baptist Church. Magnolia, N. C., July 21.?Wednesday evening last at 7.30 o'clock a beautiful double marriage was solemnized in the Baptist church. The contracting parties were Miss A linn llr?,n,?r Cnm.n XT iiuvv j/iauiv^ v iu ill 1 . kJIICllAM I Brinson Hunter and Miss Eva Becchcr Crooni to Mr. John Knapp Hamblin. The attendants were Mr. Forrest Crooni, brother of the brides, and Mr. (.leorgo \V. Robinson ushers; Miss Exie Crooni of Burgaw and Miss Macy Cox, bridesmaids; Miss Mary K. Crooni, sister of the bride, maid of honor. To the sweet strains of Mendelssohn's wedding inarch, skillfully 1 played by Miss Alicee Swinson, the party entered the church in the following manner: The two grooms entered the right aisle and the ushers at the left. Then came the two bridesmaids together; next the maid of honor, followed by the brides. The beautiful and impressive ceremony was performed by Rev. J. W. Martin. The brides were beautifully gowned in white crepe dc chine and wore the bridal veils. The maid of honor wore a charming pink gown and the bridesmaids were tastily attired in white. The church was beautifully decorated in red, white and green. The brides are popular daughters of the well known Mr. and Mrs. John Franklin Crooni. Mr. Hamblin is one of Magnolia's popular young men and is now a successful lawyer in I' 11 ion, South ( 1n r/il inn Mr. Hunter is a popular young man of Egypt, (Ja., and is superintendent of the K. E. Foy Manufacturing Company. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter left on the 8.30 train for Tylx'e Beach, (ia., where they will spend a few days and then go their future home in Egypt, Oa. Mr. and Mrs. Hamhlin will remain in Magnolia a few days and { say farewell to their many friends, then they will go to their home in ' Union, S. C. Both couples have many friends who wish for them long and happy lives with the added Blessings of Brightest sunshine in their pathway. ?Raleigh Morning Post. We congratulate our friend and j townsman J. K. Hamhlin, Esq., } '.111(1 O.vtl'nd fllW lniTvrwtr '"'""1" 1 V.>?< lirlljnu UUI ! warmest and most hearty welcome ' to our city and wish for them a j long, happy and prosperous married life. > McLure's Magazine. AlXil'flT FICTION Nl'MllKH. 1 looth Tarkington, Myra Kelley, \ Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews. 1 [). 1 lenry, James Hopper ami many 1 other authors that magazine readers a eagerly watch for are in McClure'sl Augubt fiction ^mubef. ' ? Ir TRU D A M A new lir II Cases, Ha || Eaclies* '1 ? Greiit? Trt || Steamer Q EverytHir 11 tlie newes I line CAN BE FO Mutual Dry R. P. HARRY, Every sort of storv is included: I PI, iff, a. &r * the solemn, the funny, the signifi- Ml _ cant, the dainty, the exciting. All ^5 I ? have certain qualities in common? ft 11 interest, truth, beauty. All these 2? picked stories from picked writers ? are as good as, and in some cases better than, any stories their auth- *S[ ors ever wrote. Mr * ? This fiction number is McClure's ni^llCJ Picture number. There are won- Ml PfiCA/ i dcrful pictures in color, and in ^ I black and white. These pictures ft qn/f \yj really illustrate and illuminate the stories they adorn. They are made ft to do something. They contribute to a fuller enjoyment of the stories ft they are made for. Aside from this fiction there is in ^5 this August number of MeClure's Ml Miss Tarbell's second and last pa- ^ per on the character of John D. & Rockfellcr, and another of Jon McAuly Palmer's fine satires on busi- ft ness and politics. "Finances of the II nr Shark System." ^ VaU ?r ^ THE CLUBMAN AND HIS TAILOIl. J* Arthur Train, a New York Dis- ^ triet Attorney whose stories of the ft |KL T 1 criminal world have brought him ? UEb I mt fame contributes to the feast of ft short stories in the August McClure's a strong story in another m vein. Jn "Gatherwood's Data of Ethics" the clubman takes thought of Lywk x the cost in human misery of his Ins ClOT "hurry order" clothes. Hisadvcn- rfl tures in midnight London trying to 1M end the all-night slavery of his W tailor's sweaters is a story that will (k D C|\ make you stop and think. MR DLL/ I "tiik steady" iu3 The gift of a tender and true ? AT ^ touch is the possession of Harvey J. ijw D'Higgin's, who contributes "The Jb Steady" to the McClure's midsum- ns mer fiction number. Out of the W* pi A sordid lives of the tenements his ' (JM sensitive sympathy searches out all (07 that is clean and tine. "The KK Steady" is just a simple story of vfia BIG PINT ove in the slums; hut no more !J% FOP splendid lover than "Frosty Maine's wM ^ steady" ever found place in fiction. | (yfy bridge letting. i mail qrde| On Friday, Aug. 11, 1906, the Board Ww Prnmnt / will meet at tne Murphy's Shoals *j{\ " bridge to award contract for the build* \u ^ ^ ng of a steel span across Fair Forest l|U " I *-y :r?ek, and approaches to each end of jf* ' I aid span, also two (2) rock piers 15 feet \m I I ibove normal water in stream. 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