The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, December 08, 1905, Image 4
THE UNION TIMES
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
....BY THE....
UNION TIMES COMPANY
SECOND FLOOR TIMES BUILDING
BELL PHONE NO. 1.
L. G. YOUNG, - - Manager
tered at tl.? !' -!cfii<-e in Union
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Wi 1 be made at reduced rate.*.
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Rejected ryanu-eripi will not bo rotarued.
Ob\r.aries and tribute.* of
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UNION. 8.yt'., INCUMBER 3. l'.*-5
The State hasquite tin interesting
editorial on tin* subject of the
"educational value of news." that
is rn-wp obtained l?y reading newspapers.
and the adoption of newspabors
as text books in the schools.
We are glad to see the learned professors
and leading daily papers
falling into line with the idea expressed
by the r.Nio.v Timks nearly
a year ago.
The Supreme Court of the Cnited
States litis at last handed down a
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decision ha xo in'-' liiu.'iin* >-?i u"
State of South Carolina to the
Federal government for revenue
license tax for the Kile of liquor in
the disp< usuries. The State having
to ]>;iv revenue license for the sale
of liquor in the dispensaries should
h ive the effect to put the State out
of the liquor business. The court
says the State of South Carolina is^
engaged in the Kile, of liquor for
profit and gain and should pay the
revenue tax.
Iter haps the most stubbornly
fought measure that will come before
the national congress at its
present session will he the proposed
bill recommended by President
Roosevelt giving enlarged and increased
power to railroad commission
under the provisions of the
interstate commerce law. To give
the commission the power to fix
freight rates would mean much to
railroad companies and the measure
is being bitterly fought by the
railroad companies throughout the
I 'nit?d States. The distribution of
literature on the subject has aroused
the opposition of the railway labor
population, as they say should the
rate he reduced and become uniform,
it would eventually and inevitably
result in a reduction of
their wages.
HOGS IN THE CITY.
Has the ordinance which prohibits
the raising and keeping ol
hogs within the corporate limits
been repealed? If so we would like
to know it. The reason we ask the
question is because we have been
reliably informed that there has
lx:en and is now tilty or more hogwithin
the corporate limits in pens
of different sizes. That many of
these hogs have been kept through
he entire year, and that the person
whose business it is to see that no
hogs are kept in town has known
trial these hogs were Kepi in town
ami nothing lias l>een said or <1<>n?:
aliout it. If one person can keep
and raise hogs in town, everybody
else has the same right, anil in view
of the faet that some have been allowed
t<? do it, others who may do
the same could not be prosecuted
for it. Some time ago we suggested
that the city council amend the hog
law so as to make it possible to
raise hogs without being objectionable
to ncigiil>ors and not detrimental
to health, that is to have
certain size lots in which the hogs
can be kept. This is a question of
much importance, as tho raising of
a li'tf means the saving of money to
aonit> people.
HELP YOUR NEWSPAPER.
Now that tlio price of cotton is
| up, and still going up, ami throe
million l.?;?l?-r* arc being held for 1">
cent.-, it if a good time to think of
and help your newspaper by paying
Up all hack dues. We ask till of
our Mibsei i'oeis who know that they
a~e Iwhind for any length of time
t-> call or send us the money during
this month and let us start the new
year with a m-w page of paid up
huI scrihers. Thk Timks has done
you ail good this year, and will
c uitinue to do you more good, if
you will only help us to live and
furnish you with good news. This
cuintry was nevermore prosperous,
and the money you pay for a newspaper
is'lnitter spent than any dollar
you spend for anything else. You
g t more for the same money than
any other investment that you
niiiLn
Give us a lift while you can and
thereby enable us to he in the swim
with the lueky fanners, because we
have no cotton to sell, but we sell
you the news about cotton that you
em't gi t anywhere else. Pay up
and subscribe for The Times.
NEWSPAPERS AS TEXT BOOKS
In several editorials on school
work during the past year we have
a Ivocated the use of newspapers in
the schools, as we regard the newspaper
as the latest edition of tin.'
history of the world, an up-to-date
recital of current events with which
the scholars of every school should
be familiar. The newspaper as an
educator ranks high with the modern
text books as it contains matter
found nowhere else and is therefore
at this advanced age of new ideas
and general knowledge almost indispensable
in the education of people
and pupils. More and la tter knowledge
of the West India islands was
obtained through the newspapers
during and since the SpanishAmerican
war than was ever known
before. The capture of the Phillipine
Islands was a revelation to the
most profound student of geography
in America.
The Russo-Japanese war through
the newspaper has taught the |>eople
not only of the United States
but of the world more than they
ever knew before, not only of the
geography of the far east, but of
the character, habits, customs, laws,
resources and developments of a
people of whom we knew but little,
and apparently eared less. In the
wnoic course 01 a emiers scnooi me
it would not have learned in any
l?ook or from any teaehcr the tilings
t<?ld in the newspapers during the
periods we have mentioned nhove,
and we venture the assertion that
no future history written of the.
above mentioned events will contain
half so correct an account as
was contained in the newspaper
accounts. The Portsmouth Peace
Conference between the Russian and
:
i Japanese embassadors will find 110
| place in history, yet it was fully
| rejKirtcd in the newspaper. No
such conference was ever held before
in the civilized world. Yet there
was never such a conference of such
v.ir-t interest and importance to the
world as large as that was, because
it settled questions that 110 conflict
of arms could determine. Although
we advocated the use of newspapers
we have heard of no adoption of
our suggestion by school or college.
Perhaps the reason of this is that it
came from a weekly newspaper,
edited by :iii unkown editor, but we
are gratified to know that our ideas
of the uso of the newHpnper in
schools have hceii sustained hy a
learned professor in a leading I'niversity
as will appear in the following
clipped from a New York paper:
NKWSI'AI'F.US AS A COI.LHGK STl'DY.
Newspapers have heen put alongside,
the text hooks at Northwestern
I'nivcrsity, and hereafter students
in the American history class must
eonie to the recitation room prepared
to answer questions on the
news of the day. The new study
grew out of a discovery made hy
the professor in the course of one of
his lectures. He referred to an
article on Russian matters, which
had appeared in a morning paper.
Upon questioning a njemhor of the
class, be found that the student
knew little of current news, and
other members 6{ the class wire as
l
ignorant. Thin Bet the professor to
thinking. He told the stud?nb
that newspapers were the latest edi
tion of current history, and h?
should expect every man t<> rea<
up.
THANKSGIVING AT JONESVILLt
Telephone Thinks 15 Cent Cotton
too High. Jonesviile to
have a Telephone System.
Fight on the Street. Other
Local News of Interest.
.Ionksmllk, Dee. 4th.?A good
! rain Saturday night followed by a
freeze and tine winter weather
which brings sausage and spare ribs.
Thanksgiving was generally observed
in our town last Thursday
I i * i t ? ? ?
ami uic nay was quiet ami orderly.
Rev. P. K. Cnmak preached at
his church hero last night ton lar^e
and attentive congregation, lie
will preach his last sermon for t'ds
conference year next Sunday. Mr.
Caniak's work has been very acceptable
to his church here this year
and he will he acceptable for the
next year and he will no doubt be
returned as he will carry a good re'
port up to the annual conference at
j Spartanburg next week.
I understand Home farmers in
the country are criticising me for
what I wrote in the columns oi
Tiic Timks in regard to the prio
the cotton growers association put
upon the cotton when they moved
the price from 11 to 15 cents. 1
wish to say in these same columns
that I meant no harm to any farm
!or or farmers organization for 1 was
I born and raised on a farm and hav?
always been a sort of a farmer, and
! I know the soil supports everything
jand from Mother Earth we all com
and to her we must all return, and
j to the tillers of the soil I have the
greatest respect and am much interi
ested and for that very reason 1
j wrote what I did, and this is my
| position still. If cotton goes up to
15 cents, most, if not all of the
necessaries of life will go up in pro|
portion to the advance in cotton
and the farmers, (and they are in
|the majority, too,) that have sold
i their cotton up to 11 cents, the
price once fixed by the association,
will be forced to pay these advanced
j prices, and will be hurt by it, fo I
: am talking in the interest of the
majority of the farmers as I understand
it, and those who were not
able to hold their cotton but must
sell it to pay their debts. The cotton
season is nearly over and it is
too late now to raise the price after
i so many have sold at the price the
{association fixed. I am not alone
in my views about this matter, for
11 have had a number of farmers to
! tell mo that they agree with me and
some of them belong to the cotton
growers association.
| I)r. W. 0. Southard, Mrs. South lard,
and their daughter, Miss
I Mary, will go to Jersey City this
week to attend the wedding of a
relative of Dr. Southard's. The
doctor will then go over to New
York and spend several days in the
further study of medical science.
Messrs. W. W. Wood and A. J.
Wright have returned from Okla,
hotna where they have been for
I some days attending the big land
: sales. Mr. Wood bought five lots
and Mr. Wright taught six lots.
; Jonosville is to have a local phone
system soon. The Bell Telephone
| Company will put in a central office
i in the former office of Dr. II. T.
II la tnes and Miss Kittie Alman,
daughter of Mr. Ezra Alman, will
be the hello girl. Most of the fixtures
for the office are now here
and as soon as the balance arrives
the system will be installed.
The entertainment at the graded
school house last Friday night was
a success. Some fifty dollars was
realized, which will be used for a
Christinas tree for the school.
The corpse of Ix?uis Jeter, who
was killed at Moore's Station at a
i hot supper Thursday night of last
' week was brought here on the train
Saturday night and buried in the
country yesterday. Louis was the
sou of Ci Jeter, a good old colored
man that lives here. A negro who
is charged with the killing is in jail
i at Spartanburg with two bullet
holes in his body.
Our Mayor, J. W. Call man and
John Comer had a fight in the
. A 1- A. 1 1 /?
nuuri* nere j'c^u'nuty, ana vomer
wax loeked in the ealalmosc where
he spent the night. He will haven
trial next Saturday and will be reprented
by JJ. V. Townsend, Esq., of
the Union bar.
Mrs. J. W. Beaty and two grandsons
spent Thanksgiving day at the
home of Mr. JO. II. Jeter.
Mrs. N. 1). Harris, of Union,
spent Thanksgiving Hay in Joncsville.
Rev. E. K. Harden, of Spartanburg,
filled the Methodist pulpit
hero on Thanksgiving night, and he
took the President's message for
the basis of his remarks, and ho
made a splendid effort, which he is
able both physically and intellectually
to do.
Mies UUa Uerudcm, of Yorkvillc,
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bination of style
i Our display wil
^ things and v.i^l
I Ml
is staying with her aunts, the
Misses Crenshaw, at the Jonesvillc
Hotel.
The contractors have a force of
hands here clearing the debris and
preparing the foundation for a new
depot.
Mrs. A. H. Best is on a visit to
her daughter, Mrs. E. It. Aycock
at Clinton.
M iss Anna I lames is visiting in
town and will go this week to Florida
to spend the winter with her
cousin, Mrs. Laura Iioseborough.
Mrs. Hugh T. Little returned to
her home in Spartanburg yesterday,
after spending several days with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Lindsey.
Miss Ina McNally, of Union, is
visiting relatives in Jonesvillc.
Mr. S. J. Mosely, of Switzer, is
in our town and says he is going to
move hack to Jonesvillc.
Telephone.
Jonesville and Union Cotton
Market.
In justice to all parties concerned
we cheerfully make the following
statement in explanation to what
we said in The Times last week
aliout Jonesville buyers paying
10 3-4 for cotton and selling to
Union buyers for 11 1-1. it seems
that we were mistaken when we
stated the case as above. We. should
have said that a Jonesville buyer
was paying 10 3-4 and had offered
to sell a Union buyer at 11 1-4.
! This is what the Union buyer says
no Baui 10 us, so we made tirst mistake.
The Union buyer was mistaken
in what the Jonesville buyer
had said, as the Joncsvillc buyer
! says now tiiat he said cotton was
bringing all the way from 10 11-4 to
11 1-4 according to grade. However
the Jonesville buyer did offer
a lot of 12 bales which were then at
Lock hart Junction to the Union
buyer f ir 111-4 as we understand
both buyers, but the U nion buyer
did not purchase the above mentioned
12 bales or any cotton at all
from Jonesville buyer. Wo hope
this will prove satisfactory as we
had no intention to do anyone
an injustice, neither Jonesville or
the cotton buyers as our previous
mention of the fact that Jonesville
-I ?
iau bUIUVlll Uiiys prior lO 1/1118
paid more for cotton than Union had
been paying according to the best
information we could get.
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