The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, January 12, 1906, Image 8
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WTicn Irving Peck cauie to nildrcth
mid joiocd our social circle my foster
mother had just died ami left me tljo
care of her daughter Cyulh'a, eight
y<<an> old.
"Margaret,*" said our mother the day
before she died, "you know what i
hare done for youV"
"Indeed i do.w I replied.
' Now is your opportui.^. to uuik<> a
return. Cynthia has no kith or kin to
rely on. Without your care 1 know
not what will become of tier. Promise
nic that veu will be a mother to her."
"I will."
"To do that you must not Law chil
drcu of your own. I know a woman's
iiature. Wo will never permit nay
child's lutero.it t ? stand in the way c.l'
our own. Promise iuo that you v.!:?
not marry until Cynthia ei?v?es of ago."
I was silc-nt.
"A* least until she has married."
Again I made no re-ply.
"Will you not promise use- this?"
"l promise you that I will not marry
tilt Cy Hi Ilia lias a love of her ouii-imlil
she is engaged.
My foster mother sighed and lurno-.l
a.trey. Site knew she Intel no right l >
ask sta ll a saeritiee. What 1 hail promised
was equivalent almost to not marrytu
at nil. Cight or nine years at
l<-asl - iii-it pass before I'vuthiit Welil l
love, nuil slio might never love .at all.
FT.ul I not met Irving Peek i would
hrtv promised my aunt u!i she asked
without hesitation. I had only known
him a little while, but it was long
enough to tell tue that I bad met my
flit:-. Tim truest love, to my thinking,
i-j that which comes upon both Use
man and the woman from tin'- moment
iltey n.orr, living Peek and I ?-*u.-!i
i-ecognzrd in t!ie other n uuite. and a
mouth iil'iej- niy foster mother's death
!>e asked uie to be his wife. When 1
foi-1 hit i -?f my promise ho riid net ask
inn < ? bt*?vik it; indeed. lie told me iti.it
if I did he would not respect me. Ho
said 1b :f he would marry no other w ?mill.,
ainl if Cynthia stood always in
our way 1...? would never marry. Wo
'Id not think It best that we should
remain mvji- each other, and it-ving
\> :iil away.
1 iK.'rhi r saw nor hen ml from him
till Cyr.thia was seven icon; th";i lie
riugenhle aga wo might meet ucain. I
replh-d liiaf Cynthia promised to bo a
ooqii.-iio. and there would l>e little
hope of her choosing 11 husband. I
oulinucd after this to hear from hint
^ ' - ?-H.sior.aii.v. lust eotild give him no j
hope. At nineteen CyutUUi bed tllrtnt
with every young man in the village,
and, like Alexander, there wore no
more ciuiquests for her to make. At
this time a frioml in Caldwell InvittHl
hfj* to a visit, and Cynthia gladly nctepted
the Invitation. I wrote Irving
hiie site v.ms away that he might,
e .me to see me. The truth is, Cynthia
was so full of witchery and withal was
<o much younger than I that I feared
lo have him come while sho was at
home. 1 was disappointed to learn
from him that a special projo-t. would
prevent his coming till about tit" time
Cynthia would return.
When Cynthia was fifteen -die had
discovered the secret ??f my promise.
We slept together, end I talked in my
deep. I had never told her. fearing
that she might fool on^tvaiued to marry
on icy account. Bui I ?!I*I not know
her. Ibelizir.g that I looked to each
of her love affairs to release me. she
emed to take a malicious pleasure in
tantalizing tue. I wrote Irving of this,
and 1 should uot have done so. for it
made liiia furious*.
One morning 1 received a letter from
Cynthia, and. to my great delight, it
i...Id mo tlml she had met a it. in whom
site fancied she eotdd Ijve. she had
not thought to give me his nu:m\ hut
ibis was of Utile consequence to me.
for I would not know him. Her next
letter, written tw.i week? later. a:i
nottneed her engagement, which meant
thai at last I was free. Before finishing
reading her letter I threw it down
and took i:p my pen to write Irving
announcing the good news; but. turn
ing to the letter again fee the name of
fynthla's Oance, the room swam, aurl
r fell In ft r-wmtn. The name was Initer
Peek.
Wh-M -orange coincidoii' e had hnniglu
!i? <e two together? Did t'ynthia
know th it her lover had been my lover?
I'id Irving knew that Old Ida was
the girl who had stood he!ween u-?
<"ynthii could not know the truth tin
less he told her. Irving might and
might n-'l know her. He had not seen
her before since she was n little girl,
but he musi surely know her hv oaiue.
Another week passed, and nothing
from Irving. Then one morning a earringo
drove up to the door, and a man
t.lighted. I knew at once that it was
Irving. lie eaine to the door with ft
>iul< k Mop. pulled the bell and without
waiting for it to he answered strode
into the house. On seeing mo he stepped
forward to take mo in his arms. T
"Wo nr" free," lie said. "Cynthia Is
engaged."
1*it is our freedom worth since
vou arc engaged as well/"
"Your promise was to ivmuiu single
till Cynthia ?bonM become engaged.
With ber engagement .vou are free.
She Is engaged or ^as engaged to inc.
I have broken tlio engagement."
"What for?"
"To marry you."
I saw It all. lie bad duped Cynthia
to absolve mo from tbo letter of my
promise.
Did she deserve tbis? Was Irving
Justified In It? I do not know. In 3.
year after tbat she married, and then
I accepted my freedom.
_ l?XA if BROrTS^ |
f *
Humor and Philosophy
By DUNCAN M. SMITI1
4? 4
TROUBLES OF THE RICH.
I often sit and sadly in use
In deep and dumb distress
I'pon tho troubl* h of the rich,
TI'." car that daily press
Tlio^e luckless ones who have >'o much
They n-ally cannot count
Their wealth and haw* lo go through
UfO
Not knowing tho amount.
It must t>o very hard Indeed
When bill collectors come
To Hly, calmly ask the man
TI.o figures In his sunt
Ami draw a roll right then and there
Jiat ilk" a dinner pall
Or turn round to a clerk anil say,
"Send him a check by mail."
It's really a. distressing thing
To any fooling man
To never have to buy a stove
On tho installment plan.
To never luxvo to w<lk tho streets
And wildly wonder where
Ills next good meal la eoinlnj from
And If it will bo "square."
Wo little know the c.nre and pain.
Th" worry and concern
That corner- to tno.ie with frenzied
wealth.
I3ut wc would like to learn.
Wo w ho are happy, though without
A homo or de-cut stitch
Of clothe: to wear, can't comprehend
Tho troubles of the rli h.
bod Oversight.
Noah .hist litilsinil turning the
animals into I!??* ark. ami he was tired,
Ih>c;iiisi' some of them wore obstinate
ami wouldn't g > in without, considerable
tail tvisllug.
IT f at tJdW'i t ? rest himself and read
llm weather predietions lust as the
m fj
? * \ ^r\'f
h?\v< en toe In from rounding tip fh??
last ground hog.
"Have wo forgotten anything.
I Ifoys r" he n*fcod, won1 as a tuatter of
form and to hove something to say
than as a serious inquiry, for he bid
personally tended to the checking np
of the anir.i tl??.
"Forgotten something!" said Ham.
almost with a soh. "I should say vre
have! Nolnnly thought about sending
for n photographer and getting a set
of moving pictures. It won Id have
mndo a fortune for the family for till
time." __
Next Day.
After the feast Is over.
The great Thanksgiving tivut,
TV? wonder then if ever a;inln
V. o'll ronlly want to cat,
A'.d as we sit repentant.
Our stomachs In n slln.c,
We wonder how some folic* can smile
And why the birdies sing.
Ignorance Is Bliss.
"She falls In love with every man she
s*vs."
' Do tlh'V ever tind it out?"
"You hadn't noticed more men than
usual commit ting suicide of Into, lm<l
you
Mis Strong Points.
"Did lie ibwclnp any originality as a
writer';"
"Yc?; in (be matter of Ids spelling
and grammar."
To Match.
"Iler liu>li:tiid is a lightning calcula
tor."
"Perhaps thai D why she gives hllU
I thunder."
Accommodating.
f\ A howling and
,<.$1 rltitird well
I , ]v? Vent out to a
! / ' country hotel.
I / is i lie want (it the
. 01 .X. And a few doli
' '*) \ i.ars* worth
( ? Vs) ^?-?-?f city attracViV
^ 'A,. Hons us well.
i If' V J0\
i j!| A K "c called for n
t l.eJV.v! i. IS) room with a
1,0 h
l\ / / 'Vl/tNi ^ the landlord
! <11 rose up in his
9 wrath
i jfK c';_ . And gave htm
i a place
In a small garret spar?
V.'iicro It ir'ned through a crack in the
lath.
PL:RT PARAGRAPHS.
If your boy likes to do u thing that
you don't want him to do. mnko hiin
think bo Is doing it tinder compulsion.
livery married woman know? to a
dot bow much to believe of the excuses
her husband treats her to.
Keep your temper. It is useful In
regaining your equilibrium.
)Ie who refuses to explain immediately
becomes intensely interesting.
If you want to lose all your standing
with a rdlinin irirl. Intimate tr? licr that
,\nu think slip Is growing fat.
flood Impulses are no doubt n credit
to your heart, but llie.v are apt to get
jour head broken If they are loo 1mptJlslre.
There are two kind* of literature
One Is good, and the other brings heavy
royalties.
A pin priek Is small, but If It comes
often enough it can do as much e\o
ration na an injunction from tbo bu
1 yr<?mc f/rrirt.
* - ^ - t.1'1 -
TO INCREASE CAPITAL <
STOCK.
1
Union, S. G., Dcpcmlx r i?S, 1905. p
At a mooting of the directors of
( uilcy Furniture Manufacturing
Company held at the olliee of said
company in the town of Union, S. U.,
on Itcectnber 181I1, M OT. the following
revolutions were adopted:
Rch dved, First. That the capital
stock of the Mailcj* Furniture Alantt- I
facturing Company be increased front ,
|2U,bM0 to $3'J.u0O of which increase ^
$10,000 to be prefcrcd stock, t-o that I
tit" stock of the company shall consist v
of $1K).UA) common stock, divided into ;
two hundred shares of one hundred
dollars each, and $10.(*)0 of prefcrcd j
st<?ck. divided into one Itundrcd shares
of $lo<> each.
Itcsolved, further, That such pre.f.
red stock shtill be entitled to dividends
at the rate of seven per cent
per annum, payable semi-annually,
that i! shall be the duty of the directors
after paying the expenses of the
said l>udness, to set apart out of the j
earnings any balance which may re- j
main, for the purpose of paying said i
dividend of seven per cent on the pre- ?
fered stoek. in no event shall any <
sum be carried to surplus or any other t
account until said dividend shall have i
been paid. In the event the balance ]
an set apart shall not be sullicient to .
pay the entire seven per cent, at any \
period of six months herein provided,
then and in that event said dividend
in arrears shall lie si charge upon the 1
nroh'u until tl ?> full il i v ill i> ml is nilid :
ilu' intention being to make t he charge
of sewn per cent on tin* prefered stock
a prefered lien upon tin* profits until ]
tin* full dividend is paid: tin* company i
to have the option of retiring liy lot i
or otherwise as the directors shall de- ]
tcrminc. all or any portion of the said
stock at par after five years. At the
end of the five years any portion of
said stock together with the amount
of all accumulated unpaid dividends,
if any. not retired, shall ho converted
into First. Mortgage Gold Bonds upon
the conn suiy's property, and in lieu of
dividends shall receive interest at the
rale of six per cent per annum for a '
I eriod of live years from said date.
Resolved, further. That during the
life i f the prefered stock hereby liti- t i
thori/ed, the common stock shall not j
receive any dividends in excess of ten |
percent per annum, and shall not be |
entitled to any dividends whatever J 1
until the full dividend of seven per
cent i< paid upon the prefered stock
as above provided, and that any and
ail earnings in excess of such dividends
on the prefered and common sli ck,
dial! he held as a sinking fund to provide
for the retirement of the prefered
nock i
Resolved, further. That in order to
carry out the terms under which said
lock is issued and received by the
subscribers, that no encumbrance of
any character he placed by the hoard
f directors in the shape of a mortgage
or lien on the property of the
company unless the same shall provide
for the retirement of the prefered
with accumulated interest as
above provided.
Resolved, further. That a meeting
of the stockholders of Bailey Furniture
Manufacturing Company will he held
in the office of said company in the
town of Union. S. C., 011 January 27th,
UXKJ. at 10 o'clock a. in., to act upon
the foregoing resolutions
T. 10 Bulky,
F. M. Faicr,
10m.k 1.ik Nicholson*,
Joiin A. Fast,
on
M-Jb t'UV A/bUtn.
Station to Kindred and Creditors.
-tate of South Carolina, )
County of Union.
BvJason M. Greer, Esq, Probate
J U'lpe
\\ bere ts. M. W. and F B. Gulp have
mrule suit to me to grant them Letters
of Administration on the estate of ami
elfei tsof \V. L t'ulp. deceased.
These are, therefore, to cite and adm
uiisli all and singular the kindred
and er> ditms of the >aid \V. L. Gulp,
de?*. ased, t1 at they ho and appear,
t?i f'T<' me, in the Court of I'rooate,
to h held at I'tiion C. II., South
Carolina. on the 1Mb day of January,
next, after publication hereof, at 11
o'cl- ck in tire formoon, to show cause,
if any they have, why the said Administration
should m>t ire granted.
Given under my hand and seal this
2n I day of January. Anno Domini,
1006.
Jason M. Greer,
Probate Judge.
Puhlisbed on the *th day of January,
lOiHJ in The Union Times l-'it.
jij ,L<- :
!M ? J A V A j:j
COFFEE ij
brews a cup of
pleasing fragrance *\
and perfect flavor. \>
<; You just try it f
;> once. |
J ^ Frtih u'ht h al'fl oral * >. c
j: W. Newell Smith, j
I Phone 126. |
HE1 "*jH PARKER'S
HAIR BALSAM
OgS^aafj/K-i MM CTleanrr# ami bratitifica tha hair.
KnEStty* " Imm I'fniiu.m a luxuriant growth.
E4f?>w7r ' JHl N'vor Fail# to Bcatoro Gray
Er)Z -, -StWlM Ilmr to Ha Youthful Color.
^ Cu/vi aralp (I.M hair fallii^
SOUTHERN RA!LWA\
iHE SODTH'S GREATEST SYSTEM
Jnexcelled Dining- Can Service
Through Pullman Sleeping Cars
on all Through Trains?Convenient
Schedule on all
Local Trains,
Winter Tourist Rates ar
low in effect to all Florid
joints. For full informatioi
is to rates, routes, etc., con
suit nearest Southern Raihva;
ricket Agent or
BROOKS MORGAN, R. W. HUNT,
A. G. P. A., I). P. A.,
Atlanta, Go. Charleston, S. (
Only 52 Years Old.
"I am only 82 years old and don't 03
eel even when I get t-> b real old i
feel that way sir long as I run vet Ele<
trie Hi ters, says Mrs. 10. II. 1Uuii?oi
>f Dublin,(i i Su'vly tin-re's m-thii
else keeps the old as y< una and make
Lhe weak as str-rnvt h< this trr ind ton
medicine Dyspepsia, torpid liv -r, ii
liame.l kidneys or chrome constipati?>
tire unknown after taking Electric Hi
ters a reasonable time. Guaranteed h
Duke Drmr Co. IN ice 50e.
Tax Assessment Notice
Site time for taking tax returns hi
gins on the 1st day of .Tatiti?*y. inc.
and expires on the 20th day of Kebri
ary. All real, as well as persom
property, must he returned this tim
It is the instruction from the Coin]
troller-Oeneral to positively charj.
the o() per cent, penalty to any and a
persons who neglect to make their t:i
returns as required by law. My to
vice would be. that every person wl
has tenants, see that they make the
returns, as I will have to comply wit
the requirements of the Coniptrolh
General, and add 50 per cent, penall
to all who do not make their return
I am giving due notice and you hat
ample time. Therefore, when tl
penalty ischnrgsd to you. do not hlan
me, but yourself. All returns in
made directly to the auditor or h
clerk, must lie sworn to before son
one competent to administer an oat
Want everybody to put a value i
their lands anil remember land
worth more now than it was fourjea
ago.
Will bo in the office at Union fro
the 1st day of January to the S.'Kh. ii
r.lusive, after which time I will go
the following places:
Buffalo fanuary
West Springs
Bennett's Store, forenoon "
Harrison's store, afternoon "
WiIlium's Store "
Sedalia. forenoon
Black Buck, forenoon... " I
Adainshurg, forenoon... *'
Locliliart "
Kelt 011 o
Jonesville "
San tun "
(Carlisle "
Monarch Mills, forenoon "
Aetna Mills, afternoon.. "
From the 20th of January to the 20
day of February in ollice.
J. (!. Fa nit,
Auditor.
r>l-9t /
Seed Irish Pofatoe
and Onion Sets.
We will have this wee
our first shipment of our far
ous Maine grown stock R<
Bliss Irish Potato Seed. F
a number of years we hx
made a specialty of handlii
the finest grade of Secoi
Crop Red Bliss Potato Sec
This year we secured an u<
usually fine lot and will ha'
the first shipment this weel
the first to come on the ma
ket, and we will sell the
cheaper than we will be at
to buy any more, as owing
having bought the same ve
early in the season we s
cured a puce at least o
dollar per barrel cheaper th
we can buy them no>
Thprp nrr? nnlv nhnnt -lO h:i
rels in this lot, and as i
time will soon be here 1
planting, we invite you
take advantage of this fii
selection, and unusually ?
tractive prices that we w
offer.
The same is true with o
Onion Setts. We have eig
or ten barrels of the fine
Setts, (yellow and whit
which we will sell cheap
than any that comes on t
market later. We have al
gotten in the largest and mc
complete assortment of Ga
den Seed that we have ev
had.
We want your orders 1
Seed Irish Potatoes, Oni
n i
DCiib, anu your various was
in Garden Seed.
The Union Grocer
Comf any.
(Hiah Class Seeds.)
r 1=3 Off F
To reduce our niammo
"Wonders," Furniture,
e Pianos, Organs, Qraphoph
rj
n Banjos, Music Boxes, etc., I
- Clocks, and everything in ot
y a short time run off some of
1-3 OFF THE S
67c buys $1 worth. Come
Just one Fine, New Piano a
\] on hand that will go at thes
J* a few Organs, a few Guns
? iNcw machines, ana some c
? short while only at this prii
" tively nothing charged, laid
>y
5. M. RICE,
'l PAIR EXCHANGE. 11
til I
A New Back for an Old
j One?How it is Done
,x In Union.
The back arlies at times with a dull.
'r indescrihah'e feelinir, making y>"i I
' weary and r> s le?s; piercing pain* alioot
>r cross the m jrinn of tli<? kidneys, and
l> :i>_'ain the loins are so lame to stoop is
s nr- ny. No n-e to rnh or apnlv a plaa*
.? o-rto l,r hsck in this eondnion. You
cinimt reach the ? atise. Exchange ihe .
i>a-l i-aes for a new and strong rone I
Fo'low the example of this Union citi1
Zen I
1 .1. R. Porter. printer, rmi loyed on
'rojfre-a. living ??nt?ou?h hnrch
V ' I have never felt hett r in niv
1 'i'e than I have since I used I> art's
r Kidney I ills I was a great snff.rerj
from hark che for a nun her of years.
i 'y tr >ol>le was right aero s the small I
f niv h:?ck and the pain was a-onetimes
I o ?r\vie that I thought niv ha- k wou d S
real; in two I have plastered it. and
I mhhi-d it until it was all >aw and one '
H mass of hliste?8, hot in spi?e of all C
17 enuhl do not injr Roemed to help me. 1
I" e.nl ahi.nt l>o?n'- Kidney Rills and yet
! ' hem Half a hex relieved me, and
1! he use f two h?xe- entirely cured me."
II For sa'e hy all dealers. Rriee 50
!?' eents Fo-ter-M ilhurn Co. HntTalo,
vew Y rk, s?.le agents for the United i
J si tales Itcmemher the name?Doati b? I
'J- and lake no other.
2( I
I Oar Business Appeals
to Reason.
The man with normal mind 1
?the all round level-headed 1
man will weigh some things i
ior himself. He does not '
expect to buy something for <
nothing. He does expect i
dependable goods for a Ic-gitn
imate price. This "some?d
thing for nothing" idea, this 1
01 "preposterous special sale" 1
vt craze is a popular scheme to
na palm off hard stock. New,
id clean, up-to-date, reliable
d. merchandise bought for spot
n- cash has a fixed commercial
ve value. Such goods are in
k: great demand with intelligent
x- buyers, as is demonstrated
so every day by
to GEO. W. GOING.
ry .
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v.
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:ot
to
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>er
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ti rinai mscnarge.
or Notice is hereby given that States
R. Ayeoek, Guardian of the estate of
OH Foster liently, minor, has applied to
ife Jason M. Greer. Judge of Probate,
in and for the County of Union, for a
final discharge as such guardian.
It is ordered. That the 22 day of
January A I> 1000. be fixed for hearing
of petition, and a linai settlement
Yof said estate.
Jason M. Greer,
Prolate Judge Union County, 8. C.
Pub. 8'iel in Tim Union Times De?
? nber i.2, 10^6,
v
or Cashi .
?th stock of Wares and v
Musical Instruments,^
ones, Violins, Guitars,
Stoves, Machines, Guns,
ir store, we will for just
! these goods
REGULAR PRICE
quick for first choice,
nd one "Baby Upright"
>e sacrifice prices. Only
and about 1 dozen Bran
>ld ones, going for a^
ce, for the Ca4(i. Posi^P
aside or exchanged.
JR., E. U.
LAWSON'S GRIP
CAPSULES
AND
-ORENZ'S COUGH
CURE
4
losts 25 Cents Eae|t
f they satisfy you?But
not one cent if they
do not.
'
:very package of each one is .
;old under our positive guartntee?to
refund the price to
?very dissatisfied user of
hem.
Can Anything be fairer?*
I
DUKE DRUG Cp.
Jnder Hotel 0nion. , r.
The Hole in the Wall
To arrive this week the
nicest and most up-to-date
line of Picture Framing ever
in town; the get up and price
will always be right. Window
Glass, all sizes.
niT * /\ rv A % fo
LUI FKIUIS TUK JU UMY^
Window Shades for store
or residence, any size, color,
qulity or quantity; orders
taken and prompt deliveries
guaranteed. Look for my
ad on Wall Paper. The price
will make it interesting.,
I am ready for any and all
repairing, upholstering or
mattres making that "cofTT^N-^
in.
MILLINGS, I
THE PAPER MAN.
Everything
IN THE
v ' ' i
drug line
Can be Obtained
at the
Palmetto Drug Co.,
TTuirt & Remviok, Owner*.
Twenty Year Battle.
"I was a loner in a t.wentl \wy* ^tle
with chronic pilea and miJmy? w.0?, .
un it I tried Iluek cii'kM] jm
wh'ch turned i'i t lie ^^Jl 1
til not a trace rem .i T
r.r ICC, of I' armViller