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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 tlio l'ostoftice in Union S. C. as second class mail matter. HCBSC HI HTION HATES* One year - $1.00 Six months ... - .50 Three months ... .25 ABVKRTISKMBNTS : o.ie square, iirst insertion - $1.00 Every subsequent insertion - .50 Contracts for three months or longer will be made at reduced lates. Locals inserted at S 1-3 cents a line. Rejected manuscript will not be returned. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for at half rates. ONION, 8. C., JANUARY :0 190U. The dawn of the day of altruism is not yet. Such a day would be hailed with pure delight by the lovers of truth and honesty, and when this day comes, rest assured the millennium is not far olY. They have discovered in Kansas an oil that will not burn. That reminds us of sonic gas that we have bought.?The State. This avo think [is characteristic and would most aptly apply to many communications sent to The State by its correspondents and paid for by The State at space rates. Senator Tillman does not seem to have any very great hopes that the present Legislature will accede to his plans in passing a new dispensary law; but says that the legislators who will he elected this summer, will repeal the Briee act next January and enact a now dispensary * law; thus of his own motive he makes the dispensary question a political issue in the coming campaign. In plain English, he means that the people should elect those who favor the disno.nsarv *.md leave . >>ew their anti-dispensary cud. The introduction of a bill in the state Legislature, to restrict or eontine the publication of the general election notices to one paper in each county is a ease of narrow mindncss, a 4'straining at a gnat and swallowing a camel." If the election commissioners should decide to give the publication to all of the papers published in the county, at the price of publication in one, this would divide the amount into so small a sum as to he mere nominal. The press of the State does a great deal of gratuitous printing of notices for the State aiul County. The law which provides for the payment of these election notices confines the charges to a word basis, therefore there can be no exorbitant charges made by any paper. These election notices come only once in two years and are not a very large sum at most. No hoard of election commissioners should have the burden thrust upon them, of making a choice I Kit wee 11 newspapers in the county in which these notices are to ' he printed. We hope the .legislature will not lie so parsimonious, but will economize in greater matters of State. CARE FOR LIVING. "\Ve admire the spirit that makes i ' the bosom heave and swell and the heart palpitate with patriotic fervor I j ?being the father to the desire to ' i perpetuate the memory of our great ( i?i - -ii aiui goou men, nerocs of a sacred ! ^ cause and public benefactors by I y the erection of a monument, statue 1 \ or bust, but we feel that there J t should be an equal or greater desire ,* and effort made to contribute to J the wants of the living, those who I ( shared the hardships of war and t survived with broken health and ' e shattered fortunes and now in their J e declining years are not able to live J c in comfort. A home for the old, _ indigent and feeble Confederate ' h Soldiers, where they can be eared o for in comfort, with light and pleasant employment to keep the ll time from hanging too heavy 011 y their hands; a hospital in this city to wbicU the glwfc aud uufottuuate g? victims of accidents can l>e tak< for medical treatment. All this the human side of life for \vhi< our people should strive. BONDS FOR ROAD BUILDING. The grand jury in their preset rnent at the January term of coi recommend that the members the legislature have an act pass authorizing the voting upon t question of issuing bonds to t amount of one hundred thousai dollars to lx- used in grail i and macadamizing the pub roads of the county, the question be voted on at the regular prima election to be held this year. J ready the l>oard of county comm sioncrs have made their estimate the county expenses for this list year, among which is 810,(X)0 public highways. This amount ...:n ?>.. k.. V/vsugs7\j ?* it* *J\S ruj;pii;iin;m^u ?jj i regular road tax payments, wlii will to this extent increase the fu for road working. The one hundr thousand recommended hy t grand jury will be in addition the amount asked for by the coun commissioners. Suppose the mei lx*rs of the legislature should rcga the recommendation of the grai jury as a substitute for the amou asked for and included in t estimate of county expenses the county commissioners ai pass the act authorizing the vi upon the question of issui bonds for the purpose of road buil ing and upon the presumption tli the vote of the county would bo favor of issuing the bonds, fail include the amount asked for the county commissioners, and t vote of the people should be again issuing bonds for this purpose, tin the county would he without fun for public roads, as no provisi< had been made. We would respe< fully suggest that the given to the commissioners as ask< for and see how judiciously tli use it in road building, before e trusting them with one hundr thousand, as we do nrt. commissioners have displayed go< ~ .. 41 i! J juuftuivuv hi Hbwmpung w gnu and macadamize a road without tl aid of a first class, expert civil ei gincer, liecause hundreds of thou ands of dollars might he spent no material or permanent good 1 a person who has no seicntil knowledge of a transit followed 1 a level, consequently it would be ease of expense without prolit < benefit. We are opposed upo principle to the issue of bonds f? sueli purposes by a vote of the pe< pie, unless the vote he confined t the tax payers, then only in cas< of absolute necessity. We ratlu favor a direct tax for road buildin purposes. Road building under tl; old system and manner of workin gave better results than that no' practiced, unless the use of the roa machinery and grading were in th hands and under personal supei ?- i?. iniuM ui unf nu muy uiKierwioO' the work, as it is perfect folly for person to undertake to do a piece e work unless fully acquainted witl the proper mode of doing it, thu involving a loss of time and money THE SOWING OF SPRING OATS. Some Common Errors into Which Farm ers Fall-Poultry PointersBalanced Rations for Cows. [Charles Petty, in I'rohressive Parmer. A wise rotation, a gradual deepening of the soil, and sowing small jrain is the foundation of successful farming. The best time to sow >ats is < >ctober 15 to December 1, Init it can be done until March. There are no oats that are specially iviliter or spring oats. Some varieics are more easily killed by cold ban others. All, even the hardiest, ire often killed when sown broadast or put in with a wheat drill. Hie tcnderest will stand the hard st winters if put in with a drill in he open furrows. These arc genrul principles. Now, there is not nough small grain sown in all the otton counties to inaugurate a dcirahlc rotative system. Since the niddle of December the ploughs lave l>een standing still on account f rain. l>et every farmer sow all is spare land in oats. He has mill March in to do this work. The xiner it is done the better, proided the ground is dry enough to reak and harrow. If you wish a xid yield of heavy gruiu tow th<^ f?Wtf. ?????? jn Applur or lied Rust Proof, Southid cm-grown seed. The Brest, or rjj ninety-day, oats are the earliest and well suited for bottom land, for they will come off the first week of June, in time for acorn crop. The Georgia Gra/.ing oats and other similar varieties make much straw, 1 " but the grain is light. The advanirt tage of planting the early varieties of is that they will ripen June 5 to 15, ed giving time enough to sow cowpcas. Il0 Land that, with the aid of 200 to . 350 pounds of fertilizer to the acre, 10 will make 1,000 pounds of seed 1UI cotton, will make 25 to 30 bushels ng of oats and a ton and a half of pealie vine hay. The cost of the two crops will be about half the cost of a cotton crop. ,r^* Do not use amnioniated fertilizers G- with oats, but if nitrogen is wantis ing apply 50 to GO pounds of nitrate 0f of soda from March 20 to April 15, j and run a smoothing harrow over . the land, so as to cultivate the oats and level the ridges. Mix GOO of pounds of 11 per cent acid and 100 he pounds of Kainit and apply 150 to eh 300 pounds to the acre with the I oats. It is better to put 500 pounds, for the peas will need all that is not required by the oats. to CONCERNING THE SOUTH CARO ity UNA UVt MUlft ASMJIIAIIUN. n rd Interest Taken by the Land and Indusv\ trial Department of the Southern nt Railway Company. he 7. i Washington, I). y. Jan. 12, 1000. 1 Mr. II. II. Kawl, Secretary, >tc s. C. Live Stock Association, ng Dear Sir: I thank you for the information ^ concerning the proposed annual ! meeting of the South Carolina Live 111 Stock Association, to be held in the to Y. M. C. A. Building, Columbia, by S. C., on February 8th and Oth, he 100G. It will be to the advantage of 6 every farmer and land owner in cn South Carolina to attend the nieetds ing. Those unable to attend should an join the Association and give the splendid work you are doing their , moral influence as well as their tix naneial assistance. South Carolina is an excellent ey stock raising section. "More live ? > wt/w'L" nrtrl l?iU/>r eln/iV ct.u.b" i should bo the motto of evory farmer whether ha Wa truck, fruit ov ?otinterested in this important indus)d try. le I expect to see the time when lie train loads of live stock will he shipped out of every county of n~ South Carolina. It can be done, s* and will be done, if those directly ( to interested will only give the subject ,y merited attention. , K. I recall some months ago seeing , Jive stock shipped into South Caro- | W linn. This is entirely wrong; it is i a false economy. South Carolina can ( >r produce all the meat necessary for ] ,n home consumption and have several j )r million dollars worth for shipment to profitable markets beyond the , limits of the State. j ? f see your programme includes > ^s subjects pertaining to the raising of g >r horses and mules, dairy and beef ^ cattle, hogs, sheep and goats, poul- t try, etc. I 10 'We hope you will have a splendid K meeting* a meeting that will create q iv increased interest in the live stock c d industry, and that every citizen of 0 South Carolina will either directly t or indirectly be peculiarly benefitted ( thereby. Yours truly, M. V. Richards, a I.and and Industrial Agent, ft !, METHODISTS TO BUILD A NEW CHURCH. r< i. 1st Quarterly Conference Held?New Methodist Church Will be Built This 11 Year-New Depot About Ready For s Use- Colored Man Injured In Saw u Mill-Short Locals of Interest. \v Jonesville, Jan. 22.?The iirst quarterly conference for this charge ) will l>e held at the Methodist par sonagc today. Rev. J. W. Kilgo, 111 1 presiding elder, was present. The A . presiding elder preached at the 01 1 Methodist church last night from A , the text, "Arise, let us go hence," the words of our Saviour ;if recorded r in the Rook of John. The sermon v' was a good one and was afong the 1 line of progress and aggressiveness Ci along all lines. The l>oaril of stew- ht ards raised the salary of Bro. Camak one hundred dollars above last vi year. J. W. Scott and J. L. Mc- w< Whirtcr were elected delegates to the next district conference which vii will 1T?I -.-.IX** r, ..... uv .iv.ii ii> i/iiiuu, uuu U . XI. D. Harris iiiul M. C. Gault wore elected wi alternates. The next quarterly con- fu ference will be held at Bogansville. The Methodists here arc talking wi , of building a new church which they hope to lie able to do this year ofl hut the matter is just beginning to pri take shape, hut it will lie worked steadily on until a now, handsome, up modern church will supersede the an present one. The Times was in ed ; orroy lo$t wclfc wheu it Said a pcti- mi || See our Vici b going for Iff Our Satin Ca m just $1. ||f Never have y || working g? waterpro || at $5. I Mutua tion was being circulated to rais i 1 -- - kj uumi a new Methodit church in Joncsville. The new depot has not bcei christened yet, but it is likely to b lone this week. Some freight i being received in the new depot while the agent and the office i itill in the ware house building tha iias been used for a depot since tin ire last summer. A colored man, named Garfieh \nderson, who was working at Mr 1. J. Black's saw mill near Jones ,'ille last week, was caught in th< imall belting about the carriage ant vas rolled and twisted around sev ral times, and was badly bruised >ut not dangerously hurt. Mr. C. R. Ixmg, who has beer lifite ill for some time is up and ut again and is looking well. Mr. I'. W. Lemaster, who hat teen confined to his room since last )ctober, has lately improved so as o be able to come to Joncsville. Miss L. P. Barton, who succeeded liss Leila Lambright as stenographer for the Joncsville Mfg. Co. has csigueu, and Miss Maud Kelly, of Lei ton, lias succeeded her. Mr. E. L. Eison has been spendlg a few days with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh T. Little, of partanburg, spent Sunday with ic family of Mr. J. E. Lindsey. Mrs. Addic B. llanies spent last eek in Gaffney with relatives. Mrs. J. J. Littlejohn visited her ither at Asbury last week. Mr. J. J. Littlejohn attended the looting of Soft Yarn Spinners in tlanta last week, and was elected ic of the vice presidents of the ssoeiation. Mr. J. K. Rush, of Midway, unn., is on a business trip to Joneslie. I Rev. II. K. Ezell and Rev. 1). E. imak filled their respective pulpits | jiun/iunjf morning. Mr. Gary Hailc, of Newberry, sited relatives in Jonesvillo last ;ek. Mr. T. S. Garner, of Atlanta, sited relatives here last week. Mrs. 1 lassie Osnient, of Pacolct, 11 move to Jonesvillo in the near ture. G. C. Perrin, Jr., spent Sunday tli his parents in Union. The K. of P. Iiodge here installed iecrs last Tuesday night for the csent year. E. T. Kelly is in his new office stairs in the Allium building, d ho has a neat and well furnishoftiCe, and is ready to write icli insurance. Telephone. lues in Men'; HANAN Shoe that ?hape, quality or co % le TILT Shoe is real l=shaped and proves and $4. MB is the best and Jnion for $2 and $2.1 Cid and Box Calves $1.50. If is a hummer with ou seen such a con shoes, many of ther of, prices start at $ )URS FOR BUSINEJ 1 Dry Qo( n. HA-OUV, Manas :! REM< J = i \S[ We have moved ^ Hardware, Croc furnishings, etc. j some new Towi %J[ where we occupy & store. Our aim i ,| 2 one of the finest l 2 city, and "Fair Di 5J[ Prices" is our mo , ^ see us whether y< 1 & or not. ! | OETZEL H AR i IT IS WHAT YOU SAVE. 1 1 THAT MAKE! % There are 365 days in a yen H and it will leave 313 worki SS you save each working day &3 you will at the end of five 3 I WJ pur^aay l^riiyears M l 00 || || || 5 years 1 &=0 1 50 || |? || 5 years I P 2 00 " " " 5 years 8 J9 Did you ever have that f?et ACCOUNT and see your bal fifi each week? If not start on< THE PEOPL bbk' > Shoes! I has no equal || mfort, $5 and |? snappy, dur- 11 j j KvR > sausiactory, 4 > 11 most popular ggs >o. Eg that are now || solid bottoms 11 lplete stock of |jj n guaranteed Ha ? 11.50 and stop || >ds Co. I jQf J& Jffi d& d& 0 DVAL; \ 9 I our stock of A kery, Kitchen W ,, to the Hand- ? isend Building, S a large double ^ s to make this ? t stores in the jl ^ ealings and Fair ? tto. Come and % 3U want to buy ^ * tDWARE CO. | & 9r*r*ror*r*r*r0ia NOT WHAT YOU EARN, g > WEALTH. 1 ir. Take out 52 Sundays m ng davs in a year. If Si the following amounts, || ^ears have g| Amount Interest Total o Deposited Earned Amount MB 78 25 0 49 84 74 jH 15(j 50 12 98 169 47 W 284 75 19 46 254 21 MB 313 00 25 94 838 94 ?2 391 25 32 42 423 69 469 50 38 95 508 41 |g 626 00 51 88 677 88 gfi 782 50 64 85 847 35 H ,IYo ir. 97 28 1,271 03 &S ,565 00 in 1 A94 70 gg ,956 25 162 13 3H m !,847 50 194 55 2,542 Do ? ,738 75 226 98 2,965 73 1,130 00 259 40 3,389 40 W ffig of having a ftj? B lance grow a little j/7\ M e at once with i ESBAy?^.W |