The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, April 20, 1906, Page 4, Image 4
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UNION, S. C., APRIL *J<>, IPOS.
It is cstimctcd that 1.?HM),fKK> immigrants
will lie allowed to land in
this country through the authorities
at 101 lis Island. Patrick Henry's
"three millions of people" hegin
to look small.
Our State Superintendent of Kdueition,
Hon. (). II. Mjirtin, is eminently
right when he emphasizes
the need of improving our common
s-h'Mtls, (v-peeially the rural schools.
It should he an established fact that
every country community, however
remote, has a first class common
school. Hotter school houses, better
equipment for these schools,better
paid teachers and longer school
terms arc some of the needs. 1'at'ontly,
wisely and persistently we
should strive for the advanceimnt
*?t* our common schools.
It is the duty of every man to
see to it that he contributes his
sh ire towards making his home a
cheerful and happy place. Too
many men regard their homes as
''repair shops.'' They suppose
they may with impunity manifest
aioun 1 their own fireside all the
pent-up irritation that the hu.-y ?lay
has left tl.em. This is all wrong.
It is most of all an injustice to the
patient wife and affectionate children.
They deserve kindness as
much as do others. Besides, a
man robs himself of the peace and
comfort of home when he thus forgets
what is due his family.
It is the same old story of bloodshed
and murder that the papers
constantly bring to us. The everread
v nistol in the hands of some
drunken l>ully continues to do it<!
work. IIow long will such conditions
continue? .) list as long as mean
whiskey is within the easy reach of
such irresponsible characters the
deadly work will go on. Just as
long as our people maintain the attitude
of indilYerence to the enforcement
of law we need expect no improvement
of conditions. Ju-t as
long as men in high station- violate
the law with impurity the ignorant
and vicious may he expected to continue
their deadly slaughter.
The conviction of (Ireen and (!aynor
last week and their being sentenced
to the penitentiary will have1
a salutary elTect upon the state of
morals of men in high places of
trust. W hen high as well as lowfeel
the stern fury of violated lawthere
will he created a wholesome
respect for law. It is just here that
our weakest point in the law's ad
ministration ha- neon telt. IJmh
and influential people have too often
been allowed to trample the
laws under their feet and yet go on
their way unmolested, while poor
and ignorant men have suffered the
full penalty of their wrong deeds.
(Jood for Judge Specr and the Savannnli
jury.
S1STEM AS A CO-PARTNER.
If you would lighten your tasks,
work systematically. Nothing is
gained by sporadic effort. Time
and nerve force are wasted, and results
are far smaller when system
docs not enter a man's activities.
The man of business, the professional
man?indeed, every one that
desires to accomplish large results
without too great tax?must take
system in as a co-partner. The (
average house wife might learn \
much that would he a blessing to j
her if she formed this relationship I
with system. The farmer finds in ! <
it one of his richest assets. Preach- i
ers, lawyers and doctors could in j
many directions double their ac- |
cnnplishel results if system entered j
into their lives. It is the systcmat-'j
ie worker that piles up finished jj
work. It is, strange as it may!;
seem, the systematic worker that
has most time to play. Besides, he
w rks longer and plays longer for
tV reas? n that he lasts longer.
SPIRIT OF UNREST.
The spirit of unrest that is a '
marked characteristic of our age is^
a condition to be deplored. It is
true that the present age is not the 1
only one in the history of humanity '
1! 1 WHICH llils i:;:? utfii iiiuiiife-tcd.
It is in 11:? nature of imperfect
human heings that the evil
is rooted, and men of all times and 1
nation:- have heen under its sway. '
lint the i>resent age reveals an intensily,
a feverish anxiety, a wild '
scrambling for one knows not what '
that no other ago of the world has
ever shown. It does a man good 1
t > pull himself together and take 1
time enough to calmly consider his 1
own folly in this matter. Nodouht '
this spirit of unrest serves a good '
purpose in the world. It is a goad (
that has driven men to attempt great- \
er and hotter things. l?ut this result 1
attains only when a readjustment '
follows the mental agitation it produces.
We come to feel that the
fretting and fuming do not form '
any necessary part of our real prog- 1
IVS5S % hut that it is just, hy these :
conditions that the highest success '
is made impo.-sihlo of attainment. '
The enormous waste of energy re- '
suiting from such a mental state '
produces a paralysis that brings (
failure and not success.
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THE JOY OE LIVINO.
A man is a whole world within (
himself, lie is a world that cm- :
braces heaven or hell. This world
within is real for it is throbbing with
vitality. The soul under the dominion
of evil is a yawning pit,large
enough to hold myriads of devils.
The soul under the dominion of the ,
good is peopled with myriads of an- j
gels. The evil heart is to be pitied,
for it rejoices in none of the sweetest
and best things of life. To be
swayed by envy and ruled by bitterness
is to cat bitter fruit continuously.
There is nothing worth
while in a life under such sinister
influences. To walk in the way of
sineeritv :md righteousness is to
journey along phasant highways.
The sweetest flowers bloom for such
si soul, and shed for him their sweetest
fragrance. He holds communion
with the Invisible through the glo- j
ries and beauties of the visible. He
plucks the sweetest (lowers that
bloom along life's highway and instinctively
shuns the noxious weeds
and cruel thistles. Something is
out of joint in a life that begins a
d iy with the feeling of dread. 1
Something is wanting in a life that
conies to a day's end with heavy
heart and thankless. Many are aware
th it things are not as they should
be and so they are constantly seeking
to remedy the condition by cor- 1
reeling the environments. Theouter
life is the one in which these people
hope to Iilid what they seek.
Hut they are seeking in vain. The .
kingdom within has the secrets of
lite. Let tin' Ii?-art he right and the '
lift' must he happy. Tin-re i> no
real happiness in the fellowship of ^
darkness ami there is no sorrow in
the fellowship < if 1 i^111 .
PROSPERITY AND ITS DANGERS. 1
Kvcry patriotic man rejoices at
the abounding prosperity which has
come to the South, and close oh- i
servers believe that we are upon the
borderland of vastly greater advancement
than is now apparent. <
One of the pleasing ami helpful signs '
of the times is the redemption of. 1
lands hitherto lying waste. A trip i
over almost any portion of our conn-: i
ty will reveal the fact that the farm- I
ors are expanding. Neglected hill i
sides and neglected portions of land i
arc being terraced and put in prop-1 ]
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r shape for improvement. New,
vire fencing is now a common sight
is one drives along the country road. !
IVt fields, brought to a high state
if cultivation arc coming to be far
more common than formerly. Evidences
of thrift appear about our
farmhouses that were entirely wanting
a few years ago. A trip along ;
my line of railroad in our state will '
-how marvelous growth in the towns .
and cities. New houses,newly painted
houses and buildings, public and
private arc everywhere in evidence.
New enterprises are everywhere
springing up. All of these things !
reveal the fact that our people have
already fallen upon good times with
a ssurances of even hotter to come. !
It is a pleasing prospect that presents
itself and everyone rejoices,
aver it. Hut it is well enough to
ask: "What are we to do with our ,
wealth?" Perhaps it might be asked:
"What is our wealth to do with
lis?" Wealth that occupies the place
if servant is a blessing; wealth oe- :
copying the place of master is a ty- !
rant that if heartless, disgusting
iml dangerous. Perhaps the great- |
st danger to our country today lies
just here. Many men who showed '
ip well in meagre circumstances:
ire aide to make but a sorry show j
tvhen they enter upon a prosperous ;
path. Nations that have perished :
Tom the earth found their decad- '
mee and death as a resultant of
tbused wealth. What are we to do
f we would serve the best ends with
>ur money? We must continue, to '
"put the man above the dollar."
We must keep ever before us the
highest ideals and aims. We must j
i?<lurate our children, we must build j
schools, colleges, libraries and bos- j
pital. We must turn much of our
money into church houses and their :
proper equipment. We must forjver
insist that every man and his
children shall have their chance.
Especially must we educate our gi'ls,
they must have the best that is to
bo had so that they may be fitted
for the responsibilities of the management
of the house and the rearing
of children. We must cultivate
ind cherish our home life. Into all
muttt enter a "wholosbnlic mud hearty
reverence for Clod. The one book
that has done most for our civilization?
the Bible?must not he a neglected
book. A nation without >
faith is already dead.
THE AUTOMOBILE AND GOOD ROADS.
The fast-moving automobile dash
ing along the country highway '
startles many a horse and mule 1
into unwonted activity. This sud- ,
ilen and unusual activity on the ;
part of the hithcr-to docile animal '
often tills the heart of tho owner ;
with a feeling of resentment against
the whole automobile tribe. It is !
annoying, there is no doubt of it,
hut there is one compensating fact
that when well understood, is more
than sufficient to make amends for 1
the inconveniences. It is this: the
automobile is a forerunner of better
roads. It creates a demand 'for
good roads and emphasizes ttye bad
roads in a way that shows them up
in all their badness. The question j
i>t good roads is a very vital one.
It is only half understood how great !
the benefits of good roads and how !
grievous the loss from had ones. 1
People realize that land near the !
larger towns is of more value than i
that whieh lies in remote localities, j
If you reduce the distance scparat- j
ing the towns and such localities,
you increase the value of such lands. '
A farm four hours away with had
roads is brought to perhaps one !
hour away with good roads. A 1
man traveling in a l uggy from the !
i-iglit mile post out on the Padgett's
Creek road took live and one half
hours to make it from there to !
1'iiion. The mud was in many
places up to the axles of the hmrev I
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and almost the whole distance had
to he made in a walk. The horse
was greatly fagged, the huggy was
L'overed with mud and the rider
worn and weary. This is an extreme
ease, for the trip was made
in tin; worst winter weather. J?ut
it is jnst that time that much of the
hauling and most of the travelling
must he done. Upon macadamized
oads that five and and one half
lours would have been but one
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hour. There would have been less
wear and tear upon horse, buggy
and rider. When the roads arc in
the bad condition they were at the j
time that trip was made it was a
matter of impossibility for loaded
waeons to make the trio. F.von
when in less hopeless condition
there is a great loss. Often the
fanner hitches four mules to a waggon
to haul as many bales to market.
The same team could haul
eight bales with greater ease if the
roads were tirst class. There is
again this loss to the farmer: When
the ground is wet and all kinds of
farm work is at a stand still, there
is but one barrier to hauling, and
that is the bad roads. If the roads
were good there would always be
this line of activity opened to him.
Wood, cotton, produce?in fact,
everything that the farmer has to
put on the market?could be as
easily handled in Jhe wet season as
in the dry. Guano could be hauled
while the ground was too wet to
plough. The two or three months
of enforced idleness on the farm
could thus be reduced to the mini- mum.
It is not unreasonable to
say that with good rock roads radi
siting from Union to Locklmrt,
Jonesville, Cross Keys, Broad River
and Carlisle, the land value of
Union County would be increased
immediately fifty per cent, it certainly
would not cost half as much
as all the lands in the County are
worth to do this work. It could
not be done in si day or a year. |
But it could he done by degrees and
the day'will come when it will he
done. There is yet another side to
this question. With good roads
and good horses the farmer is no
longer isolated. I It? is brought in
close touch with his neighbors. ,
J lis social privileges are multiplied.
It is easier for him to get the doctor
when members of the family need
a physician. JI is church attenance
is made less difficult. In every way
one looks at the matter, good roads
are easily seen to be of great value.;
80 then, let the automobile come,
even if it docs cause some inconvenience.
It is another force brought
to tear upon the securing of good
roade. '
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