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THE UNION TIMES' ============= ( PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY by the UNION TIMES COMPANY BACHELOR STREET, OPPOSITE POSTOFFICE. BELL PHONE NO. i. L. M. RICE, ) ? 8. E. BONEV, ----- f Foitoks Registered at the Postoftice in Union, S. C., as second-class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: r f One year $1.00 Six months 50 Three months 25 ADVERTISEMENTS: One square, first insertion ..y<.$1.00 Every subsequent insertion'*. 50 Contracts for three imfnths or longer will l>(? imdp nt Locals insertal^at 81-3 cents a line.' nianuscripts will not be returned. Obituaries and tributes of S respect will be charged for at half rates. UNION, S. C.. JAN. 25. 1907. A number of new names went on the Union Times mailing list this week. Thanks, friends. We are very much gratified that you have thus favored us. * * * The governor of Jamaica has a case of big head and little heart. That's why he was so quick to order the American seamen to reembark. It is gratifying to know that the narrow bigotry manifested by this individual is not the spirit of Lngland. # # * We have recently corrected our maililng list. Please glance at your label and see how you stand, li you are behind, kindly favor us with a remittance. We are striving to make the best county weekly in South Carolina. You can help us by sending your subscription money. * * * Several months ago we set about making a high-class county newspaper. We are very much gratified at the success that has attended our efforts. We sometimes feel that the thing has such a "hump" on it that sitting in the sadtile is hard work. But leti t "hump." , We are planning many other improvements. | * * * ?.? .. /-wimi r ???! 11*71 rrccir a Northerner and a millionaire there would have been no howl raised about his attending a service of that negro church in Augusta. He perhaps .ad sincere, earnest desire to be helpful to the negros, and was making observations at close range. He has always manifested a spirit of kindness and helpfulness towards any and every cause that appealed to his mind as being worthy of help. And it must be admitted that he shows a mind ready to receive appeals without number. * * # Some of the anti-dispensary papers that were busy during the last cam paign spreading the unfounded and . silly report that the dispensary was in a bankrupt condition are now frothing at the mouth because the dispensary has paid sixty-three thousand dollars into the school fund and wiped out its indebtedness to the schools. This is a clear case of "damn if you do" or "damn if you don't." We are glad that the dispensary has paid the school fund up in full. If people will drink whiskey, we know of no better purpose to put the money than to educate their children.?Times Democrat. The trouble is, Brother Sims, the whole thing is an ugly business* That's what's the matter. Whiskey selling and whiskey drinking are evil things, and it is no wonder ugly things are said of both evils. * * * Those who know The Times editors will he slow to rh.irtre that thev nre disposed to shut out free and frank discussion, even when a correspondent is out of line with our ideas and policies. We are also slow to take issue with our correspondents. We believe in the free, full privilege of saying what one feels should be said, provided, always that it is said in the spirit of kindness and courtesy. We shall not attempt to say anything upon the article contributed by Miss E. A. Garner, except as it seems to reflect upon Treasurer Bartles. We do not know that it intentionally reflects upon him, and it may be only imaginary on our part. But we feel sure the treasurer of the county has nothing whatever to do with thr hiirh taxes. How could he? His duties are clerical. He carries heavy responsibilities and receives about half as much pay as a man carrying the same responsibilities in private enterprises. The fact is, no county officer, so far as we are able to judge, gets the pay that he should receive. The article prepared by Treasurer Parties was one prepared at our solicitation, and for the readers of The Times. It is full of information, and every citizen of the county should read it. Location of Confederate Monument. 1 i (Continued from Page One.) ; | i * with pride and recall fond memories. , But our thoughts are then first to cen- j j ter upon our dear departed loved ones, , who laid down in the bivouac of to-. night, and were struck down in the j battle of the morrow. , These are the memories which the survivors of the army cherish nearest', their hearts, and with which they go back to their battle fields not as to ] scenes of either triumph or disaster, but as to holy ground on which brave | comrades fell, but fell not in vain. Those dead, those dashing dead, they | have not died ip' vain. Not in vain, , my friends, their wondrous courage and , achievements, Not in vain their high->, est virtue-ot magnificent fortitude; not', in vain jffieir unbought and unpaid ser- \ vice in, (he field ; not in vain did the fa- | ther? die unbounded, as their children , Iprfcd unpensioned; not in vain did they | walk through the dark tragedy of war, , or do they now lie in the dull pantomine of death. < Their deeds were not in vain, be- > cause we who survive shall teach our ( children and thus preserve an heroic \ race of men capable of such sacrifices ( as these men made, and equal to such heroism as may serve "When lapsed ; from virtue, to recall us to ourselves and join us to the eternal God." When we recall our small but peerless army,?from its birth, through its life of arduous toil and danger, to the hour when its unstained sword dropped from its exhausted hano, the words ] of the English poet to the "Fallen Oak" it seems are peculiarly applicable: I "No. stiil 'tis thine, though fallen, im- 1 perial oak. To teach this lesson to the wise and j brave: I' That 'tis far better, over-thrown and |' broke. In freedom's cause to sink into the ' grave, ' Than in submission to a tyrant's yoke. ? Like the vile reed, to bow and be a ? slave." Efforts to draw parallels between the \ great Lee and renowned commanders of former times have always to my , mind been most unsatisfactory. Where, shall we turn to find the peer of our great and pure soldier and hero? Certainly we shall not find one among the I mythic heroes of Homer, nor -hall we | find one among the Grecian command-! ers of a later period, though in the de-I ! votion of the hero of Thermopylae, and the daring of the victor of Marathon. may be found similes tor like j qualities in our hero. But there is too i much of fable and the license of heroic verse in the narrations of their deeds to guarantee their reliability. Alexander, who at the head of his serried phalanxes encountered the effeminate masses of Asia and scattered tlietn like sheep before a ravening wolf, and while sighing for new worlds to conquer could not control himself, but fell a miserable victim to his own excesses. In the march of Hannibal, the great Carthagenian patriot, over the Alps, and his campaigns in Italy, we might find a similarity to General Lee's strategy, but the system of warfare then, the implements of war and lie Tl, wtucfT fiatf neTtfier Laggage norf supply trains, but foraged on the country through which they operated, make such a vast difference that the parallel ceases at the very beginning. Besides, Carthage and Rome were then nearly equal in power, and Hannibal was able to receive reinforcements from Carthage by sea, as the Carthagenians were a great maritime people, and the hostile neighbors to Rome readily furnished him with allies, and auxiliaries. Nor do we find in republican Rome a parallel. Certainlv not in Julius CaeI ~*f t> 1. I.IV siv.uv.n iti iv< Mii.tii Kl'lll'l ai*, | who at the head of the legions of the' "Mistress of the World" over-ran the j countries of barbarians and then turned his sword against the liberites of his own country. We shall search in vain for one among ill the great generals of the whole Roman empire, nor shall we find one among the leaders of the barbaric hordes which over-ran the teriitories of the degenerate Romans; nor in the dark ages; nor among the Crusaders, who under the standard of the cross committed such crimes against religion and humanity; nor among the great chieftians of the middle ages, to advance whose ambitious projects the nations of Europe were, by turns, torn and ravaged. Gustavus Adolphus might be no utir worthy parallel of the great Lee, both Iiii i 1^.1111 I- > lll> jllllllV OI I1IC ilUU tlllseltishness of character, and the comparison has not been inaptly drawn, j but the career of the heroic king of I Sweden was cut short by death in j battle at so early a period and before, ; unlike Lee. he had stood the test of , adversity, that material for completing the parallel arv* wanting. Marlborough has been compared to our great chieftain, but owed his promotion in the first place to the dishonor of his family and the patronage of a debauched favorite of the court. I utterly repudiate the comparison. Besides, Marlborough commanded the armies of the greatest maritime power in the world in alliance with the whole oi Kurope, against France alone. Shall we compare General Lee with the great Napoleon, or hi- successful antagonist, Wellington? True Napoleon was a captain of most extraordinary genius, but success was always necessary to him. As long as victory perched upon his standard he did wondrously well, but could not endure defeat, and the disastrous retreat from Moscow, and the ignominious (light from Waterloo, must always remain j blots on his military escutcheon. Na | poleon played a hold game for empire] i and sell-aggrandizement, regardless of i the lives, liberties or happiness of oth! ers, but was ruined at the lir^t adverse turn of the wheel of fortune. The "Hundred Days" was the la-t desperate effort of a ruined gambler. Wellington was prudent and wise, hut was at the head 01 the armies of ! the "Mistress of the seas," in alliance : with all Europe, against Napoleon and | his waning days, won his chief glory i in a game against the desperate gambj ler, whose last stake was up when he i had all the odds on his side. The "Iron Duke," though worshipped and overwhelmed with honors and riches by the British nation, is no parallel for the great Confederate commander. On this side of the water we may, in some respects, contrast Lee with j Washington, for in their great self command, in their patriotism and in their purity and unselfishness of character, there was striking similarity, hut I ihe military operations of General Lee | were on so much grander a scale than those of Washington and all things being so essentially different, that there i ceases to be any further points of com- \ parison between them. NTor need wie | draw parallels between Lee and oijdead heroes, Sidney Johnson and Jacket son. The career of the former, wh<>se| dawn gave such bright promise, was; cut off so soon that we scarcely knew him. Whoever shall undertake to draw a parallel between General Lee and h/s | ?reat lieutenant, Jackson, for the purpose of depreciating the one or the ither, cannot have formed the remot:st conception of the true character of cither of those illustrious men and congenial Christian heroes. Let us be thankful that we had two such cham-1 [lions, and that in their characters we can furnish the world at large with1 the best assurance of the rightfulness j if the principles for which we fought. { Shall I compare Lee to General j Srant, his successful antagonist? As; veil compare the great pyramid which rears its majestic proportions in the! .alley of the Nile, to a pygmy perched ipon the top of Mount Atlas. No, my friends, it is in vain to seek invwhere for a parallel to the great Lee. Our beloved chief stands like some lofty column which rears its hetd among the highest in grandeur. Simple and sublime, he needs ji?- fcorfowed lustre,?grand and glorious, like the last mountain in the deluge, "unapproachable forever!" How well our great hero performed bis part in the mighty drama the j ivorld knows by heart. 1 he glories of I !iis achievements have been immortalzed in song and story. Emblazoned 11 letters of living light is the name of; lie idol of the Southland. Robert E. j Lee. Described as "A foe without J late, a friend without treachery, a sol-1 lier without cruelty, and a victim with-1 vur murmuring," he was a public | officer without vices, a private citizen without wrong, a neighbor without reproach. a Christian without hypocrisy, j :i man without guilt. He was a Caesar without his ambition, Frederick without his tyranny,! Napoleon without hi> selfishness, and Washington without his reward. He was as obedient to authority as a king./"" He was as gentle as a woman, in lite,! pure; modest as a virgin in thought.' watchful as a Roman vestal, subtnissive to law as Socrates, grand in battle as Achilles. Ideal soldier. stainless gentleman, cold must be the heart that thrills not j at the sound of that magic name. Whepi , the time came for this great man tjb decide where his services must be elf-j listed, we see him struggling with the! mighty problem. On the one side wis all the seductive allurements of position, power and profit. Within his! grasp were all the full realizations of a soldier's fondest dreams, all the glittering prospects of a warrior's ambitious hopes, but spurning position for principle, power for patriotism, the great chieitan moved by that grand precept of his pen, that "duty is the suhhmcst word in our language." linked his destiny with the ConfedertWua# ^esV?' I wnl'go i^n^p'etg^e^sViaffij be my people, thy God shall be my God." The world has had its heroes, who ' in the moment of victory dazzled the ' eyes of their countrymen by the gen- 1 ins oi their actions and the glories of their triumphs, but were I asked the 1 sublimest moment of jjiis idol of the;! South, 1 would answer, not when lie marched triumphantly at the head oil battle, not when the star of the Confed-j eracy was in the ascendant, not when j amid the -houts of victory he rode re-1 splendant at the head of his conquer-1 ing heroes,, but I would take you to' that historic spot at Appomattox, j where the old torn and tattered Hag j was furled, where all the bright hopes j oi his grand band of followers vanish-, ed, and with his great heart throbbing and bleeding for his stricken South-; land, with broken voice and the tears ; | streaming down his noble brow, he addresses the shattered fragments of a lost cause. Mighty in victory, but mightier still in defeat. Ah, my countrvmcn ?in*ti oc T .... born to die." "These shall resist the empire of de-; cay, When time is o'er and worlds have passed away; Cold in the dust the perished heart may j lie, But that which warmed it once can never die." Mr. B. F. Arthur, president of the People's Bank, a gentleman who has from the first starting of the enterprise been one of its most liberal supporters, was selected by the ladies to mark the spot. This Mr. Arthur did in an appropriate way. His speech, though brief, was to the point and was as follows: Veterans, Fellow Citizens, Ladies and School Children: Today we are gathered here to break dirt for the foundation of the Confederate monument, the work of love and loyalty of the noble women of Union county, through the Daughters of William Wallace Chapter. It is with the | greatest pride that this high honor falls It is Fxternal and it That is the story to! monials concerning Gowan's Pne A duty you owo y< have always on hand t External Remedies. Pr den ?lie ready to enterti All Druggist 25c. ar It relieves within 4 Iloutf It cures colds, coughs and ci RICE DR |MMM 1 T0 I OUR We will make Suits, Overcoats DAYS. It doesi prices others mi H YOU CAN P| Haven't the tim la call we will mal 1| will be compelk I SATOK ||s Don't wait ui I MUTUAL 1 SEE 01 upon me, as the first contributor to this glorious cause. This is indeed an eventful day in the history of old Union Court-House, as our beautiful little city was formerly called, and under the very shadow of this old historic hill my ancestors, who were most patriotic, lived and died, and within a stone's throw of this very spot that we mark today my father, who was the clerk of the convention when South Carolina resolved to secede from the "Union," and the late Judge \Ym. Wallace, for whom this Chapter is named, practiced law together, and it is naturally, therefore, a source of special gratification to me that 1 should have the privilege of moving the first dirt for the foundation of this monument to be erected to the memory of the brave heroes of this beautiful Southland, the history of whose struggles and hardships this shaft will commemorate forever, and I repeat the words of that great chieftian. Robt. E. Lee, whose iooth birthday we so appropriately observe today with these exercises: "God bless our women." The patriotic hymn, "America," was sung by the school children. The band played the "Empire State March," ^fier which Rev. Dr. Wardlaw pronounced the benediction, and the gathering dispersed. Every Hour of the Day. i Palmetto Drug Co., the reliable druggists of Union, S. C., are having calls for "HINDIPO," the new Nerve Tonic and Vitalizer. Cures Nervous Debility. Insomnia, Restores Lost Vitality, that they are selling under a positive guarantee. Its merits are becoming the talk of the town atid everybody wants to try it, and why not? It costs nothing if it dont' do you good?not one cent. They don't want your money if it does not benefit you, and will cheerfully refund the money. Try it today. Exterminates? * Id by thousands of testiumonia Cure mrself and family is to i l>ottle of this King of leumoniu comes unbidlin it when it comes, id 50c. and $1.00. i and cures within 4 Days, roup in less time. :i)G co. REDUCEI OTHINfi STOCK ! I * unheard of reduction on all || i and Pants for the next TEN || n't make any difference what || ike you BEAT IT AT THE MUTUAL. 8 le to name prices but when you || ke the price so attractive you 1| i ;d to buy. This Sale begins || m, JANUARY 26. 1 ntil the best things are gone. |P DRY GOODS CO. 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