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I jjjf^Eat Morp L I Mw&SfftSAs I _ I Earn More a H because a well-nourished body ' 111 W has greater productive capacity. M j|| Thus you will also be able to . || | Save More ' , I ^ because for value received there 58 I is no *^g&d so economical as I III Uneeda Biscuit m W CC In a dust tight, w , fll moisture proof package. Am IL NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY J IS TRY ONE OF OUR GENUINE ? | OLIVER CHILLED TORN PLOWS | a ^ ** AND IF YOU ARB NOT SATISFIED RETURN 9 <| SAME AND GET YOUR MONEY. W A UNION HARDWARE COMPANY. | *| HARDWARE LEADER, UNION, S. C. || !"=" BOBO, -X UNDERTAKER AND EMBALMER. FULL LINE OF COFFINS ANDCASKETS ALWAYS ON HAND || Hearse or Undertakers Wagon sent anywhere. m Calls answered any hour. Prompt aud Good H ' Service. Fair Dealinn to *" LIM. W. BOBO, I I UNDERTAKER AND EMBALMER. H ' | COME! | B And see us at our new home at H fl the old stand of B 1 cr"j 1 HARRY AND BELK. 1 SU |w. H. BURRIS.ll B Hlll'lil'i I~" - ! Mill 111 IIH mil |"i or p( ? ?laws + - 1 sure 3 f Sash, Doors, wI^K// Blinds and W\J Building Material ^\|pl? b>"?wI *0 OROUt BY HAIL FROM 1 South ( L COLUMBIA LUMBER & MFG. CO, COLUMBIA. 3. fc ^ 'oUTHERN MlWrt JWW- "j AND ITS tlooblU Prp^ident Finley Holds Meeting Atfanta---f reighE and P-assenger! ?, Officials Consult. I The r<f~^?tatives of the i-wlxiidc?. m !ruary I3thl at the r<SMF0{ PrVSWntlf; Finley, who addresserthem in part asj1^ follows: V v* j, jj Your duties bring you into peYsonljf |?j and daily contact with t^e pcopl^h^mg? rr the lines of the Southerti railway, and )IT I as one who has tilled .positions which some of you are now tilling, propose j, ' to speak to you briefly of the relations [s of freigflt and passenger agents t,o theltl public. Your duties are of a two-fold! nature. You owe duties to the rkH?J0 way company by which you are employ-] i ed and you owe duties to the public.^, I These double duties do not in any way^j 'result in conflict or divided allcgianteJ>e /f!^VM^BKIves the rai,way best \vUrj ^^Knuhlic best. .Jv series 0fl\ccrs of a rai|\viftg lhe V|Tunate1y, too ^w-opua^Pl have, unfOfr L'm ? - - ?* "'i'1 ulUwt i arc dcjN^nent upon tb^T roacl for transportation services. The 1. : man having business relations with thr? road, as a rule, comes into persdmbl contact with the 1 -cal .representative! _ of the traffic and operating depart-'., ments. The polices of the railwSy are ,, i formulated and napped out by the ^ general officers, hit the ?f>phcation of, ^ these policies tr spi^c transactions j ^ must he-entrust.'! ?i the niawi tCKmen w" in the field. n follow! then, that yo? have in a substantial slnse reputauou oi the Southern RV'N^,ior iair and just??leahn^ - \ /7ic W hether the company Nc<vj(- )%x -J your a11itu.It^TIiwar<T! I the public and upon your treatment of those doing business with the road. It is of supreme importance, therefore, that you. who daily come into intij mate personal contact with the public, ? j should bear in mind constantly that it 'is the unvarying policy of the cotnpa* ny to he just and fair to all alike,?to t the small shipper and the occasional t traveler as well as to the largtf shipper and the regular traveler; that you f, should be perfectly frank in all busi- tl jucss dealings; that you should always 1 be ymsiderate and patient, and that you b , sfionld do all in your power to makV it the services of tlie? road satisfactory r< i to tho-.e for whom they arc performed p, Ml glasses of the public should b. "1 inlands should not be dismissed with afar curt refusal, lie may not know that m< what he asks is either impossible or uniea>i.liable, and a few words of frank <jd explanation pointing out to him whyjno his wisiies cannot be complied with I ( >cmi mm away a friend of the Wei load instead of a faultfinder. While Qii everything possible should be done for at lie accommodation of those doing bus-1 ness with the road, care should be ! xercised not to promise the inipossi-j le in the way of facilities or services, j ' Vlien failure to fulfill such a promise j I'!'* illows, the man who made it may be f,,rc hie to shift responsibility to the op- bljor rating <tr some other department or '"^ nicer, but the damage done to the I |<,on -putatioii of the road cannot be easily ti inedied. Questions that-seem to you "iaM i>.- trivial may ',o considered of much 3| portance by the persons asking them , ,.,,,*1 d they should be answered with pa-1 HxtJ nee and courtesy. f ow ... ... , , *. % ?P"ii?i I lie eltioiency of the servife as <i ~c> M ole depends upon the efticiet^^* of nmffl li official and employee. livt*ry antl^ lit should study his duties in detail pj.,'!,,', should understand thoroughly just ca?es it lie is to do in any contingency hl/s i t may arise. He should then neg- ^ no detail of hi> duties, however nportant it may seem to him, for jf /riot, matter how carciully and minutely whale: rs may be prescribed by the gen- *hay '* officers, the neglect of some appa- iWq| ly niiimr^jUuml may lead to se > or p<3?sibly to disastrous results. Afll | ven more importance than a care- est' ,i. ? ! vjince of dutiyS prescribed by 111\^3sail ompany is obedicni^to"Iaw. Many | tested, ic relations between the railways and all the public arc now regulated by w'" 111:1 ral and State statutes, and -every j \(|mr il and employee of the Southern Hodg ray company must understand that j _ siness affairs are to be conducted , Jrr times in strict accordance wftji *f V iws of the land. No transaction ^ 'aetice that is forbidden by the 11 can be permitted, and as I am i 41 * .'ou all understand, there must be1 M sort to evasio'n of any kind. R representatives of the Southern; V\ no ;iy company you should bear in1 ^flat all times the basic fact that i terests of the railway ana of f served by it are identical and Swn*1*' ley are inseparably interwoven. 4HB?'w=: ibvay can prosper only as a re- /HB4I the prosperity of communities l/nlVV h the demand for transportation Yll/7 ased, and the prosperity of the j an continue and can be brought . 1 highest possible level only i adequate and efficient trans- 1 lien every effort is being made ' 1 9 M jfifcply additional facilities and more lielit erjlfts, nothing is tjtore imlaJit that the truth of this should be realized by men P\7CS of f>u??nes8. When once fidjMt'ty of interests is thoroughly rfei^\?d the rai,roat,s of the South a^e fVeople will be brought together ^iore Harmonious co-operation for development of the natural rejces of tbe South and for the exof al) lines of industry. The i jLu^^^JmVht aiul passenger delrff,,c/itlng about this mutual good I landing and this harmonious coration for the upbuilding of the itory traversed by the lines of the ipany. Your careful attention to wants of the people and your conirate treatment of everyone having iness with the road will serve as a istant object lesson of its interest the individuals and communities ng its lines. ily personal experience convinces .^hat the people as a rule are fairhJcIKi^uI when fully informed can rcUcduTT*>*ito deal justly with the insportation mVnj-ests. X feel sure that it is only necessary l^rirect your attention to the fraporoi yVMIl ifl.VlHH-! \{\ ic, tu be away from his lovely little nietlie bad loved so long. When he d.?Mania,*good-bye; don't be uneasy out the company I shall keep, for >us will be my companion," off lie: int. thinking of the days when he ?pUl hear the burdens of his mother I 10 was now bearing his so faithfully, j ter reaching his place of schooling i learned he could help himself some i doing some work in the .afternoons ! lere he boarded. Hoys would laugh j him, but that did not check him in t least. Fred felt sure lie had obeyed fall which lie had obeved before r'ft iiis mother. mv mother! feels greatly rewarded Ik- long toil and patient waiting, fmuse he ha- helped to send anner messenger to tell the old, old 5?ry oi Jesn- and his love. West Springs News, .'est Springs, Feb. jy?It seems ha "gentle spring" ii/not here yet. hoglt we thought -</ tor a few days. ' \\l heartily agr/c with the editor hat the most disgusting tiling before lie eading pu1j)fic is the details oi the liar trial. SAich stutY as this should e stppresse^T l'eople Tire condemning creryw'v^re, and yet they will palmile afnd read it jvtsl the same. If viple-Avould come together and say. d'e/ ill not read such stutt," the pubelcot,lined to their homes wilier, n'ster ?!is?.t* Mr. W. ,\. Lancaster, who has been ite ill a; his |j.,ni0 m.ar (jjbbs, is w much improved. Dwing to the inclemency of tile' ather on last Saturday evening. IVof.! nkscales did m.t deliver hi-, lecture j 1'OgansviIIc. Mix This at Home. he following simple home-made' "re ,s s:"'! to readily relieve and ine .b a"k 'rrm ,<l'v???,atism In I , Kl,hieys to Idler front the ?<l and system all the urio acid and 'm,'X WasU' "Wtcr. relieving i stun symptoms as backache, weak c>s and bladder and 1,1,??l diseases i > it. as n doesnt cosi ?...-u - i ? M.IIV II I<> aim is said to be absolutely I 11!ess t-? the stomach, it the following harmless ingrediI ifont any good pharmacy: Fluid' Wet Dandelion, one-halt jounce; pound Kargon. one ounce*; Coin i d Syrup Sarsaparilla, three nuncMix by shaCtng well in a bottle, take a teaspoonful alter each .meal i again at bedtime. L t is simple mixture is said to A c j ]>t relief, and tlure are very of Rheumatism and Kidney trout will fail to cure promptly, e are all harmless, every-dav] , and your druggist should keep ? in the prescription department;1 I have him order them front the' tale drug houses for you, rather ' til to use this, if you are afflicted, j lice to Debtors and Gredlton 1 persons holding claims against ate of Mrs. Mary E. Hodge, dearc hereby notified to present ( ie to the undersigned, duly at- I ? within tli?? ..required by law.! fog persons indebted t?> said estate 1 ke settlement with me. Jas. (j. Long, Jr., of Estate of Mrs. Mary E. e, Deceased. 7-M GjPf ton't Push3 S 'he horse can draw the JIftfflj d without help, if you pi luce friction to almost / WB k( thing by applying IMS liceTAxteJwj s gGrea.se >j13 M j to the wheels. / W \yfl by No other lubricant ever made T Jm&ill ati< wears so long f ySMU h id saves so much j N wer. Next time f . J, t Axle Grease. a lard OH Co. gtf ;,L. lM*rp?nM V __ \ i ^ THEY DON'T DIE | Without question the Trust Company is , better fitted to perform the exacting ^ ditties of Executor and Trustee than the private citizen. GOOD TRUST COMPANIES DONT DIE. THE NICHOLSON BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, Union, S. C. ^%mf5flP^ICHOLSON, JOHN A. FANT. Ill \ PRESIDENT. VICE-BRESIDENT. GEORGE (VPERRIN. M. A. MOORE, * ASSISTANT CASHIER.^/ fACAR LOAD OF| (ORGANS J Jhe finest ever shipped to Union, will be here in a "t Ja*L-dyS. . Sep thpm jf^ ft. .y- g ing. There is a great saving by buying Organs in g" Car-load lots and our customers shall have the ben- "r efit of it. We will also have five fine W H 31 1 UPRIGHT PIANOS | ( 2 At one half the regular price is. # .Let Us Figure With You j S UNIUN SUPPLY COMPANY, E |[ J. H. SPEARS,jMANAGER, [S fa jfstfrifs ^rs>%Jr ezu^ * %.^^Pr fc/W *.^E* TX f.ittirfl,tMtaH WiT'W - . ? -).Vt*? - - U ? IOARDEN SEED. | |J5 New and select variety. >Ve are prepared to sup- R J ply your wants in the seed line. jR |K Full line Stock and Poultry Powders. Now is the (R $ time to give them. <R i fR Save your tickets and get the beautiful set of $ Silver Tableware we are giving away?26 pieces. $ 5 THE RlCElDRUG CO. g /UNDERTAKING; % meM'^'hFTJ has cl,3rge of thls depart- 1 t the line Jl m<lnyf yeai? exPe"ence in 2 t ine "ne. We can furnish any kind of % * \ COFFIN OR CASKET J % On short Notice. We also havo RnL>* Xr t VUWU UV. Jk ft uui Dcsi attention is given to this Department. * J; Can furnish Burial Wagon or Hearse as required. ? % Respectfully, * I TURNER k MAYFIELD. j \ * ?^^THEBEST # COTTON jj KjJHk >r2S9H I Recently Enlarged It la a won known fact that cotton, I I 2C OOO M*?W Wnrde any other crop, produced with Vlr- I I 63,VUU ?eW TT OrOS inn enrolina KertuizorH win briny I New Gmsetteer of the World e highest poaajhl? prlco on the mar- I wilh more than 2ft nro *<? ? it. Make healthy, strong, well-de- | I i?.?iloped, early ootton. with *> ' iio -- - * ' ? umo, uued oo the ..mi census returns. ..owu i iiu iruit limbs at the base as N#w Biographical Dictionary , )U asall the way unto tbovervtop containing tho names of over 10,000 noted ( d tip ends of tho branches of the persons, data of birth, death, etc. tton plants, by liberally using .. ^ ? ? " ?r? Is i r ' it c.^!n. Edited livW.T.HATtRIS.Ph.D.,L"L.1>^ Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers. United Stutes Commissioner of Education. | rhey oontain all the materials noces- 2380 Quarto Pales ry to supply to your land the elo- :<?w Pi*u??. sooo fiiiianiim UUk Had lata, ints which have been taken from It . , . ? ? repeated cultivation year after year. INeeaOdin Every H nma eso fertilisers will greatly "increase ? 1 i ur yields per acre." Accept no sub- Also Wshstsr's Colls gists Dictionary tute from your dealer. ine P?r?*. woo lUutrstioaa. VIrgtala-Cafollna Chemical Co. Regular Edition T*I0*?H laches. 8 bladings. Ichmond. Va. Atlanta. Oa. De Lu*? Editlon6K,iH?i51l?. Pri?uaf,o? orfolk. Va, Bavanoah, Oa. I '"m" ,.in^MW. payer. ? ti.Ji.p. urham. N.C. Montgomery, Ala. I PRfciE, -DlcUoBsrrWrlakUa."U)aiiratodpaaphlsta. harleston,B. O. Memphis,i^onn. I . ? MgnnTAU altlmorc, Md. Shroveport, La. I G. O b. MLRRIAM CO,, ^^obnh^ers^Ep^rlasfieild^Ians.