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THE UNION TIMES 1 ===?i PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY THE ! UNION TIMES COMPANY < PACHKLOR STREET. OPPOSITE ' POSTOFFICE. HF.I.I. PHONE NO. r. L. M. RICE. - - - Editor. \ Registered at the Postotfiec in Union, S. C.. as secotul-cla>s mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: I One year $1.00 ] Six months 50 j Three months 25 | ADVERTISEMENTS: h One square, first insertion $t.oo'l Every subsequent insertion 50'1 Contracts ior three months or longer , will be made at reduced rates. Locals inserted at 8 1-3 cents a line. 1 Rejected manuscripts will not be re- d turned. Obituaries and tributes of 1 respect will be charged for at 'half 1 rate3' UNION S. C., MAY 10, 1907. ^BP Dr. John Watson, known to the! reading public as "Ian McLaren," died at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, on May tt. He was a noted preacher lecturer and author. He was fiftyseven years of age. One of his most helpful books is "Beside the Bonnie Briar Bush." This story, if he had written nothing else, I would have crowned his life with, success, and that too, of the truest kind. A meeting of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tul>ereuIosis is being held! this week in Washington. It is, engaged in a worthy enterprise and' calculated to do much for hutnany ity. One of the best results of the! work done is in the matter of in- \ formation given to public. The, sentiment, as expressed by the delegates, educators and representatives of the workingmen, was unanimous that crowded rooms, j had air tyid poor light were the condition of affairs. While it was admitted that occasional "open*' < eases exist, the lack of proper' \ hygenic conditions in the school. ( room and workshop was credited with being responsible for the dcv . velopment of ths disease. It was contended that only in the most modern buildings could the air and light Ir> said to be ap, oxiinately satisi'aetory. . The police authorities in Savannah, Ga., seem to he determined toi wipe out gambling in that city. They have on hand alxait ten thous-' and dollars worth of gambling para-1 .a i:.. - t ?i : i liuciiiuiiti i/i \> ijif"ii uu?y proposr making a bonfire. One man offered to give thirty five hundred dollars1 for it and remove it to some other city, hut the authorities refused to i sell and proposed to burn it. That1 it^Jdie best thing that could be done with it. That is just what ought to/i be done with it. If the gambling < dens everywhere were cleared aitid I ] their contents burned it would ho lu, good thing for humanity. There' would be a considerable dropping off ^ in the number of suicides?poor, t unfortunate wretches who have lost } heavily and who thus caught, put a ? bullet through their own brains. j It is said that many mothers, i wives and sisters have written the j chief of police in Savannah com- ] mending his tight against thel { "joints." Yes, and behind each of t those letters there lies a tragedy, a v history of sorrow and pain that brings tears to the eye. If these, histories were written in full and could he read l?y thoughtful people it would produce a reaction against 1 the nefarious business that would ( make itself felt. The American i{ people have just here one of the * greatest dangers to civilization and , progress. I' PLANT MELONS AND CANTALOUPES, a f We hope the farmers of I nion '\ county will plant a large crop of v watermelons and cantaloupes this year. The apples, peaches and * plums are killed and there will he a great shortage of fruits. It i.- cor- h tain that the farmer will be able to :ind a ready sale for melons this roar, and that will help the fanner uul, at the Jnme time, make up in ^ ???me degree, for the shortage of the w !ruit crop. l>o, please, Mr. Farm- w r, plant melons and a lot of them, se Oil JOHN WILLIAM JANUARY. ni John William January, convicted ti overal years ago of robbing a iiostr jllice in Oklahoma, served the niaj- ;j1 16 ?r part of bis five years' sentence, j He was a model prisoner iuuI came vt to Ik* a "trusty." Not long before )v liis term expired he escaped from prison. He went to Kansas City ^ md passed under the name of Charles W. Anderson. He became ^ i well-to-do business man and mar- cl ried. Recognised by a former conrict, he was betrayed by him for ,1. _ I iL .1 . i L:_ at nit- n-wuru mav w;u?(-onereu ior 111s ^ai>ture. He was^ "tarried hack to u, prifQii*** Immediately a petition tl waj^irculated asking for his pardon, vt Mreftdy there are S72(X) signatjame ^ toihfc petition, and the president ^ Rffexpressed the opinion that Jan- ai uary should have his sentence com- CI muted or Ik* pardoned outright. It et is to he hoped that the man will be pardoned. His life of rectitude U| since the time of his escape is sufli- t,\ cient guarantee that his punishment has lieen sufficient. Surely, in his ^ ease, the ends of justice has been al met. Even if it were not so, mercy j( would plead eloquently for his par- w don. Let the. ipan l>e pardoned. He is now a gd<*d citizen and is'n showing himself a man. That is j * all the reparation he has it in his j power to make. Let him have his - 1 liberty. ' j V : : e THE GAMBLING MANIA. i] Few people realize the enormous * hold that the gambling spirit hasjj ujkui our people. Everywhere, j j among high and low, this limniaj seems to have taken firm hold, < There is doubtless something of the ! 11 spirit of adventure moving many to 1 go into a game of chance, lint the , cinei iiutuvf i> nit; ufMif in kvx | 1 , ^iini't.liim* for iiotliiitfif. :i drsii'c that i Moreover, it is a desire that ultima- . tely leads to unfortuuate results. A I man may get something for nothing i now and then. But that only means that pay day is But being postponed. It must come after a time. And it will demand its-own It with interest. j , Recently a young traveling man was in a neighboring city. He thought he saw the way-1?? "pick ( lip" twenty dollars. All he had to t do was to put up forty dollars on a 1 baseball game. Everyone told him * i a certain team was sure to win. Thels odds were two to one. But the other fellow walked off with his <1 forty dollars?the last dollar he had. v He had a sure thing, lie thought. ' But lie did not have a sure thing as () subsequent events proved. He was h left "stranded" in a strange city s* and was looking for some one that I |c would make him a loan on a hand-1 jv some gold watch. He had to resort c, to that in order that lie might goon n his way. Poor fellow! But then, w Ltmay lx> a good investment for him J* MHbLwa* heard to say: "That's ttylaSpfct.'' The only trouble is .hat thejflevil keeps putting it into w i man's head to try again. It is a K lorry game and leads to sad exper- ** lences. Besides, money thus gotten, in case the result is favorable, M is a snare and a delusion. It hasjJMM not staying qualities. It is con-1 i stantly seeking to leak away into j ho same unlawful channel through \\ vhich it came. * ' w Dr. Thomson Doing Well. hi j sn Dr. WYhh Thomson, a well mown ami ix>pular young dentist f this city, was operate<l on for ippendicitis Tuesday morning at lie residence of Dr. F. L. Potts. V(' \d vices from the home are that the iperatioii was succcHsfully perormed and that l)r. Thompson has (.0 eeovered from the effects r?f the, t 4;.^ n.w1 I.So a:*:? i_ ' 111 Ki< run urr iiuu jiij* lAilmil M II | 1J? avotirahle for an rally recovery. (i() 'lie many friends of Dr. Thompson tj( rill he pleased to learn that he is if( loing so well and hope that he will (>on he a hie to he at his oMioe.? partanhurg Journal. Dr. Thomson has many friends th 11 l.'nion who will rejoice over his ng pecdy reooury. .tie Jonesville News Notes. 1 Jonesville, May 8.?Rains halj ?en bountiful in these parts and * ould seem that stands of cottol ill \w assured especially if thl ed are sound. The wheat anJ it crop is badly damaged by th^ te cold weather but just huj& iuch cannot be determined at me. j About twenty people went from' mesville to Columbia to the Conderate reunion this week. Only x?ut half of this number wer? 'terans, the others were sons* ives and daughters of veterans. 1 he Confederate monument ected by the Jolm Haines Chapter . D. C., has been finished and ill be unveiled the 17th insfcg d1. W. \V. Lumpkin has beer* losen as orator of the day and ho a tine orator and a graceful K-aker. The exercises will begin 12 ni., after which a luncheon ill be ser.va*Li*> .-iLw "preslt by tfie Chapter assisted hyv,aJli le ladies of the town. All the teransJ in the community, tin; to camps in this county, GileaT oyd and Camp Jefferies of Cherom county are invited to attend, id also the William Wallace hapter U. 1). C., of Union, the litor and his good lady, as well as 1 the people of the community* will he the first monument/ever nveiled in Union county Ao the onfederate soldiers. f Apr. W. O. Southard y in New *ork visiting relates. Mrs. outhard has been iti New York nd Jersey City visiting relatives ir several weeks and will return rith her husband. Mrs. Dr. M. W. Chaml>em has eturned from an extended vis'A to j her parents in Atlanta. The marriage of Mr. Richard jittlejohn and Miss Hettie Ixmori Czell has lieen announced to taki dace in the Baptist church lien arly in June. Capt. W. T. Little john has beei [uite sick and confined to his l>e< or several days. Mrs. J. B. Foster is still improv ng from her long and critics llness. Mr. and Mrs. William W. Kno elebrated their golden wedding an liversary on the evening of the 7t list. About seventy-five people at tended the eelehratioii and partoo if a bountiful supper with refresh ments. These old people hav been a happy couple all thei laird, wno nas fionorod them wit v long and happy life, has als l>een honored and worshippe iround the family altar. Telephone. Mon-Aetna News. After a long series of meetings i vhich a great deal of good seeming y has lieen done, our little town ire quiet again. This morning quite a numlier c 'onfederate veterans are gettin llcmaelves in readiness to go to th eunion at Columbia. We wish fo hem all a happy gathering and th ileasure of attending many mor uch meetings. Mrs. (). L. P. Jackson and littl< laughter, Ferral, leave today on i isit to her sister, Mrs. Hodie, ir 'olumbia. The ice cream supper given hen n last Saturdav tiioti l... ^ ...(jwv 11} uk [nights of Honor proved quite i jccees. Something like fifty dol irs was realized. Music war lrnished by the Union cornel and. The young lady who re*ived the most votes for l>eing the lost popular of her sex present, as Miss Clara Gilbert. A very [;autiful water set was presented > her. The prize to the young dy who sold the most cream was varded to Miss Lizzie Philips, hich was a set of desei'tjclighcit* veryliody that attended reports the :Casion as a very enjoyable one* Messrs. M. W. Vandiford, .T. M? ardis, .1. TV Kison, J. J. Heptley, H. Puckett, Wiley Tawsou, .T. . Poison, S. M. Porter, R. W. insley, Thos. Wright, A. C. yles, T. J. Tollins, H. S. Porter, r. (J. Griffin and W. T. Wright t-iii u> voiumoia ruqsday. Mr. R. L. McNally is building s residence on bis farm in the iburbe and expects to move out ere later on. He has 2(XX) fruit nes planted, and will plant largely grain. He will have an ideal untry home with all modern conniences. Mr. SjK'neer I'errin, son of Capt/ , ('. I'errin, has made a good re-* rd in Clemson this year, besides s high class standing he has each ar lieen promoted in the military mpany and now holds the posi>n of captain-adjutant. The hoya >m the 1'nion graded schools are the habit of doing well at college. The enormous increase of bugs ii^ i' Kansas fields is seriously dam-, ing tin; crops. It is feared that e entire crop will be destroyed. . ii IThe Prici A Dainty PersiS With Persian Buckle, ful to wear with Fane or White Suite. Thes< Going at 5( 'jjji Many Short J J S3 have these while they p At Your Own I H For those who wish H We Have | *||j In Table Linens, Napki 1 ?1 Another lot' of ; H pretty colors in | Mutual d 1 Seda^a News. Sedalia, S. C^\May 9.?Early farmers are just a it tie blue over , their cotton planted V the winter, and are talking of putting again. n I'll wait yet a few days. j Mr. A. J. Kstes, who hjs heen in j i8l I'nion for some time studying pho-1 j togrnphy, has returned home a; ,f full Hedged artist, ready to make j g jou look good on paper whether or q !-fco. Success to you Mr. Kstes. r, | Commissioner Bol>o spent Sature j Jay night in our midst. .? " yjcompanied gj Ms pretty little1 'daughter, Miss Eva. Come agayi, B: we like your trips. t Miss Minnie Lou Bobo, who has j taught the New Prospect sch<x)l i this session, closed with a nice picj nic May 1, and has returned home. . | I'm sorry boys, but she might l>e t prevailed upon by some one of you . I to come back. <1 Mr. Brooks Bo1k>, a very sporty I / * * young man, 01 uross Alienor, spent! . Saturday night in this section; hut , tis he comes so often that could j iiardly lx> counted as news. Very veil, Mr. Bobo, when I learn yourj (UsineKS I'll tell. J A m gro woman died near Sedalta! Aome days ago, under circumstanoes Ythat should have been investlg^ted, .Ai b*l< the rumors! I liedr sinoe her fciuriftl anv truth fyl tJlCth. M m There fecYVis to havebfehn a smallrow on the streets of Sedalia Satu'rilay night in which dim Rice, of your city, and Chamer 'Rice and Will Mormon, of our town got tangled up. No serious damage was done except to our quiet little Lown which was disgraced by a row caused (so I am informed) hy dind tiger whiskey and gambling. , One of our bachelor young men, )f Cross Keys, was to get himself married yesterday, which happy event we truly hope did come off, , but for fear of there being rv hitch, (in the matter we will call no names this time for I know he would not like it if such a report were to iret lout on him were it not true. L B.B. Lady Rural Carrier. Orangeburg county can l*>nst of one lady rural mail carrier. Miss Florence E.' Livingston is the carrier on route No. 3 from North. Migs Livingston is a young lady of int< lligi-nce and does her work in all sorts of weather to the entire I satisfaction of the people on her p>ute as well as the postoflice dofartment.?Times and Democrat. , ss Are Att A Heavy rIn Roman St new square Gi y Wftfsts ^ t MT \ Gnl ?are sEEESE^SesSESSSSSESemS le. A Qo< i-, Is our White &.Aa . ni<* QiltJr* stias ^.. pc p?*yf|n 1; ^ You may White J last f With m<!i Price. Fo to replenish their stock o Some Rare ins, Table Covers, Bureau Ginghams just reo Stripes and Plaids Dry Goo ]; At This Seasc I oxr< 1! Appeal to the tra( |: are u>ol, Dressy || \ Ours fit the 11 that snog, nel^ fil J J so much desired i < attained in other i J! them for $1.25, $1 {$3.00, $3.50 and different kind of L I J | J? " ' THIS STORE CLOSES AT 6 f J 1 | Haile SI J a THE LEADING ! |? 49 East Main Street T' \ 9 4 ractive. j Ribbon Belt g| tripes, with very Eg It Buckle ^ y 50c. ra od Seller jji i Wash Belt with 11 cle ?5 >r 10c. J Wash Belts 1 dallions Set In K >r 25c. 1 f Household Linen, p| Bargains 1 Scarfs, Towels, Etc. || eived. Fresh iS , 10c the yard. ||j ids Co. I m of the Year J )RDS I ie generally. They % and Comfortable. % '>1 >$ perfectly, giving# t about the ankle # , yet so seldom j | makes. We have ?l .50, $2.00, $2.50, !| $4.00, in all the eathers. 4 ===== .i M. EXCEPT SATURDAYS. I 2 ====== # tioe Co.! SHOE HOUSE, ! | linion, South Carolina i