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Letter from Victor Arthur. : Winchester, Va., Jau. 8, 1912. Dear Mr. Editor: I hive not foi gotten the. letter you requested in to write for publication, and no' thai we arc practically enow boun< and shut in I will try to write some thing that? may.intereBt your man read are froin one of your "exiles1 in tte beautiful valley of the 8hc nandoah. This has been an un usually mild winter<up to this time but the bottom dropped out whei the mercuVy ran down so rapidl, last night. The first snow ha fallen and the wind howls like i hurricane' with the thermometer be low zero. All the bova about m; age have sleds and the slidini down the long hills is fine sport Right here where we are living on of the battles of the Civil War wa fought, and up the big hill to th west of thfe house there was a grea ^ohuse Jt>y the Confederates after th - Yankees began to run from Jack son's "hot Stuff." Winchester ha many historic associations. Ther is a little stone house' built by Qeo Washington which was used first a a surveyor's office then as his bead quarters after the battle of the Ope quon. Gen. Daniel Morgan, too built a house here which today i one of the prettiest houses in town He is buried at Mt. Hebron ceme tery with thousands of Confederat soldiers who died iu the war or afte the war. Winchester also has a nations cemetery, where are buried thou sands of Yankee soldiers, and ove them floats the American flag This cemetery is beautifully kept but our soldiers' resting pl&$e look a little neglected. Charles Broadway Rouss, a Nev York merchant king, was born am made his start in life here. He i Wt If Ml rt/1 ? \4T T UUIIUU 111 1UV? XAQU1UU V^UiUVCX J whifeh'he-gave to 4ke town^ Heha a fine mausoleum which was erect* during his life time which cost $?0, 000. He gave to the civic caus about $200,000.^ His sou, who con ducts the New York storo, is name Peter Winchester arid his daughte is named Virginia Valley.. The old hotel still stands, fror the third, balcony of which Danic Webster made one' Of his famou speeches. , Stonewal^ Jackson hai his headquarters: here for man; monthd and Mrs. Jackson visit* him here at this Old hotel. Lord -Fairfax lived atid own* many thousand acres of land nea Winchester. He built a fine man sion and .his body is buried unde the Christ Episcopal church, whicj he gave to the town. Gen. dheridan also had his head quarters here during the war an< the house still stands. Wlnnh?.t?r has a Lvnitifnl nai public library that coat 3150,000 all givqn by one man, and he wa not named Andrew cither.' He wa a resident of Winchester. / Thi same Mr. Handley also left abou 32,000,000 for educational purpose in Winchester. They'# 'have splendid roads al throjjgh the? valley and distanc makes' little difference with th farmers, who, haul their apple crop to the railroad station with a trac tion engine and cars just as the; haul rock in Union. Everywher you go here you see apple orchard containing thousands of trees an< the apples grow in bunches lik grapes. Lands are high, from 341 to 3500 an acre, bit the apples pro duce big profits when the trees reaci ten to twelve years old. While th young trees are growing the vacan land in the orchards is planted ii corn, peas, clover, hay and peanuts This is a rich country and th farmers are all prosperous since th apple industry became so general and many men who were poor tei to fifteen years ago are now inde nxndHnt V?rv little* attpntinn i paid, however, to fine cattle, bu hogs axe raised by every farmer tha they may run in the orchards a harvest time and eat the windfall and culls that are not made int cider. They raise very fine draf horses around Winchester and th teams look like circus wagons They haul 180 to 200 empty appl barrels on wagons with long frames The barrels are made in Wincheste and th^ timber is brought in froi: the mountains. Winchester is righ down in the valley with the Blu Ridge Mountains on one side and spur of the Alleghany on the Wef Virginia side. Winchester is calle the border city because it is th largest town of any importance ii the corner of Virginia, West Vir ginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland I must not tire your readers, bu 1 cannot close until I tell about th tine Memorial Hospital, which is th pride of all the people of Winchef ter. They have ten trained nursee a matron and a cook. All the doc tors in town practice there. Win Chester has always stood by thi worthy institution. If this reaches your waste baskc I will try it again when the applt and baseball begin to bloom. Your little "exile" friend, Victor Arthur. f"rcf ; BAKING I 7, Absolut The only Bakin from Royal Crap J NO ALUM, NO * ?========== a ?? * KIND WORDS FROM I ONE OF OUR EXILES e Rev. J. C. Lawson Writes from Colleton County?Speaks Good t Word forThe Tones. e Editor Union Times: As ono ol 8 your exiles for whom you had a e very kind word in a recent issue ol ' The Timed 1 wish to express my ap8 preciation of that word and also ol the excellent service your paper ie giving us. The writer is anxious tc ' see the paper raised to the highest 8 degree of efficiency and Bincerel> trusts that the praiseworthy effort of the editor to secure up-to-daU e equipment may be successful. Youi r ambition is a worthy one. The suecess you have made and are making with your present equipment is it" self a sufficient guarantee that youi r undertaking is worthy the sympathy ' and, substantial co-operation of youi ' subscribers. The county weeklj ~ paper tille a ve.y important place in the economic, social, moral and in* tellectu&l development of the people who read it. The editor of such a B paper should feel that he is doing * something worth while*." And'if ^ he . really doeb* this bis subscriber* should show their appreciation in every way that is desirable. All e work that issues in the accomplishC ment of that which is really beneficial to mankind is costly. It is done T by the sweat of the face or thai which is equivalent to it. Thai [j cohhty enjoys a largo degree ol blessing, whose press is unmuzzled I by money or social influence, whose editor can cry aloud and spare no! j against intemperance and immorality, who knows no compromise , when the issue is between good and evil. Having such a paper, manned by such an editor, it is clearly oui ' duty and our high privilege to staod , by him in his efforts to make the paper a success. It has been my privilege to live in * Colleton County for a little more than a year. It has been to us a pleasant and piosperous year. Wt * have been blessed with perfect health * notwithstanding our fears to the 8 contrary. If the malarial atmos8 phere has affected us in the least we 8 have not been able to find it out. We find the people very kind and 8 very appreciative. In the grace oi j hospitality they cannot be excelled. e ' S'! ?T4 1? i * lucai \ g Fireless 5 ? Cook Stove sg I jj J Made in One, Two g t and Three Com- F d y partments f e ^ ^en ^*zes ? j Roasts - Bakes - Stear t w To cook all your meal X manner without fire may ;s i ^ it's the simplest thing in th 8 | \ To lock op an entire, m ? wells, forget all about it foi i || comes, to find it piping hot, e J J ready to serve seems like a e || Yet thousands of womc i. X shop, read, visit or sew?w r j! other women stand over hoi n U stirring, turning, basting, ti ,t 11 often burned, fuel bills run e Q women are continually fagt a rtg turely old and gray. lt & It you haven't a fire lea ci II show you what the "Ideal1 ? J | guarantee it will do. Cook 11 !: and save time and money. . ^ I* || 11 () Separate lids for each con e ,11 IB solid aluminum lining?eel j. yl num Cooking Utensils?per lt mjf ished vulcanized hardwood ; | BAILEY FlIRNITUI !S 11 Leading Ho 1 sri POWDER t>iy Pun ? ig Powder macie e Cream ofTartar I LIME 1PHOSPHATE I They are open hearted, loyal and I ever ready for manly devotion to every good work. Nature presents a very different aspect as compared with the "up country." There i?: more land in proportirtn'to the number of inhabitants. The population is for this reason more widely dispersed. Means of communication [ is correspondingly more difficult. , The roads are not as good as they ' are in counties more densely popu* lated. The reason for this is obvit ouh. It should be said, however, i j that there is a good deal of improve > raeut, now oeing raaue in me roads. Several railea of permanent road wan built last year. Then we lack railroad facilities. The immense resources of the county would increase very much in valuable returns if we had the necessary means of transportation. The lumber is being utilized by means of temporary railroads known as "timber roads." Wood for fuel has no market value at all. The soil is good ai>d yields large returns when properly cultii vated. This county, along with the others, made a very large crop of i > cotton. Much of it is still in the l fields and if the signs do not fail [ will remain there.. The corn crop > was good and so was the other crops. ; Owing to the large crop and the low 1 \ price of cotton and the extensive I use of commercial fertilizer the 1 financial oondition of the people is not all that could be desired. Noti withstanding this I think we may i- look forward for better times this ; year. f _Tn all nur friarifla and ?-? mm mm w 1VMVM7 ??*IV? W VUV VVM" . 1 tor and his fores we send our cordial t greetings and our best wishes. I J. C. Laweon. , Ledge, 9. C., Jan. 12. 1912. Master's Sale . \ Ptute of South Carolina, ? Coqft of CoinI County of Union. ) moo Pleat* 4 . Mrs, A. V. Taylor, Plaintiff, Against Susie Hoyden, Defendant. i i i In obedience to an order made in the 5 above stated case, 1 will sell, at Union, 1 i during tlie legal hours of sale, before the I Court House door, on Halesday, Monday, ( Feb. 6th, 1912. the foUowing land to wit: All that lot of land in Union Township, ! said County and State, containing one fourth of an acre, more or less, situated > about one and one-liolf miles southwest j of the Court House. ,j Terms of Sale: Cash. Purchaser to ( 1 pay for papers. \ It. C. Williams, j , 3-3t , Master. j i w i ?> as - Stews - Fries - Boils fi , II a'in a tempting, appetizing O eem impossible to you. But te world. jg \ ] ncooked meal in shining metal ( ) ' r hours, and when meal time ra delicioualy savory and tasty, fairy tale. . X in are cooking this way. They ? ' hatever fanev HiVtatpn while *** t stoves, with faces like beets, JP , rying, etc. The food is wasted, W up, nerves are on edge. These 0 ' red out and become prema- ^ 3 cooker, come in and ict us & " will do for you?what we the new, easy, better way jj ipartment?water sealed top? ^ iebrated "Wear-Ever" Alumifeet insulation?beautifully fincase. s RE & LUMBER C0.j| me Furnishers. ' | Bececeeccceecg / Electric Chair February 16. Shelby, N. C.t Jan. 13.?Frank Gladden, the white man implicated by the confession of the negro, John Rose, in the mnrder of Mr. and Mre. John Dixon, prominent and wealthy people of this county, was acquitted by the jury today, the twelve men declining to accept the unsupported confession of the negro ae evidence sufficient to convict. The other two negroes, held as accessories of Roes, will be held until . the next term of court. Ross was sentenced to die in the electric chair February 1G. The Spanish cabinet has resigned in a body, due to disagreement with King Alphonso on the advisability of commuting the death sentence of one of the rioters who rendered a judge and wounded several court officials last September. The^Danger Of La 6rippe. Is its fatal tendency to pneumonia. -V VU.V jvu< ia KHJ'J*; CUtlgJJH HIKH Foley's Honey and Par Compound, H. E. Fisher, Washington, Kim., says: "I was troubled with a severe attack of la grippe that threatened pneumonia. A friend advised Foley's Honey and Tar Compound and I got relief after taking the first few doses. I took three bottles and my lagrippc was cured." Get the genuine in the yellow package. Jowsville Drug Co. Ulyinph s Pharmacy. If women get to be voters no married woman will allow ber husband to be a candidate?to be flattered by the suffrages of female voters.? Anderson Daily Mail. Do not allow your kidney and bladder trouble to develop beyond the reach of medicine. Take Foley Kidney PillH. They give quick results and stop irregularities ' with surprising promptness. Jonesville Drug Co. G lymph's Pharmacy. m Mr. Woodward W. Dixon, a member of the House from Fairfield county, has announced that be will run in the primary for Lieutenant Governor. His candidacy is entirely unaffiliated for Governor. Foley Kidoey Pills always giVe satisfaction because they always do the work. J. P. Hhelnut, Bremen, Ga.,, says: "I have used Foley Kidney Pills with great satisfaction and found more relief from their | use than from any other kidney medicine, ' and I've tried almost all kinds. I can cheerfully recommend them to all sufferers for kidney and bladder trouble." Jonetrville Drug Co. Ulymph's Pharmacy. The James C. Furm&n hall of Midline will be formally opened Thursday afternoon and a very interesting program has been arranged. This building is one of the best in t.h? atjifi* and ia a to the university'r plant. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound "Cures in Every Case." Mr. Jas. McGaffery, Mgr. of the Schlitz Hotel, Omaha, Neb,, recommends Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, because it cures in every case. "I have used it myself and I nave recommended it to many others who have since told me of its great curative power in diseases of the throat and lungs.'' For all coughs ind colds it is speedily effective. Jonesville Drug Co. G lymph'b Pharmacy. 1 Greensboro, N. C., had a serious fire in the business section Sunday morning. The loss will probably reach $100,000. Mail Carriers Will Fly This is an age of great discoveries." . Progress rides on the air. 8oon we may see Uncle Waiu'B mail carriers flying in all directions, transporting mail. People take a wonderful interest in a discovery that benefits' them. That's why Dr. King's New Discovery for Coughs, Colds and other throat and lung diseases is the most popular medicine in America. "It cured ire of a dreadful cough," writes Mrs. J. F. Davis, 8tickney Corner, Me., "after doctor's treatment and all other remedies had failed." For coughs, colds orauy bronchial affection its ujuxpialod. Price 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle free at The Kice Drug Co. The Massachusetts textile mills have reopened without signs of disorder from the strikers. THE EFFECTIVE LAXATIVE Tastes Like and is Eaten Like Candy In our experience in the handling of drugs aud medicines, we believe we have never had experience with any Itemedy that gave such great satisfaction to our customers as do Kcxall Orderlies. This Remedy is not like any other laxative or cathartic. It contains all the good features of other laxatives, but uov.-.i of Ik..!. bUCII IMUIVO. Our own faith in Kexall Orderlies is bo strong that we offer them to you with our own positive personal guarantee, that if they do not thoroughly satisfy von, you only need tell us and we will hand baek to you every penny you paid us for them. Therefore, in trying them upon our recommendation you take no risk whatever. 4 Rexall Orderlies taste like and are eaten like candy. They do not gripe, t cause nausea, excessive looseness, or any other annoyance. They act so easily that they may be taken at any time, d^y or night. They are particularly good for . children, aged, or delicate persons. They ? are put up in convenient tablets in tliree 1 sizes of packages. Prices, 10c, i2oc and 60c. < Remember. Rexall Remedies can be Obtained in this community only at our ' store?The Rexall Store, The Rice Drug J Company. I The Citizens National Bank | H Invites your banking business g | during the year 1912. J j| Whether you contemplate jl y opening a Savings or Checking |j| M account, this institution can p % serve you in the most accept- || | able way. We pay from 4 to pi | 5 per cent, on all Savings ac- || ^ rrrnntc R pmomKor ^ X%.V/XAAVUAUV1 VY t Rjf preciate your deposit whether || large or small. | I The Citizens National Bank 1 t Union, South Carolina ^ ^ ]:Qet Our Prices > * j: ?on? :| l! !| {, ?? .r || F L 0 U R it J I ^_____ . * {I ?} <" ?* ? "* fl We Can Save You Money. S f f I" I* 1: PEOPLES SUPPLY CO. If i? Q "KEEI3 YOUR MONEY AT llOME" ? X Standing of Twelve Leading Companies X V Showing Per Cent, of Money Carried Out of V V. South Carolina in 1910 V . C Union Central b4% Mutual Benefit 52% f Prudential 52 New York Life .,50 V I I Aetna 46 Penn Mutual .. ..39 A . I Equitable. 38 Life Ins. Co. of Virginia ..35 X r Mutual Life.. 34 Metropolitan... . ..24 V * I Travelers 25 Southeastern Life . 00 A X The figures used in this leaflet are obtained from the X X Preliminary Report of the Insurance Department of South * X Carolina, and are, therefore, authentic. 9 9 This report shows that, in 1910, the life insurance O O companies doing business in this State received $1,750,- O A 060.42 MORE THAN THEIR TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS X X IN THIS STATE. This is over Two Hundred Thousand X X Dollars more than the total cost of maintaining the State X V Government during the same year. lr X Patronize the Home Company. X 8 SOUTHEASTERN LIEE INSURANCE CO. 8 X OF SOUTH CAROLINA X O W. D. GEORGE, General Agent i I |n;An C f O A F. W. PERRIN, Special Agent ( UIIHHI, O. I. A YOU a Better IQB? That question will be asked you almost daily by business men seeking your ervices, if \<>n qualify?take the Praughon Training?and show ambition to rise. 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