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CLOSE OUT SALE! I A few more articles of Good, New Furniture at just HALF PRICE $40.00 Suit of Furniture at $20.00. All $45.00, $50.00, $55.00, $65.0, a few Dressers, Beds, Stoves, etc., for Half Price. Pianos, Organs and Machines at One-third off for the present. All for cash. Terms made on regular prices. S. M. RICE, E. U. j| The Straight Road to |jj I ...S UC C ES S... | J "if you are endowed with great talents, in11 dustry will improve them, but if your abilities 3J 0 are only moderate, industry will supply their $ deficiencies." Industrious habits plus sys- JP II tematic money depositing keeps many a per- ^ 1 I son on the straight road to success. Be clear tip J J in your financial matters. Use your talents, jx II be industrious, and run your finances on the ^ i i check account sysetm of this bank. w? Jj (The Old Reliable) $ 1 Merchants & Planters National Bank I jg OF UNION, S. C. $ ? !| F. M. FARR, l3re?. "A. H. FOSTER, Vice I'ren. S ^ J J J. 13. ARTHUR, Cashier. 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They A<1 vertigo for a $20-a-week stenographer have a very mild but positive action upon or bo0kk who writes a good busithe organs with which they come ,n con- neRH h , ?and havo?ut few, if tact, apparently acting as a regulative applications. Why? Because all tome upon the relaxed muscular coat of ^ ||(.rH ,J, l)0okkceiM!r8 the bowel, thus overcoming weakness, * . .. * *. , , . . ? . and aiding to restore the bowels to more ""le a i,oo<l lian.1 hav. good posi vi^rous and healthy activity. To succeed in any )in*> of work, one Rexall Orderlies are nimrpmble and mmi l)0 trftined. Yon ran get the ideal for the use of children, old folks i)raiIKhon Training AT fOLLEGKor BY and delicate persons We cannot too yj^n highly recommend them to all sufferers * For'price* on lessons BY MAIL, adfrom any form of constipation and its at- dres8 jNO, F DKAUGHON, iTesidont, Cendant evils. That s why we hack our Nashville, Tenn For catalogue giving faith in them with our promise of money rap,M 0( tuition AT COLLEGE, address ^ Jlf"'* ? not ?Jvf entire satisfac- j)raUgjmn?H Practical Business College, .. .^!8,ze?: ^ S5f . ii Columbia or Greenville, S. C., or .MS tablets cents, and 80 tablets . Augusta, (la., or Nashville, Tenn. cents. Remember, you can obtain Kexall ^ ^ Remedies in Union only at our store? m The Rex all Store. The Rice Drug Co. I TeSpaSS INOtlCe. *" _ j t All persons are hereby notified not to hflforta will be renewed next hunt, fish or allow their stork to tn?M-1 month to free Harry K. Thaw from pj^a upon my land in the Bogansville the Btate Hospital for the Criminal- township under penalty of prosecution. !y Ineane at Matteawan. 4-2tpd Mrs. B. K. Boyd. X ifSantuc News. * ' I gr 4 se Bantuc, Jan. 16.?The lengthen- sii ing of the days seems to he bring- w ing real winter. Should all farmers dt tremble for the oat crop? An ex- it perimental station director said 16 m degrees for three'or four days was th sufficient to kill oats. How about tii 10 and 11 degrees. so Comparing this year with last in farmers are simply away behind? ti< tied up like shipping on the great to lakes. They can scarcely get fire- m wood. They are almost afraid of a{ getting out into the fields with a in wagon and team. d< By "Judge" B. (i. Gregory leav- d? ing us and going to Carlisle there tl will be a vacancy here as magistrate, sr but I understand there are at least two aspirants for the place. Of course we cannot tell yet who will be the magistrate. There may be seve ?1 applicants. fVU 01*0 to r\ of rtniinU ^ to iiuv uiu\ la UiilUll 111 HUT I 4U town at this time. It is all sold. I People had to sell and they are*still blue streaked for their money has cl most all been spent and not enough al at that to go around. w There have been some business T changes here since the old year m went out. i. e., the firm of Jeter & I Gregory has been dissolved by mutual consent and Mr. B. G. Gregory, one of the firm, is going to do.business at Carlisle and Mr. L. B. Jeter, the other member, will move his stook of goods, known here as L. B. 111 Jeter No. 2, and which was con- 0i ducted by Mr. L. B. Jeter, Jr., has !v been moved into the old Porter building just vacated by Jeter & Gregory. Sunday, while snow was on the . ground, must have been a fine day for hunting, and several went hunt- * ing. Sunday was a preaching day 111 here but it was too bad for that, but if you had been here and heard the | j* Gruns nnnninf nrnnnrt vnn n-nnl>l I U< have thought you were in the back- ir woods, where there was no church or Sunday school. Of course they miscounted and thought it was Sat' urday, for certainly those men would not ofiend the religious sensibilities of the Christian ladies or set a bad example for the boys, the future hope ot the country, by hunting on Sunday. Don't repeal the game law or do away with the game wardens. There .is going on around here tta killing 'of protected birds?mocW^J^rd^ p! blue birds, robins or man-boy can gel a shontlT^jV' tftm J J gave some of these btrd killers'* . warning and one said, "what do J. care for that law." I have seen a , dead mocking bird that I thought a was shot with a small rille and just h, as sure as I see (ne shooting a mock- w ing bird I will report him. I do not think one ought to charge the parents with raising their boys-bad- . ly, but they need a hou^e of correc- bt tion at home. or I have just been told that on the last two Sundays while snow was ? 5 the ground people, both white and f0 colored, in the section toward the at river, werehunting and killing large nillint.it i?>M r?f rahhilo I'"'!'" we, a? a community, drifting backwards or has some freak of nature 81 placed ub in a "Creek Nation" (In- * dian.) I am sorry, for though v every man must answer for his own sins that reflects badly on a com- d munity. All this makes a seemingly pessimistic batch of news for | a new year. We are having winter"in earnest t( now. That northwest hlizzard after w giving Kansas City and other places cl about that region a nip came across CI in two days and was on the job in JV our town Saturday. We had plenty of cold last week and plenty of rain, hail, sleet and snow with a temperature almost stationary and a range g of only 3 to 8 'degrees for several 8 days and several dates down to 2(5 P and 21 degrees. From a set maximum of 11 degrees Friday at sunset, the hour of observation, the thermometer fell to 1(5 degrees set ^ maximum. Saturday afternoon \* just before night it fell 3 degrees in H one hoar. Sunday morning 11 de- ? Wood's Seeds ? For 1812. ^ E Our Now .,vn vwu l(JUVS voiaiog is fully up-to-date, and tells ail about the best Garden and I Farm Seeds. Every farther and gardener v should have a copy of this cata- log, which has long been recognized as ft standard authority, for the full and complete information which it gives. 01 We are headquarters for * Grass and Clover Seeds, Seed ' n Potatoes, Seed Oats, Cow Peas, J Sola Beans and all rarra Seeds. Wood's Descriptive Catalog mailed free on request. Write for it. * T. W. WOOD O SONS. ? Seedsmen, - Richmond, Va. ? eee was recorded. This was by veral degrees the coldest weather nee the 26th day of January, 1905, hen there was a minimum of 10 ;grees. On February 14th, 190.^ was 11 degrees. This, Tuesday orning, it is 10 degrees. To say lat it was a blizzard would l>e putng it just right. The wind blew i hard that very little snow caught i the rain guage and the precipitaon (melted snow) only amounted ? .05 inch and* the snow measurelent in a wide, level field the averse of six measurements was 4 idles. Snow was driven under Kirs, through small cracks and un-r shingles and seemed to laugh at lat as a burglar would at a locknith. Hey Denver. A Kind Letter. Greenwood, S. C., Jan. 20, 1912. [r. L. M. Rico, Editor The Times, Union, S. C. Dear Sir: Enclosed herewith find leek for $1 to help the good cause ong. My two little girls look forard for the weekly, visit of The iraes with as much pleasure as does ly wife and self. With best wishes nn, Very truly yours, J. F. Alman, Jr. The 2-months-old son of Mr. and frs. J. L. Pruitt, of Greenville, let death in a most unusual manner lrly Thursday afternoon when the ipple of a milk bottle, from which was feednig, slipped so far down 3 ihroat as to choke it. It seems lat the child was placed in its crib y its mother and the nursing bottle iclined on the pillow by its head, he nipple was placed in the baby's louth, and in this manner the lother left it for a short while, eturning, she discovered her baby sad, the nipple of the bottle havig slipped far down its tiny throat. A Kind Letter. Lowryville, S. C., Route No. 2, Jan. 18, 1912. he Union Times, , Union, S. C. My Dear Sir: Please find enclosed loney order lor 82 on my subecripon. Please credit me with same id pend me receipt. Also let tht iper come on. I beg to remain,i Yours very truly, * JTRyByarn. The Loved and Lost. A bacbeior shouldn't feel sad as he . Its and thinks of the beautiful *lri rat was. So many more bachelors ave no girl that was 1 ?Lippincotlfs agaxlne. The Choice of a Husband too important a matter for u woman to j handicapped by weakness, bad blood foul breath. Avoid tlrese kill-hopes Y taking Dr. King's l.ife Pills. New rength, tine complexion, pun; breath, icerful spirits?things that win men? How their use. Easy, safe, sure. 25c The Rice Drug Co. Think Shark Can Smell Death. There Is an old superstition among ailors which Is still believed In, that 'hen a shark persistently follows a es&el It Is a sign that some person n board Is going to die. Tbo alleged eason is that the great fish can scent eath. Foley's Honey and Tar Compouud. Is a reliable family medicine. Give it > your children, and take it yourself hen you feel a cold coming on. It leeks and cureH coughs and colds and oup and prevents bronchitis and pneulonia. Jonesville Drug Co. Glymph's harmacy. Truth Mixed With Alloy. Truth cornea to us from the past, as old Is washed from the mountains of ierra Nevada. In minute but precious articles, and Intermixed with Infinlts lloy, the debris of centuries?Doves Charles Durham, Lovington, 111., has i\aaa;uv;u an milling tt puHIUVU CUH! lOl* tni wetting. "My little boy wet in the id every night clear through on the oor. I tried Hevural kinds of kidney ledicine and 1 was. in the drug store >oking for something different to help im when I heard of Foley Kidney Pills, fter he had taken them two days we >uld see a change and when he had rken two thirds of a ltottle he was cured. , hat is about six weeks ago and he. has nt wet in the bed since. Jonesvillo rug Co. Glyniph's Pharmacy. Soul the Abode of Truth. Truth! Where is truth but In the out Itself? Facts, objects are but hantoms; matter-woven ghosts of tils earthly night, at which the sodl leaping here In the mire and clay of latter shudders and names Its own ague tremors, sense and perception. -Charles Klngsley What Makes A Woman? One hundred and twenty pounds, more r lees, of bone and muscle don't make woman. It'H a good foundation. Put ito it health and strength and she may lie a kingdom. But that's iust what lectric Bitters Rive her. 1 houeands less them for overcoininR fainting and , iszy spells and for dispelling weakness, ervousness backache and tired, listless, orn out feeling. "Klectric Bitters have one me a world of good," writes Eliza ool, Depew, Okla., "and I thank you, 1 ith all my heart, for making such a t >od med'cine." Only 60c. Guaranteed i j The Rice Drug Go, ] I * ]r IT IS ALWAYS I ]i Our Custom } ! To take stock the first of Feb- g 11 ruary, and we want to reduce g j our stock as low as possible, ? 11 therefore we will continue g i the remarkable low prices we ? ! [ are offering our Suits and g Coats, Boys' Suits, etc., for ? ! I another week. g t1 s | Below are some of the offerings ? | $27.50 and $25.00 SUITS . $20.00 J fAII 22.50 and 20.00 " . 17.501 All 18.00 " . 13.50 J I All 16.50 " . 12.50 J |: All 15.00 and 13.50 " . 10.00 g l: All 12.50 ;and 10.00 " 9.00 | |; All 9.00 and 8.50 " . 7.501 1 All Boys' Suits V* Off. I 11 - - 1 f Big Reduction on Men's !| 11 -? |; Overcoats. >\ Come and Look. \\ | J. Cohen, i f T T T T T T Ti it 1T11T11T11T1 ifi ifi iiaih mm in Bi/m A Constant I Protection I J A telephone on the Farm affprds the Farmer's family freedom R from isolation as well as protection in the absence of the men. ? I Mr. S. S. Lee, of Blanch, N. C., writes: "Some time ago one B dB of our friends' husband was compelled to be off until ten o'clock at M f fS night. During that time no one was in the house but his wife. 0 She talked to us all up and down the line, and each family was ready to go to her at a minute's notice. She said she was so glad B*' she had a phone, as she would not feel at all lonely." g Write for our free booklet and see how little it costs to have a telephone on your Farm. Address U Farmers Line Department ( I / | SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE (f A m ' NH & TELEGRAPH COMPANY 154 Soutl> Pryor St., Atlanta, Ga. | 1????m THE DIXIE CAFE || Is now prepared to serve its customers in the best 19 of style. Model Kitchen, Model Dining Room and 'H Prompt Service at Reasonable Prices. jB OYSTERS SERVED IN ALL STYLES H Regular Meals 25c. Open Day and Night. * HH Hot and Cold Lunch. THE DIXIE CA.FB ''-W Phone 72 Main Street Union, S. C. I '& Fifty Young Moo Wanted. E. I N M A N FHty more younj? men are wanted U ATTORNEY AT LAW I learn Telegraphy and accept positions ae ORBKNVtLLB, Mi C. telegraph operators on the L. A N. Rail - ... . - . . road. Address E. H. Roy, Supervisor * MM? ** rSMTM OMMfc J Nashville, Tenn. 36-tf 121 Court Stwet. j i h|a..