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THE UNION TIMES PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY THE UNION TIMES COMPANY TIMES BUILDING, MAIN STREET BELL PHONE NO. 1 LEWIS M. RICE Editor Registered at the Postoffice in Union, S. C., as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year $1.00 Six Months .50 Three Months .25 ADVERTISEMENTS One square, first insertion $1.00 Everv subseouent insertion .50 Contracts for three months or longer will be made at reduce# rates. LEGAL NOTICES The regular legal rates are charged foi all notices published according to law, which rates are as follows: Matter to be set in 8 point, solid type?first insertion per inch $1.00; each subsequent insertion per inch 50 cents. Citation to Kindred and Creditors, 3 inches, 2 times $4.50. Final Discharge, 1 3-4 inches, 4 times, $4.50. Administrator's or Executor's notices, 1 1-4 inches, 3 times, $2.50. Obituary rlbtices, tributes of respect, resolutions and cards of thanks strictly one cent a word. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1914. Fine weather for the State Fair! And the people are there in attendance. A Western grain dealer advises the South to go in for grain upon a large scale th? coming year. It sounds like excellent advice to us. The cold frost Wednesday morninjj nut". ?Viivf?rs nn nnd down t ho <ni m? Also, the frost caused considerabh movement towards seasonable mcr chandise. The work on Main street has pro grossed as far as The Times office The Southern railway will soon bi reached. Main street is very attract ive where this improvement has beet made. ^ It is hard to tell from the news papers just how the battles of tin war are going. In fact, it seems thai it is the same old story from day t< day?some several thousand mei dead and no real victory for eithei side. Surely there will be some rea news before long. We sincerely thank each friend wlit has responded to our appeal for re newal of subscription. It means j small matter to each individual, bui the aggregate is helping us wonder fully. If you have not yet sent it your renewal, will you glance at you! little yellow label and if due, send is a dollar? Suffering in Belgium is said to be fearful. People, many of them, art starving. Thirty years ago whei Belgium was taking possession o) territory in East Africa the cruelty of the soldiers towards the natives was a shock to the civilized world Sad as the case is today, may ther. not be retributive justice in it? We often feel inclined to say something upon certain public questions but hesitate for the reason that wc really do not know what to say. Be duce acreage in cotton by legislation? Issue bonds to help the farmer in the ppresent crisis? Allow so many I ales to the mule? These are some of the recent questions that have pr< sented themselves. We have nevei been able to advocate that the Stat run the farms, for the reason that wt uu not sue now n is saie to go in mat direction. We fear the bond issue for pay day must come. Besides, would the farmers got $">() in money for u f?00-pound certificate? Not if some purchaser could cash it for $!J5. And would there be any purchases ii the farmer sought to dispose of his bonds at face value? Would a bale to tht mule ratio be feasible? A man could fill his lot with scrub stock. Could find forty ways to get around the question. The truth Is, nobody knows what to do, aifd it is going to wind uj by doing nothing. We may safely say that it will be a good thing if there is a much smaller cotton acreage next year. We make the prediction that there will be a smaller acre' age. After all the farmers will hav* to run the farms. The State cannot do so, and would make a botch of tht w.l. . f it ..n.ln.t??b I ~ ,1~ jwi? ii iv uuun buuiv v\j \i\j. The cotton acreage reduction measure was adopted in the senate Wed nesday and will he sent to the governor for ratification immediately if similar action lie taken in the house. The bill restricts cotton acreage next year to third of planter's arable land. The creditable exhibits at the State fair are the girls tomaTb clubs or South Carolina, and they deserve high praise. In the future the "tomato girl' and f^rm demonstration forces will be of great educational value to the masses, B i \ KELTON ! Kelton, Oct. 26.?We are having some fine weather just now. Farmers are gathering their cotton as fast as they can and having it ginned. and some are selilng and a good many are 1 hauling it back home and throwing it out to take the weather. Brother Farmers, you had better put it out of the weather, because the orice might not be any better in quite a while, for it surely will be damaged if it lies out long, and when you do sell it and the buyer cuts the price an^ knocks off for damage you will be blaming him-, when the blame lies at your own door. Some people seem to be surprised at our legislature trying to cut the acreage to the plow or so many bales to the plow for the year 1915, and at tn?? same time say the farmers ought to reduce their cotton crop next year itllU IcHftf mviiu |;iuvjoiuiio, uuu mvj i know or ought to know that the maiority of the farmers will not reduce unless they are forced to do it by law. Let us look at the past and see what ? has been done. While some have reduced, many others within themselves say now is the time for me to make a big crop, the price will be Rood. Oh! how mean it is for some to make at the expense of others! 1 am reliably told that there are negro renters who have not planted an acre of land in corn on the Ridge this year and have i used six to ten tons of guano to the plow and who would be sorry for them or the land owner if they had to pay ten dollars a bushel for corn? I cut my cotton crop 25 per cent after i the first big crop and never have made since over three-fourth's as much as that big crop year and if every cotton farmer had done likewise we would not hear so much talk about hard times now. G. T. G. lockhart* junction Lockhart Junction, Oct. 2(5.?We have had a few days of rain but it is fair today. C orn is being gathered in ! some places and it looks like the cotton will all soon he gathered. It seems that most of the farmers have a grip on it yet; they are holding for better prices, which I hope they will ! get. I heard a man say there was al, ways something like this every time there was a change in presidents and he talked like that had as much to do with the financial condition at this time as the war. You see we have a . Democratic president now, and when , he gains the confidence of the people of the United States, times may be better. I am one that believes in the j principle of right and if there is any thing wrong there is a just God that - rules over our destinies who will fight the battles for us. Allow me to sug| gest this plan, sow more grain than ever, raise more meat, make more corn, buy no fertilizer, make all the i lot manure you can, plant less cotton. I know where it pays, take it one year with another. Count the cost and see. I paid for my guano this year with ten cent cotton, the ' firm i bought from gave me that for t cotton, now I feel O, K. on that prop> osition. If it had not been that way I would have paid about half of my 1 cotton crop for guano at the present f price. So if we should make less aad | have no expenses, it looks better fiiec me than to make more and pay hty. C for expenses, or it may take momai than half to pay expenses. I heajng a man say he made his debts expe?,on - ing 10 or 12 cents cotton and nowg y t he took the present price there wop Ch L be none for him. So that is the w^lecl it goes. Nothing happens but it coujnto be worse. I just can remember tVas i war of the 00's. I was only a litt. E tot when my father and brothers weptic to the war; I was not old enough mi 1 know the trouble and it did not hot. ths er me when my mother got a lett>lur from them she shed tears and wh< th - uhe did not get one she shed tears f< w; . fear they were killed. My father h^tte ) plenty of corn in the crib and plen\, j. of meat when the war broke out ai pj if this war was to last long, theiehl will be a lesson taught and one lear?t a . ed for there is not much meat in tl] h .. . "i?"nc ii""'1" ? >'K" I'i'V*: mi?, | ' it lias to he bouirht. Abe Porter, a colored man wh"Ya lives a few miles from this placd, i takes The Union Times and reads -ial all. Abe is one of these hard workin- p honest darkies. He has 1<? childreijun ' all living and he lives on his ow bl : farm. His mother is 7f> years old an;aii has l.'JO children and grandchildre R? He likes the 'white people and saygg they are his best friends. I wis- t there were more like Abe. He i v, above the average of his race. va> "Moxy." VI. U The Southern Farmer. .iti re, We printed the other day Henry W hi Grady's famous description of thlia funeral of a Georgia "one gallus" bo]in which he attended in the distressfile period for the South after the Civ|B. I wai. We have picked up floatinlhe around a sort of parody or variatioly 1 of Grady's gem that is almost as goore in its way which we give below. Winr I do not know the author of it, but herl*. is the way he lines it out: The Southern farmer gets up at the ' alarm of a Connetticut clock. Buttons his Chicago suspenders to | Detroit overalls. I Washes bis face with Cincinnati soap, in a Pennsylvania pan. Sits down to a Grand Rapids table. i eats Chicago meat and Indiana hom> iny fried in Kansas lard on a St. Louis stove. Puts a New York bridle on a Kentucky mule fed with Iowa corn. Ploughs a farm covered by an Ohio mortgage. with a Chattanooga plow. When bedtime comes, he reads a chapter from a Bible printed in Boston. and says a prayer written in Jel rusalem. Crawls under a blanket made in New Jersey, to be kept awake by a South Carolina dog?the only home product on the place. ? And then he wonders why he can not make money raising cotton.?Co; lunibia Record. Fine Variety Yellow Corn. Mr. (i. T. Hollis, one of Cross Keys' progressive farmers, sent a package of yellow corn to the State fair. This corn, Mr. Hollis says, has been in the \ family for about a century, and is I known as the Hollis Yellow variety. Wisdom is what others suspect that you don't know. Getting Ready (It is the evening of the ar nual children's Darty at a fashlonabl Chicago club. Mrs. Ounnle is prepai lug her offspring for the occasion. Th room 1b littered with cast-off shoei hosiery, skirts, neckties, and other ai tides of apparel.) Mrs. Gunnle?If you don't stand stll Geraldine, I'll? Geraldinc?Will there be Ice cream An' kin I take my new doll? Say, kl I wear the new apron Aunt May gav me with the pink bows on It? Br why can't I? 1 want? John?Aw, mother, honest, have got to go? Please, moth? Mrs. Gunnle?You'll drive me craz; both of you? The idea of your actin so, Johnny, when all the children c every human being I know will h there! Do you think I'm going t have folks say I didn't take enough ii terest in my own children to hav them there, too? Put that perfume bo tie down this minute, Geraldint You'll be a regular barber shop? John?Aw, mother, have I got t wash? After 1 took a bath this mori lug, too? Aw, I hate parties! Who going to look at my neck, anyhow Aw, gee! ? Geraldine?Ouch?you pull! You di my hair this morning, and what ai you fixing It again for? I don't wai it braided?I want it curled?a jy^nnd like the cook does hersijfoise, mother! Why can't I have twfled. I wa-wa-want it c-c-c-curled! Mrs. Gunnle?Geraldine, I sha whip you if you don't stop this ii stant! Here I am, trying my best t give you a perfectly lovely time, an you act like all possessed! Wh every woman there will criticise ever other woman's children, and do vo think I'm going to l?t jou go looklL like a curled up little fright? Stan still, for mercy's Bake! John?Aw, what do I put on> noi mother? Aw?you hurt. I did washMrs. Gunnle?I believe you do it c purpose to torment me! There's b'ack streak all around your neckand your ears?John Gunnle, yc march straight back into the bat room and use the 'soap! Lots of ii Or you won't go a step! John?Honest, kin I stay at home I'd lots rather, an' I'll ask Bill come over and bring his airship? Mrs. Gunnle (in tones of tragedy)Tou're not going to stay at home! G and wash this minute! Geraldine?I don't want to we* naMlnnot! , T /lrtn'f. like sting was called to order by meSge<j . E Burts, I). 1)., who in his b,eg iner stated the object of the didates and asked the Rev. W. J. ^ of Columbia to open the . s rith prayer. j airman, J. L. Minis. denly li tion of officers was then en- pad?ett and J. L. Minis of Edge- had 1)( elected chairman and l)r. Croek ( pps of Sumter, secretary. pev L >11 to allow each speaker on- serv'jce# nutes was passed. Dr. Burts tv.five it at a former meeting of fhore , nbia citizens it was decided presenj lis meeting. He considered a^0 ^ is more democratic to bring ^av d ir before*the people directly Rev. ippeal to the legislature to Qttara ohibition law. This opinion by the majority of those went t nd the resolutions which are tend lh i full herewith were unani- health massed amid trreat emnus- | farm t .. ? in hea! ser Lyon, former attorney ered made a forcible address, aiid Miss plea for perfect harmony ta^e rohibitionists. Ho beld tn.it Adam* iction is the only method by trice T ind timers can be restrained ncxt f i cities. l>v. W. .J. Lantfston and otli- jyjAN^ ested that a second meotine he fair would be advisable, ras decided that the present Man ; the best for definite action. heaja< Crosson, M. I)., of Leesville and )a iat there was a mujority tor jjvers> on in both houses of the lej?- Qrjf according to an investigation ve^ett is been made. liver m Trumble of Kinpsville favor of immediate and very (j"* action. pi de Loach of Camden thought mV,' sentiment of the people had been tested and that the le?- did rt should lie appealed to at its J^ver>etiiiK. VH Howell of Columbia was throu t. ni.u.ine a petition squarely for that dress?and your pink bp shows batow If and the taxi will t here ia tan minutes. Stand stil John, yam know perfectly well yau'i to wear ymur good clothes?takethoi off! Put down that perfume, Geral Ine! Jo ha, put oa your pumps! John?They're full of water! I ha 'em in the hath room! Kin I wear a football shaed? Aw, please, motherMrs. Gvainle ? There, Geraldin you've stewed on my skjrt for tt sixth time and now you've torn 11 And the taxi will be here?John, on your muftir and coat! Put on yoi wrap, Gcraldteie! And ppt down tin atupld doll! What on earth? Gunnle (at the door)?Aren't yc people ready ytt? I don't see why should take so long to fix those kldsIt Isn't as though they were grow ups! The machine's here! Mrs. Gunnle?I'd like to crawl c and die comfortably!?Chicago Dal News. The Reason. "Our new passenger was the .on one who was not worried by being ! the teeth of a gale." "How do you account for tbatt" "He was a dentist.'* All Wool S r 1? Our line of Fal inspection. O ' as good as oth( Foster Shoes Shoes for the "Drew" Shoes 1. ? I Boys' Suits $2.00 1 * I from. The late tl I | You are invi ? | whe :| UIMIOIM * BUFFALO 51 Buffalo, Oct. 28.?We are now in 1 the midst of a great revival which started Sunday night at the Methojd dist church. The pastor, Rev. W. F. q Gault, is doing the preaching. His sermons are instructive and convinc' ing. He- preaches the old, old storv " of Jesus so that a little child cannot ~~ help but understand the plan of salvait tion. The church as a whole is beinp revived as never before. The congregations are unusually large and a jj fine spirit prevades. ^iterest increasing at each service, and even greater things are expected before the close c of this meeting. d Mr. W. C. Carrington. of Spartany, burg visitd his nephew, Mr. P. C y Hendley, this week. f,i Mrs. Z. W. Gault, who has been or the sick list for the past week, is con\ valescent, much to the joy of he: 1 many friends. Misses Addie and Jennie Colson and v. Miss Maude Goforth of Union were ? the charming and attractive visitors in in town last Sunday. u Mr. Harper C. Higgins of Enorec _ has accepted a position with the Buf>u falo mill store. Harper is quite u . favorite with the people here, havinp ^ visited here on several occasions and t'* by his jovial disposition and courteous treatment he has made many frientlc ?? who will be clad to lojirn thjjt bo i< ly to locate with us permanently. Prof. Jas. H. Hope of Union, the beloved principal of the Buffalo high 7" school, spent last Sunday in town the appreciated guest 0f Mr. K. E, Butler. " Miss Jennie Johnson, who has beer J-^wi^itin^ relatives at Lockhart foi ie some time returned home Sunday. Judge J. C. Quinn, our efficient anil popular magistrate, is having erected ^ in his yard at his home on Haywood ' street an office where he will conduct 'J his courts, and will be known as the n- "temple of justice". He will have it in furnished with the most modern and up-to-date fixtures and will whefi completed be a beautiful office and will add much to the attraction of ^ that section of the town, besides a ;0 oat convenience to the general pub 0 lie. Mr. Jessie L. McCravey who has been the popular and accomodate:** d bookkeeper for the Buffalo mills store u> for some time has resigned to accept a position as shipping clerk for the mill. His many friends here will learr r1* with pleasure that the change will nol 11 remove him from our midst, d Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Johnson announce the birth of a son, born Sunl'a day. October 25. Mr. E. O. Todd of Spartanburg has accepted a position as bookkeeper fo1 lt the Buffalo "mill store and has arrived i?. and entered upon his duties. H< Ml comes highly recommended and has already by his many admirable quali >t ties and courteous treatment made rt many warm friends who gladly weli come him to our town. i<i New Plant located in Columbia The latest addition to Columbia's ^ steadily growing list of manufactur ing plants is the establishment of thi fii Cementile Roofing company. Thi< company will manufacture and sell a rj high parade of roofing closely resem>' bling' the better grades of clay tile ? although considerably lower in cost and lighter in weight. ' Cementile, though new in this yuC' t'a tion, has found extensive use in th< Northwest, where it has been adopl ed by some of the largest firm;?. 11 ,,, was invented in Germany, where, it is L said, it has been in use for the lasl i 20 years. This will be the first p'uni '5 of its kind in South Carolina and th? second in the. South, and was brought 1! to Columbia largely through The in re fluence and activity of the Chainbei m of Commerce. j The Cementile Roofing company is located tempyarilv on the premise? of the Shana Builders' Suonly com ld pany on Hampton street. Citizens o1 ty Columbia are asked to inspect t?n ? plant. Lewis A. Emerson, formerlj /? with the Shand Engineering companj ie of Columbia, is in charge of the plant and H. It. Hersh, formerlv of Colum 1 bin will move to this city to take ui e active duties in connection with this Jr industrv. at " ' Orphanage Day will he observe! iu next Sunday, November 1, at Fair it vfew Baptist church. An all-day ser _ vice has been arrnnged for with ad dresses by Rev. S. W. Jollv, Mr. Jno K. Ilamblin and possibly Rev? Geo. P White in the afternoon. Dinner wil be served on the grounds and every ly body is invited to attend, and if pos sible bring a contribution. Invigorating to the Pale and Slckl3 , The Old Standard general strengthening tonic >7 GROVF. 8 TASTKI.KSS chill TONIC, drives ou [g Malurin.cnrichentheblood.andhuildn tiptheaya tern. A true tonic. For ndulta and children. .VX The best thing to do is to do youi best. I * 0 nils From $ 1 Merchandise is ur leaders are "A jrs ask you $20 fo and "Stronger 1 whole family, for ladies; all ^ty to $10.00. and ia large ist styles in Stetson an everything in Underwe ted to call and look ov< ther you intend to buy CLOTH >. W. IVlullin ix, IVIg I McClure 1 I Seasonable Notable Pric Men's Underwear,bi Ladies Underwear, pa Ladies' Underwear, pa Ladies Union Suits, bi Childrpns TTninn Suits Infants Vests, long sic i Underwear assorted S i Ladies Outing Gowns J Childrens Outing Gov These gowns are e worth doi I Very special pr Hoods, Scarfs, ! Sacques and Bool baby; make the li I I able. | Guaranteed Hosiei family; extreme ? Combination Sale ; Coal Scuttle, Fire \ Poker and Spring ; all for 50c. Come along people : these rare bargain! new. "SAVE TH McCliire T The Place f Our Sloe * Automobile?Goodye / - Goodrich, Goodyear,,P r Motorcycle?Goodye [ Streak. Firestone Nc > Tread. Goodyear Blue i Bicycle?All styles o: a n*rv aa per pair to per p ?All Tires Model r / t . . - ? : Riches have win^s?otherwi there would be but a few hitfh flyei r Never judge the age of women eggs by outward appearance. . . ! ' ? f 17.50 Up II ready for your I lco" Suits $15, >r. Howard and rhan the Law'' The celebrated les and leathers. assortment to select d No Name Hats, ar. 3r these values or not. IPMG CO. fi*. HHIHHHHHHHflHHHHIUMHHHHi en Cent Co. Necessaties at e Concessions g values. 15c from 50c. nts and vests, 10c from 35c. ints and vests, 25c from 75c. g value, 25c from 75c. , big values, 25c from 75c. jeves, 5c from 15c. tyles and Sizes. , 25c from 75c. /ns, 25c from 75c. xtra well made and are uble this price. ices on Knit Goods: Gloves, Baby Caps, ties. Everything for ttle suckers comfort:y for the whole (d?n) 5 values at 1 Oc pair. Friday and Saturday: i Shovel, Nickel Fire Tongs, $1.00 value, ! and get your share of s. Always something E DIFFERENCE." en Cent Co. For Bargains." :k ol Tires sar and Firestone Casings, "irestone and Howe Tubes. J J ?i . n 1 ni? txi stuuucu, uuuu^ear r>iue >n-Skid. Diamond Safety- x i Streak inner tubes, f treads. Prices from $3.00 air. i i Guaranteed.? Garage Don't poRe an a specialist unless you are qualified for the job. Some men would never water their lawns if all flesh were grass. ;. mm