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THE UNION TIMES PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY B\ THE UNION TIMES COMPANY TIMES BUILDING, MAIN STREE1 BELL PHONE NO. 1 LEWIS M. RICE Editoi Registered at the Postoflice in Union S. C., as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year $1.0( Six Months .5C Three Months .21 ADVERTISEMENTS One square, first insertion $1.0C Every subsequent insertion .5C Contracts for three months 01 longer will be made at reduced 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, solic t\pe?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, 11-4 inches, 3 times, $2.50. Obituary notices, tributes of respect, resolutions and cards of thanks strictly one cent a word. FRIDAY. .11."N'E IS. i;u-y Teiv country is with* Woodrow W>! son. There is abundant evidence ol that fact. "Booze" and a clear head are uttoi strangers. They are not to be found together. One begins to wonder whether Mr Bryan is anxious for peace or is iust advertising himself. Rains this season have been sc timely that nobody seems to he finding fault with Providence. There are indications that the great European war is nearing the end. Let us hope that the signs will not fail. "First cast out the beam from thine own eye; then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye." We have heard but one farmer complaining recently of the seasons. Guess he had indigestion or some other awful malady. Gardens are proving quite a valuable asset to town people this year. The good yield will almost pay ex pense 01 cultivation?a tning mat seldom happens. Play according: to the rules of the game or get out. Any man skilled in ch'-at'ig may win, but such a victory is not worth the price. Success in business, purchased by dishonesty is the worst kind of failure. The tidal wave against the liquor business continues to rise higher and higher. More and more it is coming to be realized that the greatest single curse of the human race is the lavages of strong drink. One visitor to our office this week, a farmer, was complaining. He is the first one we have heard. His cnmnbiint was: "The crass has trot me." We do not know how that happened, I?nt it is a sad plight, surely. If all the advice written for the farmers by people who are not farmers were compiled in hooks there are not enough houses in Union to hold them. "Any old thing" can advise the farmer. Fortunately, the farmer does not pay much attention to the free and full advice. The more one studies the second message of this government to Germany the more wonder that Mr. Bryan could find anything in it to warrant his withdrawing from the cabinet rather than sign it. Somehow, we feel more and more clearly th.i he made a great mistake in the < our.se he pursued. But it is not necessary to grieve over it. No one man is necessary to any country, however much the need may appear to be. Or, if one man is the sole savior, it is a sorry plight for a nation to be in. Such a condition would breed a full grown tyrant, and would be far on its way to destruction. Mr. Bryan's public utterances since he resigned are he king in good form, also. He is talking more than is good for hi-n, more than is good for the country. One feels some disappointment over the matter. Hut, it is no cause for. alarm. That's the good of having a country larger than any one man, ideas and aspirations as a nation, fuller and larger than those wrapped up in any one human body. We feel real sorrow for our sister town of Winnsboro in the troj ed.v that has befallen her. Several brave. 5 men, executing their sworn duty, a - very unpleasant one doubtless, h,?\e r come to grief. A brave sheriff and his deputies have come to grief. Sev * ral widows and a number of o. phan.s are left to mourn and many desolate years will silently pile one upon the " other for some of these woum'ed hearts. And for what? One person, a negro, charged with a hideous crime, confessedly guilty, is done to death. Wherein is there anything gained in the ruthless killing of an ) accused negro? What was the ques) tion at issue when the sheriff and his > deputies were leading the prisoner up the court house steps. That was the very question that judge, jury, court ' house, law, officers and witnesses ' were to solve. It was not solved. It will forever be a question unanswer1 ed. And a number of good men have ' been done to death. There is no getting around the fact that there was a better way, just a little longer way, ' to be sure, but a better way, nevertheless. More and more is it clearly borne in upon the thoughtful mind ' that the law, created by the white ' man, interpreted by him, executed by him, must take its course. To take ' any other view is to confess failure I for our civilization. More and more one reaches the conclusion that there is nothing to lynch law but destruction to our institutions and our liberties. Irresponsible madmen, however honest their intent, however righteous their indignation, are not . capable of dealing justly or judging sanely. The courts are our only hope. When they are overridden, we may expect just such unfortunate endings as this Winnsboro tragedy r .veals?a number of good men done to death, and not a thing to rejosc-j I in The law, impotent, becomes a death trap; and death-traps eate.i a'l too often the innocent. There are many hearts now sad that would have escaped this heavy sorrow had there been patience, selfcontrol and an awaiting of the jury's ' verdict. It is a pity that there was not the patience to wait. SEDALIA Sedalia, June 15.?Well, how is Mr. Blackberry? Are you going to take the same girl to the picnic this year that you took last? Someone has made a great mistake in reporting the condition of the cotton crop in South Carolina to the federal government to be greater than the real facts warrant. Complaints should be registered by ad dressing our respective congressman arul United States senators from this State asking that the matter be invesigated. The crop in this section is at least 25 days late and the average condition at best is not, or was not at the time, not more than 00 percent compared with a perfect on May 25th. Evidently according to the opinions of the best farmers in this section, some one has made a great mistake. Organization among we farmers may be a good thing, but many farmers throughout this southland of ours are nejrmninp i<> nenove mat the better way would he to raise what is needed at home on the farm in the way of forajre and supplies, and plant remaining acreage in cotton or tobacco and other money crops which they think will do more toward raising the price of cotton than either organization or legislation. We cannot find it in our heart 10 question Mr. Hryan's sincerity, we believe that he thinks he. is doinjr the rijrht thinjr, otherwise he would not have done it. He feels called upon tu ruM^ii wiitrri in* iriiiui nwus nis service most. He says it is a question of principle. It would seem that there is a question of principle on each side. Most of the farmers have harvested their oats and are now harvesting wheat. Everyone you see is setting to the saw, and have been for the past week. This bids fair for another week of all work and no play. We hear the political bee beginning to hum, some of our old office holders are going to have a close second and mav be thirded ere the time comes. Well, we must see how we Si, J*. nd on the prohibition pla.form soon, what is a man's duty under these circumstances? What is the duty of his friends? What is the duty of his country? The man's responsibility lies in ever coming to such a pass. With the experience and observation of the world before him, with his own experience in the stages of his temptation and disease. He should do as any other insane or diseased man does, go to the asylum and submit himself for treatment. He has Hod. and religion too, on his side. Drunkenness and debauchery, and disgrace, Hod can cure any of these if they have not passed the day of grace. The worst of men have been saved. A man s mends and family should continue to try to save him, and he should cut loose from all his associates so-called, who conspire to ruin him. As far as temporal and eternal dignity is concerned before our eyes, we should treat the drunkard as we treat other people. Prayer, work, lonjr suffering and patience, l>v all a man's friends would accomplish in most cases the drunkard's reformation and salvation. We usually treat drunkards as a hopeless matter. The duty of the jrovernment is as equally plain. No civilized ffovernment in the twentieth century, the most enlightened ajje of all history, should allow a traffic which makes universal pauperism, crime, and insanity. If men will have liquor let them make it and use it themselves, hut let no man be allowed, in violation of divine precept to put the bottle to his neighbor's mouth. A pint of whiskey would kill a man not addicted to drink. Such is his doom, that no drunkard shall enter the kingdom of Heaven. There was preaching at Quaker Sunday bv the pas'or, Rev. J. M. Friday, there will not be any services here on the next appointment, as conference will begin in session at Whit mi re. Mrs. I.ou Stewart does not improve. Mrs. I. L. Bobo spent the last week-end with her daughter, Mrs. A. Y. Jones of Prospect community. Sedalia school has seven tomato club girls, and twelve in the cooking club. All of these will attend the canning demonstration in Union on July 19th. M iss Isadore Bobo spent Monday with the Misses Sprouse. Why don't the ladies of the community form some kind of a society, book club, or sewing circle; seams would be recreation for the afternoon and much good accomplished. Smike. lockhart" junction Lockhart Junction, June 14.?The past week has been fine weather for harvesting the small grain. This crop seems to be a very good one, and is much needed. We hope to soon hear of the price of flour going down, as we see the wheat has taken a fall, so those that have to buy can buy at living prices. I believe there is going to be a great change, I see in my travel more small grain than I have seen in several years, and I belive the acreage of cotton has been cut a great deal. I surely believe the number of bales will be cut short this fall for I know of many farmers that did not use any fertilizer and it is telling, so that is a very good way to cut the number of bales, I believe. I was in Cherokee county last week and there is a good deal of cotton to thin out yet. Hut saw large fields of corn and it looks fine, and more land being prepared to plant corn. There was a mad dog in this community last night, fighting and biting dogs as he went, killed a small pup for Mr. B. J. Kelly, also bit a dog for Mr. T. B. Kelly. He had his dog killed and that is the way to stop them, kill the ones that pet bit. Moxy. JONESVILLE Jonesville, June 15.?The meeting at the Presbyterian church which commenced Sunday a week ago, closed last Sunday. The Rev. John Andrew Smith preached twice each day during the week and three times on Sunday. Mr. Smith is a ready talker and is a strong evangelist preacher. He preached Sunday morning on the subject: "Home trainingi of children." Sunday evening. -Jf' preached at the Methodist church to men only and Sunday night he preached his closing sermon at the Presbyterian church, subject: "Lazarus and Dives," it was a powerful picture that he made of the rich man in hell. Mr. Smith met with friends from all the denominations here who will be glad to have him again. More echoes from the Richmond reunion. In a former article r sp< ke of the kindness and good care to the (kot nn/xioinn o.wl I want to speak in praise of the good behavior of the veterans, which exceeded anything yet on the past of the veterans, although Richmond has open bar rooms, I saw less signs of liquor and less drinking than any former reunion I have attended. I never heard an oath sworn from the time I left home till I returned, all was peace, friendship and good order. Henry Clowney, a good colored man of the community, died Monday. Mr. W. Excell Foster of Newman, Ga., spent Friday in our town on his way home from Trinity College, N. C., where he has been in school for the last session. Misses Eva and Bessie I.assiter of Luthersville, Ga., returned to their home Monday. Miss Eva has been the trimmer for Mrs. J. W. Lipscomb the last season and her sister has been on a visit to her for a few days. Professor Henry A. Wise of Columbia, has been spending several days with friends in Jonesville. Mr. Munro Whitlock has been quite sick for several days with typhoid malaria. Mr. Frank Crawford of Columbia, is visiting his mother. Mr. Blair of Blairs, has taken a position with the .Jonesville Drug Co., as pharmacist. Misses Lillian Allen of Waynesville, Mr I ../.ill. Voft tv* r* of ville, N. and Katie Enochs arc the quests of Miss Elizabeth McWhirter. Mr. I). B. Free an daughter, Miss Anna spent Sunday with his son, Mr. I). B. Free, Jr. Mr. Herbert Lindsey of Greenville, spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Sallie I.indsey. I had a talk with Mr. John Story of Spartanburg; last week and he told me he had lately returned from a trip to the great Panama exposition at San Francisco, Cal. He said he was gone a month and stopped over several days going and coming, also he took in part of the rockies and that they were the grandest sights he ever saw. Miss Elizabeth McWhirter entertained last Friday evening in honor of some visiting friends at the home of her mother. Quite a number of the young set were present. Light refreshments were served. Mr. Smith Lipscomb of Bonham, Texas, stopped over in Jonesvillo last week on his way home from the Reunion in Richmond, and he with Mr. I). B. Tyree went over in Cherokee county and spent a day with Mr. W. L. Goudelock, and it was a happy *eunion with the three men, as they all Free Trousen Suit oi ?SOLI This offer does not; Mohair or Palm Bea of Palm Beach Suit Neckwear, Silk ar Anything you may it here. Come in a show you through. We have fitted up a sep? comfortable seats, and y time. We feature the "I and styles. JHF""We are Agentf UNION * D belonged to the same company in the 18th S. C. Regiment and were all lieutenants in that company. The weather is good for the farmers and they are making good use of it, the grass is being conquered, and the growing crops are looking fine. Telephone. PACOLET, ROUTE 2 Pacolet, route 2, June 14.?We are having beautiful weather at present. The past week was certainly a busy one for the farmers of this section. Crops are looking fine and are growinir nicelv. \Tnct nf in-oin W,..o been harvested and the farmers report a very good yield. Gardens are looking fine, so most everybody has an abundance of vegetables. .Mr. J. M. Conrad was at Chick Springs visiting Sunday. Misses Bertha Hart, Myitis Tweed, Minnie McBride and Mr. Walton Tweed were visitors at Mr. W. T. McBride's Sunday. Misses Lucie Belle and Marie Harvey of Pacolet, spent Saturday night and Sunday with Misses Hesteen and Wilma Bland. Messrs. Wallace Story and Rosa Fowler were callers at Mr. B. F. Mabry's Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Ward spent the *w<-ek-end with relatives. " MiSSes Mamie and. Ruth Gallman ' 'billed at Mr. W. T. McBride's Saturday afternoon. Misses Winnie Mayes, Ellen McArthur and Mr. Ellis McArthur, of Sulphur Springs, were visitors on this route Sunday. Misses I.ila Black of Jonesville, Ada Conrad, Ada Betsill and Mr. Claude West, of West Springs, were visitors in this community Sunday. I Rev. Mr. Feeler, pastor of the Pacolet Methodist church will preach at the Mabry school house next fourth Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. All are invited to come. Mrs. (J. A. Black visited Mrs. W. E. McBride Saturday afternoon. Miss Myrtis Tweed spent Sunday afternoon with Miss Nellie Morris. Messrs. John Smith and Marion West of Sulphur Spiings, wer-j visitors on this route Sunday. Mrs. L. L. Vaughan and children were visitors at Mr. B. F. Mabry's CllXflov Sola. Uffh! Calomel Makes You Deathly Sick Stop Using Dangerous Drug Before It Salivates You! It's Horrible! You're bilious, sluggish, constipated and believe you need vile, dangerous calomel to start your liver and clean your bowels. Here's my guarantee! Ask any druggist for a bO-cent bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone and take a spoonful tonight. It it doesn't start your liver and straighten you right up better than calomel and without griping or making you sick I want you to go back to the store and get your money. Take calomel today and tomorrow you will feel weak and sick and nauseated. Don't lose a day's work. Take a spoonful of harmless, vegtable Dodson's Liver Tone tonight and wake up feeling great. It's perfectly harmless, so give it to your children any time. It can't salivate, so let mem oat anyttnne afterwards. University of South Carolina (Entrance Examinations) Entrance examinations to the I'niversitv of South Carolina will be held by the County Superintendant of Education at the County CourtHouse Friday, July the 9, 1915. The University offers varied courses of study in science, literature history, law or business. The expenses are moderate and many opportunities for self-support are afforded. A large number of scholarships are available. Graduates of colleges in this State receive free tuition in all courses except in the school of law. For full particulars, write to THE PRESIDENT. University of South Carolina. Columbia. S. C. 25-3t. In order to acquire a monument at the expense of an admiring public, a hero must get himself buried before the admiration wears off. 5 With Every Spring Weight F Kahn Tailored Clothes ) WITHIN A LIMITED TIME? apply to suits of "Tropicrash" Silk, Linen, ich. We have just received a new shipment s, the newest patterns and styles. New id Negligee Shirts, Linen and Soft Collars, need to help you "keep kool" you will find nd talk the matter over with us; glad to TO THE LADIES irate section for the ladies in our shoe department; nice ou are welcome to make use of these seats at any Drew Shoe" for ladies and they are here in all leathers ? for the Ben Vonde Dry Cleaners. CLOTHING CO. >. W. MULLINAX, Manager. f NOTICE! I X X X In order to heller serve our customers, y A we are going on a cash basis. Y Y Beginning Monday, June 14, all work, A X supplies, accessories, etc.. will be strictly > A cash. f E. O. KENDRICK & CO. t By E. O. Kendrick. X A AVa A^A ^ 0 4 ' "y T^f y^f ^ ^ ^ Baby Ford Auto BOYS and GIRLS Rii ? Real Juvenile.Automobile Given Away Absolutely Free and $5 in Gold to the Mother off the Winner Big $50 Value?See our window Given Away Free to the Boy or Girl turning in the largest number of votes until August 8, 1915, 6:30 p. m., at our store. EACH PENNY WILL COUNT ONE VOTE?For example a $5.00 purchase will count 500 votes. Ask your parents, friends and relatives to trade here and save the checks issued by our cash register to you. Campaign Starts June 8, 1915, and Closes Aug. 8, 1915 NOMINATION COUPON flood for 1,000 Votes on our Auto _ ! A 111*111 ft Contest. Only One of these Coupons fla MM I I I ? * 11 I I ? lo .ach Contestant Ul fllllUII UUl Num" c r Address VII1WX1, KJ. V.. Notice to the Public! We are not connected in any way with any concern or parties offering Monuments for sale from catalogues or otherwise. Reputable manufacturers sell only to dealers who carry a fitock of monuments on yard. We employ no agents and pay no commissions, consequently we save our customers the agents commission, traveling expenses and freight. We sell first class Italian, Vermont and Georgia Marble, also Winnsboro, Elberton and Barre Granite Monuments direct from manufacturers and save our customers about one-fourth of the price and no money asked until monument is erected. It will pay to see us before placing order. Bailey Undertaking Co. KELTON child died yesterday rfhd will be burKelton, June 14.?The farmers put >ed at Foster's chapel today. They in one jrood week's work; no rain in have the sympahty of their many this community last week and most friends in the death of their loved of the farmers have their crops in onefairly jjood shape. Mrs. W. W. Gault and Mrs. G. T. Most of the small tfrain has been Gault have tfone to Spartanburg harvested, which is badly needed; visiting Mr. C. J. Fowler, who is corn generally looks well, but cotton critically ill at this writing and is not shows the effect of the recent cold expected to recover, weather and is very small. War news is about all the talk Mr. and Mrs. Munro Lawson's these days.