The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, November 05, 1915, Page 7, Image 7
[ JUST A SMILE |
He?Do you think obtaining the
vote would make women masculine?
She?Why, no. It hasn't had that
effect on you.?London Opinion.
Wife (at dinner)?You don't seem
to like rice.
Husband?No; it is associated with
one of the greatest mistakes of my
life.?London Sketch.
History Professor?Why are the
Middle Ages known as the Dark
Ages?
Wise Fresh?Because there were
so many knights.?Wisconsin Sphinx.
"He is one of those near-vegetarians."
"What is a near-vegetarian?"
"He never eats meat except when
he is invited out."?Houston Post.
Bix?Can you lend me $5 for a
month, old boy?
Dix?What the deuce does a monthold
boy want with $5??Boston Tran,
script.
Ermyntrude?I'm terribly worried.
Dear Harold is coming home on leave,
nnH folic m o hn'c nnnfnro/1 cotron
Germans. Now I really haven't the
faintest idea what to do with them.?
Weekly Telegraph.
"Did your husband have any luck
on his hunting trip?"
"Splendid! Didn't you hear?"
"No; what was it?"
"He got back alive."?Houston
Post.
"Your dad is an old crank," said
the youth who had been told by her
father that 11 o'clock was time to go.
Dad overheard the remark.
"A crank is necessary in case of the
lack of self-starter," he retorted.?
Louisville Courier-Journal.
A Matter of Numbers.
"If a man kills another man is he
always put in jail, mamma?"
"Not always. Sometimes he is paid
by the government to do it; and if he
can only kill enough he will have'
monuments erected to him."?Life.
"Who is that fellow eulogizing this
grand and glorious republic?"
"I don't know who he is, but when
you hear a man talking like that the
chances are ten to one that he thinks
this grand and glorious republic ought
to support him."?Birmingham AgeHerald.
Skepticism.
A man in New York who was arrested
for annoying a strange young
woman ascribed his ad to a state of
mind engendered by chop suey. The
i judge, who is himself something of an
pri Oriental scholar, said, "O, poor ten
. bevX," which is a Chinese expression
of skepticism.?Washington Herald.
The Answer.
Father, teaching his 6-year-old son
arithmetic by giving a problem to his
wife, begs his son to listen.
Father?Mother, if you had a dollar
and I gave you five more, what
would you have?
Mother (replying absently)?Hysterics.?Brooklyn
Life.
"I never have any luck. Everything
goes against me."
"What's the matter now?"
"The doctor says my husband must
give up smoking."
"Well, you ought to be glad if he
follows the doctor's orders."
"Glad! Just as I was within 500
coupons of having enough to get a I
new set of cut-glass tumblers."?Detroit
Free Press.
Fault Finder (in fVont of dairy restaurant)?I
notice the word dairy on
your new sign is spelled d-i-a-r-y.
Proprietor?I know it is. I was
going to have it changed, but the
painter convinced me his way of spelling
the word was more suggestive?
Fault Finder?More suggestive?
Proprietor?Yes; he said it conveyed
the idea of putting things
down.?Judge.
The editor of the York News owes
our proofreader a nice present, but ;
maybe he doesn't know it. Last week
we handed out a little "four per cent
ammonia" about the York News being
one of the chief assets of York county,
and the compositor, whether inspired
or not, left the "t" out of "assets,"
bu*r the faithful proof reader, often
cussed, caught the error.?Pickens
* Sentinel.
"Run upstairs, Tommy, and bring
hahv't niorht crtwir 11 " eaiH Tnmmu'o
mother.
"Don't want tc," said Tommy.
"Oh, Tommy! If you are not kind
to your little sister, she'll put on her
wings and fly back to heaven."
Tommy's reply came promptly:
"Well, let her put on her wings and
fly upstairs for her nightgown."?New
York Telegraph.
^ Wanted to Make- Sure.
' , A man walked into a grocer's
shop and handed to the assistant a
paper containing some white powder.
"I say," he said, "what do you
think that is? Just taste it and tell
me your opinion."
The grocer smelted it and then
touched it with his tongue.
"Well, I should say that was
soda."
"That's just what I said," was
the triumphant reply, "but my
wife said it was rat poison. You might
try it again to make sure."?Exchange.
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DEATH OF M. W. CLIFTON.
Marion Webster Clifton passed
away on Thursday, the 16th of September,
1915, in the 71st year of hit
ape ,having been born on November
7th, 1844. Funeral services were conducted
from the home in Piney Grove
township, Sampson County, N. C., on
the following day, by the Rev. B. P.
Loatch, in a very impressive manner,
and the interment was in the family
burial ground nearby, the funeral being
directed by Mr. T. M. Ferrell, Jr.,
one of Clinton's undertakers.
The pallbearers were Messrs. H. W.
Harden, H. E. Faison, M. F. Trouvlefield,
L. M. Lewis, W. T. Hines and
H. J. Hines. The floral offerings were
tare and beautiful, the mound was literally
covered with them.
An unusually large concourse of relatives
and friends gathered to pay this
last tribute of respect to the memory
of this good man, whose physical
death will be a distinct loss to his
community and to all individuals with
whom he came in contact, for he was
one of the county's most useful and
upright citizens, and the last to go of
the brothers and sisters of one. of our
prominent families.
Within the acquaintance of this
writer, there was not a man who enjoyed
the confidence and esteem of all
who knew him to a greater degree
than did Web Clifton, as he was familiarly
called. Thoroughly unselfish and
the very soul of honor. In manner
and disposition he was plesant, easily
approachable, always the same candid
open-hearted and generous soul, ever
ready to help his fellowman. All this
everybody knew. Everyone knew, too,
that Jie .was a man of splendid talent
and judgment, hence his good counsel
was often sougnt. His word was his
bond and all trusted him. No man did
more to reconcile men in their differences,
and to settle disputes than he
did. He was, indeed, a peacemaker.
For a greater part of the ti ne since
the civil war he was a justice of the
peace, and whenever he could prevail
on men to apply reason and good sense
this course was pursued, their differences
settled and friendship restored.
All this is written in eulogy of this
good life, not for any good that may
be done the deceased ,but in the hope
that others may emulate his example.
Many years ago Mr. Clifton embraced
the missionary Baptist faith,
and was ever loyal to his church, with
an unshaken faith which sustained hin,
in all of his trials' and suffering, absolutely
true in every department of
life in his home life, in his church re
lations and as a citizen. Surely such
an exemplary life as his furnishes
abundant consolation to the surviving
and devoted wife and children and ah
other bereaved ones, and also the assurance
that his departure from us is
only a transition from this earthly
tabernacle to that life which is eternal,
and to enjoy the blessings of
blissful immortality.
The deceased was a son of the late
Rev. John L. Clifton, of the Missionary
Baptist church. His mother before
marriage was Miss Annie King.
On Oct. 1st, 1867, he and Miss Margaret
Jernigan, daughter of James and
Eliza Jernigan, were married, who, toHealthy
Old Ag
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simple Kemeny t'romotes Health oy
Overcoming Tendency to
Constipation.
Advancing years impair the action
of the vital organs. Old age should be
the period of greatest happiness, but
good health is necessary. Constipation
should not be tolerated?it is often the
direct cause of ill health.
Headache, belching, biliousness,
bloat, drowsiness after eating and
other symptoms of constipation can
be readily relieved by the use of a
simple laxative compotind sold in drug
stores under the name of Dr. Caldwells
Syrup Pepsin. Mr. J. H. Bristol,
1412 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor, Mich.,
who is 83 years old, says, "Dr. Caldwell"
Syrup Pepsin is the best remedy
1 ever used for constipation and
I always have a bottle of it in the
house to use when I feel the need of
it; it never disappoints."
Dr. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin is a mild
laxative preparation, positive in its
effect, acting easily and naturally
without griping or other pain or discomfort.
For over a quarter of a
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Kether with the following named children,
survive him: Mrs. Julia Kernan
and Vivian A. Clifton, of Charles
ion, o. c,.; .tames a. Linton, in tne
West; Mrs. Annie L. von Miller, of
Jacksonville, N. C.; Mrs. Katie I.
Scott and Mrs. May Pearl Martin, of
Washington, D. C.; Mrs. Emma E.
Thornley, of Moberly, Missouri;
Messrs. Herbert H. and Forest F. Clifton,
who remain at the old home and
whose attention to their father during
all his illness was faithful and untiring,
as was that of the true and
faithful wife, and the others of tht>
children did what they could for him.
In these attentions, too, they were
greatly assisted by the neighbors for
Mr. Clifton was practically an invalid
for many years, and the latter part of
his life entirely so; having suffered
several strokes of paralysis. At the
request of the family the writer here
expresses their sincere thanks for all
the attention and kindness shown.
Mr. Clifton was a brave Confederate
soldier, although being a mere youth
at the outbreak of the war he volunteered
along with that gallant band?
the "Junior Reserves"?ami served
faithfully and true, just as he performed
every duty.' This conflict over,
he returned to the old home, settled
and went to work in building his heme
and community, living for principles
that are abiding and immortal; and at
the close of life here, when laying his
armor by, surely he could say of him- i
self as did the great apostle, "I have
fought a good fight; I have finished
my course; I have kept the faith."
A Friend.
MUST POST BULLETINS.
The railroad commission will insist
that the railways post the exact
hour of the arrival of trains on the
bulletin boards. If the train is two
hours late then the first bulletin
posted must carry this information.
Additional information is to be posted
every 10 minutes afterwards. The
complaint was filed with the commission
by C. V. Iloykin of Charleston.
?The State.
WILSON'S WEDDING
LATE NEXT .MONTH.
The Date is Set for "Near Close of
December."
Washington, Nov. 1.? It was formally
announced today at the White
House that the marriage of President
Wilson and Mrs. Norman Gait will
take place "near, the close of December"
and that it will be private at
Mrs. Gait's home here.
This statement was issued by Secretary
Tumulty:
"In order to quiet speculation,
President Wilson and Mrs. Norman
Gait today authorized the announcement
that thoir marriage will take
place near the close of December.
Their plans are for a very simple
ceremony. It will be quietly perform- I
ed at Mrs. Gait's residence. No invitations
will be issued, and it is expected
that the only guests will be
the members of the two families."
The pessimist admits himself a
failure.
re
rings Happiness
M It. J. H. \Ul ISTOL
century it has been the standard
household remedy in thousands of
homes. Druggists everywhere sell it
for fifty cents a bottle. A trial bottle
of Dr. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin can be
obtained, free of charge, by writing
to Or. W. B. Caldwell, 454 Washington
St., Monticello, Illinois.
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MISSISSIPPI MOB HANGS
PROMINENT YOUNG MAN.
Jack Hughes Taken From Jail and
Lynched.
Columbia, Miss., Oct. 31.?Jack
Hughes, 30 years of age, member of
a prominent family of Washington
parish, Louisiana, adjoining this
county, was taken from the county
jail here early today by a party of
masked men and hanged to a tree a
short distance outside the city limits.
Hughes was under arrest in connection
with the murder of Larue Ilolloway,
a well known young man of
this place, who was killed near here
on the night of October 21.
Otho Fortenberry, the jailer, who
occupied quarters on the second floor,
was awakened about 1 o'clock this
morning by three masked men, who,
after forcing him to give up the keys
to the cell occupied by Hughes, bound
him to his bed. The lynchers took
Hughes, leaving the building without
awakening two prisoners in adjoining
cells. Fortenberry said the enrridor
was crowded with masked men
and that through a window he saw
seven automobiles parked in front of
ik. i_:i
me jail.
The jailer who was found and released
by a boarder in Fortenberry's
household several hours later, gave
the alarm and posses began a search
for the prisoner and his abductors. A
short distance outside the city the posse
found Hughes' body swinging
from a tree.
According to the authorities, persons
who witnessed the killing of
Holloway in a lumber camp near
here said Hughes shot the young man
in the back without provocation. Holloway,
at the time it was said, was
engaged in a fight with another person
while Hughes was an onlooker.
Hughes at first defieck arrest, but C.
P. Jones, who witnessed the killing
took him in custody and delivered him j
to a deputy sheriff.
A coroner's jury which viewed the
body returned a verdict that Hughes
had met his death at the hands of a
j person or persons unknown. An
I examination indicated that he had
strangled to death as his neck was
broken, physicians testified.
For several days after killing of
Holloway the authorities fearing
trouble because of the excitement here,
guarded the jail, but recently relaxed
their vgilance. District Attorney
Hall announced today that the grand
jury would be requested to investigate
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TRUE TO VERY LIFE.
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Col. McCahe Describes Statue of
Gen. Lee.
Col. W. Gordon McCabe in Richmond !
Times-Dispatch.
In response to our courteous re- j
quest that I should express my opin- |
ion as to the merits of Siever's eques- I
Wan statue of Lee, I shall first state i
briefly that his excellency, Gov. Stu- J
art, and myself (the only two n.em- j ~
hers of the Gettysburg commi ??or.'' ,
resident in Richmond) drove out this !
I laorninj' io Mr. Sievers* studio at For- ;
est Hill and made a prolonged and
caref'il study of the statue as it r v ]
1 stands, modeled in clay.
It would be idle for me to attempt
any technical criticism of the >rk
in detail, even if 1 possessed ill r, <
isite knowledge to do so, wii ii :
(iii not ior one moment pretend to.
I only know when a statue or any
other work of art impresses me favorably
and when it does not, and 1 only
venture with diffidence to set doo.n
my opinion in this case to the end
| that my old comrades at a distance
j and Virginians of a younger genera- i
j tion may know how the work of the i
I sculptor has impressed one of Lee's I
| old soldiers.
I Briefly, it is, to my mind (and to I
my heart as well) one of the noblest
statues I have ever looked upon, and
I may add without impertinence that
I have seen the best and the most
famous, both in Europe and in this
country.
As I gazed upon it long and searehingly,
the years seemed to roll away,
and I saw once more our great captain,
seated in easy majesty on "Traveler,"
to the very life as we (now the
lingering few) saw him more than
half a century ago, watching the shifting
hcances of the fray; well-known,
martial figure, instinct with vigor; the
graceful port and carriage, the fine
poise of the "good gray head," the
easy mastery of the thorough horseman?the
perfect embodiment of "a
people's hope," the noble face stamped
by the "God of Battles" wi*h the
rank that He alone can give.
Scarcely less in the fashioning of
the horse has the sculptor proved
his mastery of his "cunning art."
Not a touch of the "theatrical" just
the "Traveler' that we knew so well :
?only (by reason of the dimensions
of the great statue) an "heroic" n
"Traveler" that seems proudly con- fi
scious that he hearR upon his hack
the weight of a nation. t<
I know not how it may strike more 8
critical eyes, but I repeat that, to the
eyes of one of Lee's veterans, 'tis a li
wondrous "counterfeit presentiment" T
of the immortal rider and his match- G
less steed, whose appearance i'n the ^
long ago ("in the land where we were
I dreaming") always evoked a storm
of hoarse cheering as the great cap- b
tain rode among the blackened guns u
whose thunderous plaudits were ever s
the welcome closet to his soldier's t
heart. r
The pecuniary emolument to the
sculptor in this case must of necessity
be small, but by this statue he has ,
won what money can never buy?a j
great name for himself and the abid- ;
ing admiration of a grateful people. 11
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On many an occasion will you be thoughtful for &
your bank account
No spendthrift can get much of a footing in the X
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^ ^Opportunity knocks at the door of the thrifty ? <
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"M"any a successful man has worked his way up &
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| at a lower price. The Ford car, which is
giving satisfaction to more than 900,000
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that is worthy of your attention. Two
and two make four?there wouldn't be so
many Ford cars if they didn't give sue1"
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LI Runabout $390; Touring Car $440; Town [
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mg Again"
Rill -A Soliloquy in
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"That'i the third time this morning. I can't wait
a moment longer on that fellow. Let me see?what is
Smith's number?
"If Jones won't provide sufficient telephone facilf
tie* for hi* customers, he can't blame me for dealing
elsewhere. Operator, give me 437."
How do you know this very occurrence doesn't
happen with your single telephone. Have an auxiliary
line; the cost is trifling. Call the business Offlss to*
day. h '
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) the vinegar of domestic infelicity Is ' ~~ . .
ome change. Common sense is plentiful, but it is
? 1 m ? the unrnmmnn kind thnt pminte
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