The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, December 24, 1915, Page 4, Image 4
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1915.
The Ford peace party is not receiving
the kind welcome that might have
been expected. This is the best sign
we have yet seen that some good may
come of the venture.
We feel sure that President Wilt
son's "watchful waiting policy," as
applied to Mexico, has been fully justified
by the outcome. Mexico is rapidly
coming to a satisfactory situation,
and the United States has firmly
established her attitude of kindness
towards other nations.
A glance at the published "S. (). S."
list this week will convince you that
there have been many responses to
our appeal. Thanks, kind friends, for
your timely help. There are many
others who could, and we feel sure,
will renew their subscription between
now and January 1. Every dollar
helps us to make a better paper.
Every dollar poes into the making of
a paper. A well-paid subscription list
helps wonderfully in the production
of a pood, readable newspaper.
We are glad to chronicle the fact
that more than three thousand dollars
have been subscribed by Union citizens
for the running of the Chamber
of Commerce the ensuing year. Business
men, professional men, clerks,
workingmen?everybody is coming up
splendidly to the support of this most
worthy institution. We congratulate
Secretary A. G. Kennedy and his coworkers
upon the results achieved.
We do not hesitate to tell both sides
of any question, if there be two sides.
We have boasted considerably over the
fact that our "want ads" brought
great results. We know of many cases
in whi<;h this has proven true. But
to keep the facts straight, we must
tell the other side: Mr. J. Clough
Wallace advertised "good pine cord
wood, delivered, $3.00 a cord," and got
but one call for a cord of wood. He
has 50 cords ready for delivery. We
hope those in need of wood will 'pohne
Mr. Wallace. The word is pood dry
pine, and the delivery is prompt. We
trust he will sell the other forty-nine
cords before Christmas.
The Maryland vice commission appointed
by Gov. Goldsborough in .January,
1913, has made public the results
of its inquiry, and among other sensational
features of the report is the
alleged traffic in babies. It is said
there is an institution in Baltimore to
which a mother of an illigitlmate baby
may consign her offspring, provided
she pay a certain sum. Of the hundreds
of babies taken by the institution
80 or 90 per cent die In one
plot. 55 feet square, it is estimates
that 5,000 babies have been buried
since 1880.
It is to be hoped that the persons
guilty of this hideous crime will be
brought to the bar of justice. Exposure
and punishment, severe punishment,
are the only remedies for
such diabolical crimes.
Mayor Hyde of Charleston has
taken the oath of office. He has before
him a great opportunity and a
great responsibility. He comes out
firmly in his inaugural address fot
the enforcement of the laws. It is to
be hoped that he will not swerve from
that determination, even though it will
probably mean his defeat at the end
of the four years' term. It appears
to us that hi's best political move, as
well as the best move he could make
for the advancement of the city of
Charleston, lies in the direction of the
law's enforcement. There is a great
opportunity for Charleston to regain
her position as the chief, business
centre of the State. So long as the
people of Charleston set themselves
up as superior to the laws that govern
the State at large, she cannot
come into her possession as the Queen
City of South Carolina. Charleston,
we nredict- is nnnn tVm tlirooliftl/l nf a i
ffreat awakening commercially.
THE FRIEND OF MAN.
Jesus is spoken of in the Bible as
the "Son of Man." I wonder if that
means to convey the idea that he is
the Friend of Man? Certainly he was
wonderful in the breadth and scope
of his friendships. He actually visited
and ate with people who were
considered by the priests as past all
hope and as being beneath their attention.
I am of the opinion that he
is today broader and deeper in his
sympathies than are many of the
present?day advocates of his Gospel.
This is not to be held too severely to
the account of the preacher. He may
be and is doing a big work. His value
to a community cannot be measured
in dollars and cents. But has anyone,
even preachers, caught the full throb
of the great heart that enevloped
mankind? To the followers of this
Great Teacher, I may say: Christmas
to you, whatever it may be to others,
is a season not for revelry, debauchery
and drunkenness, but one in which
you may broaden your sympathies and
widen your love for men?all men,
good, bad, indifferent, of every race
and of every condition. Jesus, in his
final message, was truly cosmopolitan,
True, he came to the "Lost sheep of
the house of Israel," but his vision of
world conquest embraced the dweller
of Patagonia as well as of Palestine.
Great Friend of Men! IIow many
of thy disciples are poor in vision and
dark in soul! How little do thy servants
really heed! They do not know,
they do not understand the "Friend of
Man."
"PREPAREDNESS."
I do not know very much about
army and navy matters, nor do I believe
the average citizen knows much
of these matters. But common sense
forces me to the conclusion that our
country is not in a position to offer
any serious opposition to an invading
army, such as Germany or any one of
the great nations of Europe could
send against us. It has been said that
the city of New York has a police
force almost as great as our standing
army. If this be so, our standing
army is but a skeleton of what it
should be. Certainly with an increasing
population, with the vast increase
in wealth, with the fact that we are
already occupying an unenviable place
in the eyes of the other nations are
sufficient reasons for us to at least
make a fair show of being prepared.
When the present conflict in Europe
is over, if we continue to remain out
of the conflict, the very fact that we
have gotten rich upon the conditions
existing in those warring countries
will place us in a still more serious
position. Our treasures, unguarded,
will tempt the nations of the world.
We may not be wise in it; there may
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it, but we are most assuredly in favor
of national preparedness, and we believe
in making haste in the preparation.
Yes, let us be "wise as j?<jrpents
and harmless as doves"?it is
not unchristian nor unreasonable.
THE LITTLE CHILDREN.
The Times editor greets each one
of the dear boys and girls who have!
sent in a "Santa Claus" letter. Each
letter, not published last week, is
given here this week. None has been
left out except two or three that were
written as a joke and one that some
little fellow forgot to sign. I trust
! "Old Santa" will bring to each one of
I you just the things you have asked
' for. Already your letter has reached
the proper authorities, and your good
friend, Santa Claus, knows your
wishes. Dear little friends, the Times
extends to each of you hest wishes for
a Merry Christmas. Your father,
mother, bit; brother and sister, your
friends?indeed, everybody wishes you
a Merry Christmas. It would be a
lonely world without you, and a very
unhappy world. Yes, we wish you
prreat happiness; Tin horns, drums,
firecrackers, dolls, doll carriages,
candy, nuts, fruits, raisins?we trust
all will have the greatest abundance.
I wish to caution you about one or
two things. Do not try to eat all the
candy, fruits and nuts in one day. It
might make some of you sick. That
would be too bad. Another thing:
Don't forget that there may be some
little boy or girl that Santa Claus
will overlook. See to it that you divide
with any such little people that you
nay know of. And, without meaning
to preach you a serman, let me say
that I hope every one of you will be
obedient to your parents during?the
coming year. I hope you will grow
up to be good men and women, and it
is a very fine bepinninp for a boy or
pirl to be a pood boy or pirl. A pood
boy or pirl is a fine prospect for a
pood man or woman, Cod bless each
of you.
IS THERE A SANTA CLAUS?
Is there a "real, truly Santa
Claus"? This old time question keeps
coming up, year after year, Christmas
after Christmas. It seems that the
matter will never be fully settled.
Some folks say: "No, there is no
such person." Others say: "Yes,
there is a Santa Claus." Now what
are we to do about it? If we say
"Yes," some selfish, smart fellow will
say: "Have you ever seen him?" Or
he will say: "I never saw him, and
I don't believe there is any such person."
Is there a Santa Claus? That's
the question. When pressed for an
answer, I say: "Yes, there is a Santa
Claus?for some people." It is true,
there is no Santa Claus for some peo- _
pie. I'll tell you why; they put him T
to death?killed him, and that's the
reason there is, for them, no Santa
Claus. Who is Santa Claus? Where
does he stay? What does he look
like? Does he come in a sleigh? Is
he a little round man, loaded with toys
and covered with fur? Well, let me
see?I must use some big words, so
as to seem to say something when
really I have not. I am reminded of
the definition a friend of mine gave
of a ghost. He said: "A ghost is
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goes around scaring: the life out of
everything." That's it. Santa Claus
is something: that is nothing but goes
around making everybody happy. Yes,
there is a Santa Claus. He does not
always wear the same clothes. He
does not always fulfil the expectations
of everybody. He is the Essence of
Good Will, finding expression in the j
heart and life of those who are unselfish
and kind. He finds his best |
wishes running towards the children. V
They are his chief pets, and so it j
should be. Yes, there is a Santa J
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THE BURDEN OF THE MASTER.
We hear much about the burden of
the servant, little about the burden \
of the master. The employee is often j
spoken for and finds a friend in the
politician, the philanthropist and the
reformer. But the employer has to j
fight his own battles, bear his own )
burdens, keep his own counsel?and
his task is not an easy one. He may
get more money for what he does, but
the demands upon him are proportion- |
ately great. He may not earn his !
bread by the "sweat of his brow," lit- i
orally; but he does earn it by the
burden which his soul has upon it. I
His responsibility never ceases. He J
cannot turn away from the store, shop, j
mill or farm with the same care-free i
mind that the employee feels. For he '
knows only too well the dangers that ]
lurk in the shadows ahead; he realizqj}, j
too, that misfortunes, when they come, j
fall directly upon him. A broken plow* ' ,
?it is not much; a load of hay al- J
lowed to spoil after being cut?a wil-, i
ful cow or horse trampling down the '!j
grain?these are small; each in it-. ^
self is a minor loss, but in every j
.case the loss falls not upon the la- (
borer, but upon the landlord. A few.
rotten apples in a barrel?a dozen
bananas "gone bad?a half-dozen
cans of meats spoiled?a few busheb j
of corn that gets musty?each thin? j
a minor thing, but in every case it 5
not the loss of the clerk; the whop
loss falls upon the proprietor pt t?J
store. A damaged piece -111 j JaX <
caused by the peiky rat^a few
of shoes grown to be a bit out .of
style?a yard of ribbon soiled by too
careless handling?these are njinor
things, and each item is of small value
?but the loss, if loss there be, falls
not upon the clerk, but upon the owner
of the . usiness. A few bad accounts,
each small in itself?but not one falls
upon the clerk; the aggregate falls
upon the concern. I have reached the
deliberate conclusion that it is more
often the employer than the employee
who deserves and needs commiseration,
comfort and help. He toils without
ceasing. His vacation is not with- '
out the constant remembrance of possible
disaster at home, if, indeed, he
has any vacation. Most men who are
today carrying on the world's enterprises
and the world's commerce, the
men who are bearing the full brunt
of life's battles are not the employees; _
it is the employer; not the wage earner
but the wage payer. It is true the
I working man has his woes; he has,
1 also, at least sometimes, a very much I
magnified idea of his hardships. He ?L
j often feels that his lot is hard and
longs for an exchange of place with
his employer. lie often feels that he
could step into the said employer'-;
shoes and run the "shebang" far better
than the "bone-headed boss" runs
it. Poor fool, he little knows to what
stern battles that same "head man" is
often put. He does not realize, as .
one really informed knows quite well,
that he would have the whole thing
in a seething sea of trouble in two
winks were he entrusted with the directing
of affairs. It is hard for the
porter who washes the windows to D
Took without envy upon the bank
president sitting at his desk. He
probably wonders why the porter gets 01
six dollars a week and the president P1
a hundred. "There's a reason" and a
very good one. And the whole advantage
does not rest with the president,
even tnen. M sepiyaiatfnmaetaocm I
even then. He is payinpr a price which
the other man has not the capacity p
to pay. But it is a price, neverthc- J
less. Ii1
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Union, S. C? Dec. 20, 1915. m
Dear Santa Claus: tc
Please brintf me a Meccano, cost
one dollar and a air frun cost one dollar
some caps one necklace some shots d
cost one neckle. Yours truly,
Ned Wa^non.
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Union, S. C., Dec. 20, 1915. a
Dear Santa Claus: .ai
I am a little fcirl nine years old. Pj
Please bring me a pretty doll and car- 8'
riage and fur set and all kind of fruit al
bring me some Xmas picture*.
Sarah Farr.
Established 1884
Thirty-two Ye
To the PeopU
Union
| We thank yoi
patronage you ha
past thirty-two ye,
to deserve it. W
ness for the nex
We will try faithfi
please you.
Our prices and
teed and we will
your money if any
us does not pleas(
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Bailey Furnitui
T. E. BAILEY, Pres.
Mgr. Fur. Dept.
? Friends
2 Both Old and New
A Merry Christmas
A and a
V Prosperous New Year
<|? We Wish To You
t Yours truly,
<! McClure 10c Co.
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ear Old Santa: and nuts and dor
I am a little girl nine years old. I |ives 'n the cc
) to school sometime. I want some ae** Xmas. Wish
anges, candy, apples, dishes and a ana a nappy new
ano. I want some raisins, a big doll ' our
ith curly hair, a little stove, doll bed
id Christmas book. Don't forget my .
ttle sister. Good by, Santa. Union ,S.
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Stella Bobo. n. , .
Please bring m
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ear Santa Claus: ery (jay an(j fn
I want you to bring me a harp, a seven years old I 1
ttle gun, apples, oranges, candy, nuts er8 bring them s<
id raisins. I also want you to bring forget to bring
e a sweater and something to wear something. Your
1 school . Hoke Bennett.
, Cross Keys, S.. C., Dec. 17, 1915. Dear Santa Claus
?ar Santa: Please bring m
I want a bicycle and some fire an^ some overshoe
lackers. I want my little brother BOJne "ribbon f?r
wapon and a ball, candy, raisins, or- sc|100 ve,y ( aY 8
W<s and all othe^ things, a slave to month'
?y ball with. Brinp: my little cou- *? ( *om?
Its a dolly, a little bussy and horse, ?" klndfl*
!a ball too.
Your little friend, A black eye in
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goods are guaranF
cheerfully refund
thing you buy from
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R. L. McNALLY, Treas.
Mgr. Lumber Dept.
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If it is for a Man or Boy.
? Suits, Overcoats, Shirts, Col,
CM Dec. 20. 1915.
lars, Neckwear, Combinaafraid
tyoinduibeam\ tion Sets, Umbrellas, Walkand
go to"the^kin- ing Canes, New Stetson
ke to go so well for , . , r ,
weet and kind to mc Hats and lots ot other useso
hard to he good . ?i
le. And now i will ful presents. The time is
nt. First is a drum,
dth a horse to it. a short, so call early and let us
x of all kind of an- . #
anything else you assist you in making your
ant all kind of fruits
it for pet grandma Selection,
luntry. I am to see
you a Merry Xmas
as.. inymii
Marvin Mack well. 11 la E
Vllivil
C., Dec. 20, 1915.
le a little doll and 01 OTUI^O
easet and all kinds wLU I H I lv 0
I go to school evne
first grade I am
lave too little broth- OA
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father and mother \ ||Ui
friend,
Lucile Farr. __ ...
D. W. Mullinax, Mgr.
te a pair of gloves
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my hair. I go to tj
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roline Whisenant. J
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