text: ik. : * ' * - "?. . n { ? 44-' 1 V YPa.sjjc.. ^'"A? yi./.* TTTIJ1 i \i < A\: rr T it ffl d BSSSSSPB I H Hi I \ I 111 I I VI HiS ~K?"KS.*S?i jjXaded t*choo!?y Water Work* amd ^-'rk of Court - , I I V I m W . Vv H I VI i k l? Taxable value in au*l ontoftewm ^ y,ooo. ' *? ' * * - - V #5,000,000. IOLTIIII. SQ. t>. UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, FKBHUARY 27, 1903. """"' #1.00 A YEAR: C 1 I KMM AWJUND SAIITUC. the raKKplaya&apba^tie'bttfc alo*e Tto bills whereon the cacti blow. I' ' '.'Q? . ? V Wfelle atrollinx by the river ride tsbn chanced to knlftat* the adeem; (TVl triritnt I tver h??nt hat acreaa. Kajoar! Kajufe! The Spaniard lied.** t *60 oho did that ground hog and toed# dove, me tatnKs, judging from til* weatherWe "have had since they aid winter was broken. Farmers had rather see it a, little ook) and (dear, than warmer, cloudjr sop namr* no* at present we ere having just splendid weather, jh A party w aarveyora are on the river setting up "snkn" evidently T MPhndacnpe gardening" for the dam ^ fflhd power house, ana a pulsation is |f. | Mr? G. B. Fowler*, of.Joaeeville, f Ifcandolpb, of Laor Hhuna^fejis here last week. Mr. Mr. Kandl has sold off a part of his farm and Mr. Fowler was curbed, W. D. Macco preached at the Baudot church Sunday. His text was Romans 14; 16, "Let not then your good be evil spoken of." The theme was on influence; Christian influence, and speaking on how some church members lived so they had Mr. Christian influence and seeing that a good Christian influence is worth making sacrifices for. It was a fine, plain German, moreover, plain German. We were "fooled;" we thought we felt a breath of spring we heard a dove, was looked for blooms, we smacked our lips over the idea of snow white clothes, a myrtle, sa. The truth from the north side, and I drew up a cold knot and shivered, that I hurt and I was in a kink; but it only had a minimum temperature of 17 degrees on two mornings, with a low range. But it seemed to bite more. That lacked three degrees as low as it has been this wind, I will live "The South" always right? I am such a South. I believe they are most chivalrous people in the world, as I was educated to believe that a young man who traveled. I am like Vox, I believe much history concerning all the war and by men who ought to have been recorded. But yet there are Southern men who teach the younger generation ought to be taught to forget it. I wish that I wrote down many books that father told me about how he was made to suffer, how he was almost on the starvation list, and I think I would like to read over now. The generation and to follow would not be true to their ancestors, fathers and mothers, to forget it, or look on it as an old man. Negroes over on Broad River adjacent to it have formed a society, a sort of burial society, etc. It may sound graveyardish, but as it is mostly in order, it is mostly in order. It may have the wrong name in front. It may pay dues and fees, and this is the best part in a bank, expressly as a bank. In the fond to secure a physician's legacy, and to bury deceased members. It may be a good thing, if carried out to the letter, no schemer gets into it for pillage, and if they would have it incorporated and have been headed treasurers to make it secure, that the hamblest member would not be a loser, a physician would be more sure of not working for nothing. Dams are the general news item. X jWg or Hule, have now, being recently considered. That subject practically knew the audience. It is always up to every meeting whether the audience or the "rootram" and never addresses the body with "if. Chairman," and it goes on without offering any pre. Amble or revolutions. So much is said on the brain that I expect every speech to be "spoaking" to put across it, it would get out this big dam had been quenched, and in whole lot of people, would be riding to Me it, thinking it might cease a baby Atlantic coan somewhere or something. Dut it seems that there are new or old opinions that when, a dam is built across. Real's Shoals it is going to ruin bottoms all along the river, and perhaps up to the Lockhart factory. A negro took me if they were going to dam up the river so it could work. I told him I had no idea man could do that man might condemn a breach about as big as a wooden barrel, but as to stopping the Breeding river, that was going it a little too broad. It would be like the old grog we were when he saw the ice factory, and said that the white backrah was ahead of God Almighty, for God had to have winter to make ice and the white backrah was making it in July. Now there is all sorts of talk of what will be done on the river, the effects, the future of it. What will be left and what will not. There is speculation on speculation, and perhaps some think there will be no end of crowds to feed, etc., and an old-fashioned is here along that line. A pleasure resort, a get rich quick for some, etc. Well, this is what I picture. There will be a crowd to feed while the dam is being built. When that is done the crowd will be very small. There will be a dam, a race, a canal, a water, wheel and power house and just fit men in charge. The same principle as a river mill, with a dam to raise the water above, a channel like a race, a fore-bay or a big iron flue with a wheel, and this raised water will be carried through race or flee with goeelerated force and weight on to the wheel, the thing to turn a water wheel best, the river will do it. I believe the "doin's" will be where the power is sent to. I expect to hear the water pouring over the dam when I am near enough and get the stream stepped. Those of us who get a job while the dam and house are being built may make some money, but men that is done I do not think many of us around here will have a fat job around Jeter's old mill. "How fair the frail creatures, That our ambition builds! How bright the sunny flint, Imagination gilds! How lightly foes are conquered, How easily is seen The road to fame and fortune," * * Down on the old river stream, Denver. OM TEXAS LETTER. The Handkerchief incident? Gov. Cameron Vetoes a Bill. Bonham, Texas, Feb. 19, 1903. Editor Union Times: A dalles charity. Dallas, Tex., Feb. 11. At the solicitation of Mrs. W. A. Galloway, editor of the women's and children's department of the Dallas Morning News, Mrs. Roosevelt, the wife of the President of the United States, sent a handkerchief to the sale at Columbia's Receptions, a local entertainment in the interest of the Dallas kindergarten. "At 0 mass meeting of the Elk's clnb, it was deoidcd to send the handkerchief back, because, it was said, it was a cotton oneand could be duplicated for 10 agents or three for a quarter. .... "At the same time Mrs. Cailoway wrote Mrs. Jefferson Davis, and received from her a costly handkerchief, which was beautifully hand worked ,by Mrs. Davis, containing her monogram," The above clipping shows how maasJa small aof sawn ika mamlaa tka I pwjrav HIM HVW VU ?MV liupuIwv VI IUV moment. It Memi to be an nafortuMate mrcumitance that the Delias people paid any attention to the trilling value of the gift of Mrs. Roosevelt. In feet it is not according to Lord Chesterfield for a recipient.or recipient* of a gift to raise the qneetion as to ,tbe value of it Xhis isaoMt'of the "beggar being chooser" is it not? I am no Boos* veltian, nor do I better/ In Rooeo reltiam, bat I do not bold to the ide* of belittling the President's wife simply becsase it so happened that the gift she sent the Charity Society at Dallas was of less value than die gift of Mrs. Jefferson Dans. It was niee and kind in Mrs. Rooeerelt to acknowledge and grant the request in riew of the fact that she mast receive many similar ones, and it is more so in Mrs. Davirf as she. hapKed to send one of more value, it be ootton, nankeen, sea island, Egyptian, long or short staple. She complied with the request, that was enough, and the invidious comparison of the value of the gifts of the ** - - ' * * ?- J:? wv -UIIIMII|U1SUQU liuin WML not matter of good tMt? under the circumstances. This inoident was the eooasion of an attempt at offering a resolution in the Texas legislature possibly endorsing the action of the Elks, bat it soon readied the reeecees of oblirion that is to eay the speaker of the house ruled it ont of order. The ladies of Delias did not return the handkerchief, however, and I understand they hare an offer of $150 for it, so the real value of it d>es not cut much figure, 'it seems, after all. The first bill that Governor Lanham disapproved was one to allow marriage of a woman to step-father, after mother's death. It was sent hack to the house on February 14th and was reoeived with applause. The veto message fellows: "Austia, Tex^ Feb, 18.1908.? To the House of Representatives: I return without executive approval House bill Ufa 21, styled 'An act to assead Article 851 ef the pent! code of the-Stato of Texas of 1895, relating to the crime of inceet.' . , *It seems that if this bill were be become a law, it would have the ef foci to permit the marriage of a woman to her atop father after her mother's death, jand alee to allow a woman to marry her daughter's htm* band after the death of her daughter, and itoekr rmpove the j'jwiiflni , against snoh Intecmamaga under existing laws. "No good and sufficient reason is peroeired for the legislation proposed. It does not appear to be necessary either from the viewpoint of public polioy as sonnd/ morality. It is nst believed that it wouldadd either to tbe sanctity, dignity or felicity of matrimony. Such intermarriage as it would tolerate and legalise should be discouraged rather than faciliated. "These and other obvious objections are such as to require the disapproval of this bill, and it is accordingly vetoed. S. W. T. Lanham, Governor." I send you a cut of four-famous Texans. Gov. Lubbeck, in addition to being Governor of the State, was State Treasurer for many years. He is one of those elegant old gentlemen to whom we want to do obeisance without any of them. Just as all Carolinians did the great and illustrious Hampton. The Hon. A. W. Terrell is one of these happy, brilliant orators you hear of so often but seldom see. He is now a member of the legislature and was the United States Minister to Turkey under one of the Cleveland Administrations, Judge Reagan and James Stephen Hogg are well enough known to your readers to pass them this time without any comment. Bonham has a large contingent at Austin now. Governor Lanham's advent into office having increased the number somewhat, and among this contingent at the State Capitol is Miss Lula Bailey, who is a teacher in the State University. She is the daughter of Dr. J. S. Bailey, a native of Union county, who when a boy carried the mails from Pinckney or Mt. Tabor to Columbia on horseback. Dr. Bailey, the father of the young lady, is a near relative of your fellow townsman, Benj. F. Foster, Esq. J. S. C. LOCKHART NEWTON NOTES. Life at the Cotton Mill?Personal and Otherwise. Lockhart. Art, Feb. 23.?Miss Lena Reader for the past month has been visiting relatives and friends in one of the northwestern counties of the State, has returned to her place in Loskhart store. Mr. Marion Smith, of Union, is on a visit to friends at this place. Mr. John H. Heneinger, who was summoned to the bedside of a dying brother (Christopher) who had been shot by a negro at Walhalla in Oconee County, has not yet returned. During the absence of Mr. H. H. Mr. Charles Brown is filling his place as fireman on the Lockhart mill. The river was quite high last week, possibly higher than it has been since last spring. Miss Leila Rogers, of Whitmire, has been on a visit to Lockhart. I had to report that Miss Annie Bailey, who was reported in my last letter as being quite sick, is now confined to bed out of danger. In my last letter, I neglected to answer the question of your Denver correspondent in regard to the Yankee bug. Let me say that I have never even seen any among them that looked like he was in anyway sick or despondent. I have seen some that were well, whether from age or other causes, I know not. I have not sought any cripples among them, neither have I ever seen a dead one except ill was crashed or had been well scalded. They do not need a carpet bag, Bro. Bailey, as they can get a living anywhere and as for clothes, they carry an extra suit on their shoulders. By the way, Bro. B., I enjoy reading your letters very much. You have in individuality of your own which makes your letters quite readable. Rev. Grier, of the A. R. P. church, failed to fill his appointment here yesterday. Cause of the failure is unknown to us. I expect that our Solons are back from Columbia and I am clad they made no few laws for the special system went of cotton employees, but the case is that their hair is falling and their skin is white. They have pains and aches and made for the foot just like other men. Whiskers will make them drink and the children and take the same remedies. Paterfamilias have to preambulate around and at night, and stumble over chairs with their young hopeful in his arms and uses the same choice selection of words just like other paterfamilias do. True, there are many illiterate but they brought their illiteracy with them when they came from the country. Sure, they are more charitable than most of people, for if one from some providential means needs help, he always gets it. They give liberally to worthy causes and do not turn a deaf ear to even the appeal of a stranger when they get his cabin burned. My cotton mill lives near ten years and I have never known an operator to get his house burned down yet. All of us came from the country and still, they move in to overflowing each year. Comparatively few return to the farm and often they return to us again. One strange peculiarity among them is that if one takes a notion to move, he is going to move. If he cannot change houses, he will be a great help to the community. On the factory ground, he will go to another factory. Home. TEXAS FOR THE ROADS. No Other Way to Improve Them? Representative And Commended. Herald and News. Mr. Editor: I want in a public way to congratulate Hon. E. H. Anil, a member of the house of representatives from Newberry county, for his timely, manly, and logical speech on the defense of his bill looking to the improvement of the public highway. Living in one of the rural districts of Newberry county, I want to emphasize one of his remarks when he said that the roads in his county were in a deplorable condition. I will not let it stronger: they are simply impassable in many places, and their condition will not be improved until money is appropriated from someone to work them with. What better legacy could we leave our children than to leave them in a country with a network of marauders raised roads which will be a common heritage to everyone? What would change the value of the property in rural districts more than good roads. What ooold be a better feeder to the towns, elites end railroads than good roads? Stop that source of support to Jhem and you have then undermined the verv mudsills upon whleh they mot and seeeivn their prosperity. What inveetmaat vwild briag aSoal UMti retnlta la tfca m af aleasaia, *? and tear of vabltlaa aad llaw iHaa than good raadtf And jet It waa fcllW-**r *e I6ww that it oarrioa w*tl? it thaaaparfttart of moaay. . ' S I Thm hiMM<|.nwpllil?4 that U g?nd aod pMMMH without the ezpwditaft of www. Tho ototo appro priotos lutdnda of iboooaod* of dollar* uamtlf fur ftba * *U*ii>w of niUie ioatititfawof tamV|4 nod I daro my thotDpe-fcolf WY\Xyooplo of Ibe rood drfricto OoeOAot toll whero *aeb iostitdifon is bfi^f Bui I Miert wilhool foar of Miwiikitin* toot neitbor riob mt poor, high oor low, odoootod oor fflhoralo e*o ?opo tho bspofiti that Ml derierd boon good X * iHs ainiotoM* ha flapiNiplog legiolatioo to this Mt ? agricultural iattrat Is olwtpfe dfgbaol. Tho opooUl legislatieo fJhoorittoB baoo pronouacoed tho immalCltmiip o hihm?the great isslttmt a that wm organised for tho pwp#W Klinlog oor yoong moo to booohm model log in practical farming; A I bar* heard this math that Cmptap ool> logo is giving lOiltiymrt to fftf4o*r A|||F OfftlVIPg m* M4.480. oleo boons to lira in bis Of ooaf apd yet wo are .too poor to tosh* bettor roads hy tastatioa. ^ ... ^ Worhiog tho ftado fllKinm Jahor Ua thing of tho oooL, ?Msy BflgpO that I know of fialbto >#r rood My L U >L . * ? - - U*. p^u >? aouar onutmioflMI^ Triby, S. C., FibraMf 14. | JOSESVIUMUW NOTES. Joseviu, Feb. 23—One week of good weather has made some improvement in the roads, and farmers are now ready to begin work in the fields if the good weather would hold a few more days there would be life in the old land yet. The services at Almanza Hall Saturday night in honor of George Washington, his birthday being Sunday, was well rendered and quite a success. The curtains were drawn and the first scene was Prof. H. W. Ackerman and Miss Bertha Alman seated on the stage representing George and Martha Washington in full colonial dress. Prayer was followed by Rev. David Hucks, and then followed the program tableau George and Martha Washington. Flatuations in the Zodiac of February by Mite Ines Spears. Song—The Star Spangled Banner. Dialogue—The Builders by ten girls. Recitation—The Truthful Bey by Tommie Lybrand. Dialogue—The American Flag, followed by song. Recitation—Mother's Little Man by little Frank Littlejohn. Recitation—The Good Old Days by Dan Whitlock. Recitation—Precious the Spanish Dancer by Miss Bell Whitlock. Tableau—Liberty by Miss Maud Whitlock. Song—America. Address by Carroll H. Foster upon the life of Washington. Miss Etha Haines performed at the organ. Allen's orchestra of Spartanburg, at interiors from first to last, rendered delightful music. Refreshments were served in abundance and the crowd for a time enjoyed the social side of life, and when the clock struck ten the crowd, numbering About four hundred, quietly dispersed. Quite a number of visitors were on Saturday and Sunday. The Misses Murphy, from Pinekney, the Misses Gaulte, Gallman and Eddie Greer, of Kelton; Miss Effie Edwards, of Union; Mr. Exra Holcombe, of the State of Washington; Miss Maud Kelly, of Fair Goreet; Mr. and Mrs. Marvin MoNea, of Union; Mr. C. M. McWhirter, of Wofford College; Mr. Gregory, of Greenville; Mr. J. Andrew Thompson, of Clifton; Mr. Cornelius Holcombe, of Union; Miss Kate Summer, of Kelton; Mr. Jack Holcombe, of West Springs. Mr. R. W. Scott left today for Charleston on a business trip. Mr. David Hooks filled his post at Bonnilla Sunday in the morning and left Sunday for Chicago. Mr. Bam Littlejohn left Monday for a trip to the road, and Mr. J. B. Footer will leave tomorrow for Chicago. Mrs. N. B. Kioon is notting the fever of Prof. Aycock, at Clinton. Mr. Will Wood, of Pascale, was in town Monday on business. This is the only method for securing permanent good money. Editor Times: If we expect to be busy, no idle man ever was happy, and few idle men are present long. Lack is to everyone, but good luck is to only those who mess to do good. From our cradle to our grave, it is a path all masked out by our Maker, yet this path we do not know, we are to live and let live, our loss may be the more direct and to our gain, our defeats and victories are twin sisters. We can boast everything but day breaking, yet it is said toot each day begins by breaking. If so, we have no whom days. Crossing a river with a team and wagon on a 1st, and the mystery that's inside a photographer's apparatus, which represents a likeness of you, is two of the many things we do not know, yet we will never too aid to learn. But the things we do not know is not like Ivy Green's letter to The Times, i.e., few and far between. Mr. Sties Horn took a business trip to Sportsburg some days ago. Book one to pay $92 road tax. I think it would be better and more like friends to the poor, for each one pays a fixed, percent in their own property, for there are so many people where here nothing to do while the road, only the walk it, I mean here no sense or muffle to that. We increase the percent on the taxable property. And then let us hear good roads. Wheat in some parts is looking well considering the weather. During the recent rains we have had high water on Pacific River. D.P.F. TINKUNGS FROM UNDER. As I haven't seen a letter from our community this year, I wish to say that we are progressing fine. On account of the bad weather, our roads have been almost impassable at times. Mr. F. H. Counts has returned home from an extended visit to relatives in Lexington County. Mr. D. J. Gregory made a business trip to Chester last week. Mr. S. C. Crosby made a business trip to Fairfield last Thursday. The health of our community is very good with the exception of colds; the mumps hasn't reached us yet. Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Gregory attended church in Union Sunday. Miss Fannie Edge spent Saturday and Sunday at home. Our school is progressing fine with Miss Fannie Edge as our teacher again this year. Our school celebrated Washington's birthday on Friday afternoon, with recitations and music. We had several visitors and all seemed to enjoy the occasion. We also have a good Sunday School, with Mr. John Carter as Superintendent and Mr. D. J. Gregory as Secretary and Treasurer. We have secured an organ which is a great help to us; Mrs. Cora Gregory is our organist. Rev. John Farr will preach for the Sunday School on Sunday. Cheap Rates to New Orleans, $4. On account of the Mardi Gras, to be held at New Orleans, La., Mobile, Ala., and Pensacola, Fla., the Southern Railway will sell round trip tickets on sale February 17th to 23rd, inclusive, and for trains arriving at above points on the morning of February 22nd, limited for return until Feb. 28th. Upon payment of fifty cents and depositing ticket with the joint agent not later than Feb. 28, an extension can be had until March 14. Apply to any agent of the Southern or to R. W. Hunt, D. P. A., Charleston, S. C. IBr-EeHylUy. 