The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-01-11
Cur CORRESPONDENTS
Eta Jane.

Jon Z. - Rev. c. L. Robertson preached
at Salem yesterday. HIS text was Rom. 8: %
MIR Martin, the lumbermau, is floating a
good deal of building material down &c Loi K.
hart Shoals for the factory.
Our Schools, generally begin this morning
Mr. J. l.. Poole is teaching the GowdeysyilI.
scht ol. The trustees had a meeting last
Saturday, and made the necessary arrange.
ment, we suppose, for all to begin.
We learn from reliable source that Capt.
j. I. Moorehead will not accept the position
of Township Supervisor Hsis safe man
aud it is unfortunate that this kind of men
can't be procured iu all cases.
Farm work is pretty well suspended lust
now. Since the snow not much has been
done except keeping fires, feeding 81 ock etc.
lhe pubic roads in places are almost i'm.
passible. What effect The new law will have
Ii impr owing them is yet TO b , SEEN
We have never seen u time when our peo-
pie seemed 10 have less thrift than now. IL
does look like any man who expects to make
crop this year should find some work he
could be doing now. This accounts in q
great measure for the failures of Ieople-so
much lest time that might be profitabiy en-
ployed in cleaning out bitches, ceaning up
Grisr thick,ts, repair. .ng / fous, $ etc. So tbay
wuen the ground gets In order to plow the
and do such work when tuer plvws ought TO
be running. We hop. our people will give
this matter Of 'hog and hominy," timely
consideration aud prepare for il now, anu
quit crcuking about cent cotton. Our coun.
try has long ago demonstrated the fact that
We are the most independent, frugal people
In the world when we try, or when necessi-
ty forces US.
For the benefit of those chronic grumblers
who can see no prosperity in the future we
will quote from ex-President J effe, SON Davis
message TO the Confederate Congress IN Jan
uary, 1868, the following, to show wha, our
people can and will do when they get terribly
in earnest. lie says:
"Our armies are larger, better disciplined,
and more thoroughly equipped than at any
previous period of the war. The energies
OF a whole nation, devoted 20 the single ub-
ject Of success in this war, have accomplish
ed marvels, and many Of our trials have, by
benifcent Providence, been converted into
blessings. The magnitude of the perls
which we have encountered have developed
the true qualities and illustrated the heroic
character of our people, thus gaining for the
Con federacy from its birth q just appreciate
from the other nations of the earth. The
Injuries resulting from the Interruption OF
foreign commerce have received compensa-
tion by the development of our internal re-
sources. Cannon crown our fortresses that
were cast fl ON the products Of mines opened
aud furnaces built during the war Our
mountain caves yield much Of the nitre for
the manufacture of powder, and promises
increase of product. From our own foun-
dries and laboratories, from our own armU-
ries and workshops we derive in great meas
are the war. like material, the ordnance and
ordnance stores, which are expended so pro-
fusely in the numerous aud desperate en-
gagements that rapidly succeed elch other
Cotton and wooeu fabrics, shoes aud har-
ness, wagons and gun carriages, are produ-
eed in daily increasing quantities 10y the
factories spripgipg into existence. Onr
fields, no longer whiteGcd Ivy cotton that can.
not be exported, are devoted to the prCduc-
ton of cereals and the grow.h Of stock, for
merly LII. chased with the product Of cotton.
In the home Of cur mob Q aud devoted women
without whose snbiime sacrifices our sue.
cess would have been impossible the noise
of the loom and the spinning wheel may tie
heard throughout .6e land. With hearts
.welring with gratitude, let us j in in re-
turning thanks TO God aud in beseech:ng
the continuance of HIS protecting care ove'
our cause and the restoration Of peace, with
its manifold blessings to our beloved coun-
try.
We visited U nion last week but did not
have time to call at the TINES Office aud pay
our respect to the Editor and printer boys.
Gentleman, please excuse us; we will Try
and do better next time.
We visited the Clifford Seminary and
found that wide awake aud progressive in
stitution in full operation. 1t is one of the
best schools for girls in the up country 1t
is not only school but q home for them
One st ito advantages. is that the principals
lose no opportunaty to secure situations for
their scholars as soon as they have prepared
them for their work. Won't our people ap.
preciate such blessing for their children?
Nox.