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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-03-17
MAJ. MICAH JENKINS
PRAISED BY ROOSEVELT.

The Gallant South Carolinian
Made a Brave Soldier. as Did
His Father before him.
Col. Jas. III. Tillman Of the First
South Carolina Regiment has been in
correspondence with Col. Theodore
Roosevelt in reference to tit testi'
monial Of gslisntry tor Msj. Mican
jenkins of tho Rough Riders. Msjor
Jenkins is = son Of the dsshiug Con.
federate brigadiet Of that name, and a
native Of Yotktille. Following is
Gov. Roosevelt's letter given by Col.
Ti.lman to the Augusta Herald for
publication:
state Of New York,
Executive Chamber.
Albany, Feb. %. 1899.
Col j. H. Tllman, Edgeield, 3. T..
My Dear Sir 81 take peculiar
pleasure in writing in behalf OF Msjor
Micah Jenkins,t formerly Of my regi'
ment (Rough Ridsrs) First Volunteer
cavalry.
have leon endeavoring to have
Msj. jenkins put into the regular
army. do not believe that in the
whole service could be found braver
or more gallant soldier. He entered
my regiment as junior captain and
handled his troops 80 we'll in the
Guasimss fight that at the request OF
all the other captains at the San Juan
fight I made him an acting major,
and he was made majpr because of the
gaHantry and efficiency he there dis.
played. I have also recommended
him for q brevet because of his gal
lantry. He was beside me when We
charged from Kettle hill to the second
line of entertainments and he after
wards went on practically by himself
until he ran into the Spanish lines
and had to be recalled. His hat was
shot from his head and his coat almost
to tatters. At no time, by nicht or
day, did he fail in performing his
whole duty and moro than his duty.
Danger seemed to act upon him
literally like wine. In short, my dear
sir, he showed himself in every way
worthy of his gallant father, the Con.
federate general.
Although irrevelent, I cannot re.
frain from mentioning the fact that /
carried through the campaign the field
glasses used in the civil war by Gen.
Drayton of the Confederate service
(also South Carolinian, these glasses
having been loaned to me by bis
daughter. Miss Drayton, of the navy
department, At Washington.
With great regard and assuring you
that it has been indeed q pleasure to
write on behalf of my gallant comrade
Major jenkins, am very sincerely
yours,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-03-17

Sir William n. WINS, msmhe- .s
Parliament for Bristol, writes OF the
origin OF Augustus Montague Tup-
lady's grand hymn, The Rock OF
ages" as follows:
"Toplady was one day overtakeD
by a heavy thunderstorm In Burning
ton Coombe, on the edge Of my prop
erty, q rocky glen running up into the
heart Of the Mendlp range, and there.
taking shelter between two massive
piers Of our native limestone rock, he
penned the hymn."
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-03-17
crock OF AGES"

An illustration Of the rock Is here
given. This 1t the hymn as TopladJ
wrote 1t:
Rock Of ages. cleft for me,
Let me hid myself In thee.
Let the water and the blood
IRON thy side, a healing flood,
BE of sin the double cure.
Save from wrath ard keep me pure.
.sh---se -. -..-. 49, .JngerH Know,
When I rise to worlds unknown
And behold thee on thy throne.
Rock Of ages. cleft for me,
Let me hide myself In thee.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-03-17
Use the Convtcfs to Make Roads

We think it is time that q change
should be made in the policy of the
State in regard to the use to be made
of tho convicts. In our judgment it
is . mistaken policy to hire them out
to work on farms, and it is clearly
mistake for the State to engage in
farming operations to raise cotton at
5 cents. A better policy, it seems to
Us, would be to sell out the State farms,
to call in the coDvicts as fast as the
contracts expire and to use every able
bodied convict in building roads,
not working the roads. The road
question is one of the most serious
problems that now confronts US. There
is not decent road worthy of the
name in the Piedmont section, espec.
tally where We have red clay to deal
with. The universal chorus in all the
newspapers from this section Is that
the roads are simply impossible.
There are perhaps 500 convicts in
the penitentiary who are able to work
on the highw,ys. Let them be hired
out to the counties on the same terms
they are now hired out on the farms,
aud let them be used in building per.
msnent highways radistiug from the
county scat in the four principal di.
rections, and let the work be done on
each alternately, and let the roads be
praded under the superylsOn of com.
pesnt engineer. In this way . few
mics Of permanent roadway could be
completed each year. Lot 80 per
cert, be retained in the Townships to
keep up the roads under the present
system. We would have, under this
PLAN or some other like it, something
of permanent value to show for our
expenditure of mo.ey and not have
mud hole into which our money is
dumped.-Anderson Peoples Advo-
cate.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-03-17
How to Save Doctor Bills.

We have saved many doctor bills
since We began using Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy in our home. We
keep bottle open all the time and
whenever any of my family or myself
begin to catch cold We begin to use
the Cough Remedy, and as . result
We never have to send away for q
doctor and incur . large doctor bill,
for Chsmberlsin's Cough Remedy
never fails to cure. It Is certainly .
medicine of great merit and WORTH
d. 8. Mearkle, general merchant and
farmer, Matte, Bedford county, Pa.
For sale by DIR. F. G. Duke.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-03-17
What is Ahead of the EatMef7
AZ 8 T. Az ~ >--

what is Ahead of ths FatMer7
If there u anything In tho old ny.
ing that . severe winter makes good
CROP year, and 10 think therS Il .
great deal of truth in Il, the farmer
will be blessed with very Hue CROPS
this season, for No have certainly hsd
ono of the coldest spells that has been
in this section of the country. To .
great many farmers this will be IN ex-
tremely hard year owing u ths low
price of cotton and tho consequent
scarcity of money, but if they will No
solutely face The difficulties that con.
front them they can confidently hope
that success will crown their efforts.
Patience, energy and toll sre the forces
that win the battle of life, and really
stand for oil tho elements that 90 to
make tho successful man. No man tan
tell tho measure Of his strength until
he has grsppled with adversity and
wrung success from tho very jaws oi
disaster. II 10 only tho weakling and
coward who allows himself to be dis.
heartsned by obstacles which 70 the
resolute man arc only incentives to
call into action tho latent forces of hil
courage and energy.-Dsrlingtonisn
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-03-17
TOPICS FOR FARMERS.
The " Aeat CH0p.

The Ysrkvills Enquiries says that
reports from the wheat crop are not
especially encouraging. The reporter
has talked to quite . nunber If tsrm.
efs on ths subject and tho ooncsnsas
Of opinio, seems to be willing to say
fhat Ito injury 10 irrepsrabls. What
no~ apPsars 70 DO . very bed stand
INDY eas7y develop into a unusually
good onS and there may yst b . iiae
CROP.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-03-17
DIAMOND PAVEMENT.
1HExABgRlsv ROAD CONTAINS FOR.
TUNES ~ PRscIoU. STONES.

Has FSSate T1ser1 Travel 90 . HIRA RssA
LtSsrsiiy SrsvtnE With Dis.nosAs-O~s
s'ssan Pssos ~ Road the si.s u . bod
loom Vssisi~-S 500. 600 Worth.
It ts not often that It Is given to
man, outside OF the favored gentle.
men who figured In the stirring story
OF Aladdin aud his wonderful lsmp
aHd kindred productions OF rich Orient.
al imagfnatioe, to travel daily Oh q
highroad literally Groaning with dia
nonds. Wasen such an unusual prIv.
tlege h voycfsxafed. 1t would appear 10
Oe the proper thing to admit that ons
might love 0he very ground he walked
an. Until few years ago there wns
such road, and II was neither 4
vision OF the aplye nor the press agent.
II was located III the Kimberley dix.
trict IN SoueS Africa, aud when a
man walkcd over 1t he walked over
millions Sf dollars worth or the pr.,.
tOus stones
Five Thousand dollars yard was
the record of somc parts Of the roa,i.
HE diamonds are not there now. ~
VIII DO dhe &eutle reader no good to
take n S>ckst for Kimberley and seek
10 find q fortune In the street. IL
t1sdnsery wan foC2c years younger ti,au
It do So-dsy, There WAS u vcxing scarcity
OF waiter In tasc Kimberley country.
10. when n uninec couldn't Yet = sup
Ihy OF w1tcr no help him In his search,
TN had to DO the beRt ne could and
hustle around with his tools In the dry
earth. lie would spade here and thcrr,
uIfA a.c struck 4 lamp OF Garth whlcl,
brid the eagerly sought prize. Then
he would ahsndou the little mound
Of eurth his Spade hHd overturned anl
seek fer AtaRessds In another place.
After w.Iae. several years In fact.
thcsc mounds su0n~uaIed to n consider.
bie obstruction to teavel und further
diEging The loose earth was In the
way, but nO snle would volunteer 10
cart 1t away. Finally the Kimberley
municipal council offered to use the
dirt Isl u,AcadaSntzi,rx tue roads around
the city. which was hranchiag out and
reaching quite respectable proportions.
The affer was gladly accepted by the
mine owrlers- and tie mounds were
cleared away.
Nearly Q acore NJ years after there
was drop in the diamond market.
The price OF the stenes fslI. and. In
order to briug abosR \ return Of high
figures the miDe owners decided to
restrict their eutPut. This necessitnt.
ed big cut In the pay roll. and. as .
result, the Kimberley district was soon
over-run with unemployed miners.
Then some <sf the wise men 10 the land
came to the conclusso0 that they might
pick up few overlooked gems from
the higlroad II they could get munt.
cipal permission and u plentiful sup.
ply Of water. They got both. for each
year q portion OF the road which had
been strengthened by the mound dirt
was turned ovec to the men. and they
worked In 1t with astonishing results.
diamonds to the value OF $2OO, 600 were
recovered yearly for several years.
From one Nttle piece OF road no bigger
than q bed room there vas taken
100000 worth Of dianaonda-
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-03-17
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Inventor Edison says that he 10 ut
work upon . device for sending pic
lures by electricity. There have been
such machines made but they are
heavy and cumbersome. II want
something about the size of kodak -
says Edison, "that can be fastened to
any telegraph wire and the picture
sent. The drawing IL to be made
with lead pencil upon soft paper and
stuck into . machine, and they will
get an exact reproduction st the other
end of the line. It will soon be com.
2leted."
Adjutant General Floyd intends to
start sh ,rtly upon the work Of organ.
izing the State militia and for that
purpose he and his assistant, Col.
John d. Frost, will visit all tho com.
panies in the State to ascertain which
Of them shall be retained and to find
out the status of affairs In regard 70
the arms and uniforms Of tho com.
panies. There are now seventy com.
paniee, or alleged companies on tho
roll, but many of these are known to
be in q thoroughly dlsorganized state
and rot to be relied upon in case Of
need.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-03-17
PEahf Liess Cueton.

We cannot too earnestly caution
our frhhers against the folly of plant.
ing fa 1 short crop under tho delu-
sion that his neighbor's reduction ef
acreage will secure the necessary di.
minution OF crop and enable tho largo
grower TO reap largely Of the short
crop prizes. If you want q sho-t
crop It il your individual duty {
Plaat less cotton BY no other mea, Q
under the sun can it be procured.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-03-17
ProdiCslity.

Quiszer-What do you understand by
wasting ones substance In riotous
living?
Guysr-Buying cuffs that you cant
reverse, I suppossf
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-03-17
Wise Words of III. w. Grady.

When every farmer in tho South
shall eat bread from his own fields
and meat from his owp pastures, and
disturbed by NO creditor aad snslsved
BY no debt, shall sit smidst his
teeming gardens and orchards and
vineyards and dairy and barnyard,
pitokisg his crops In his own wisdom
and growing them in Independence,
--;n1.:ing cotton his clean sqEr;, !: = 'i.. r:.
oSo.sss .sss ai, .s L bis e. not | .. n m,.t.r: -:
idding-ssains his pay in cash, and
not in . receipted mortgage that dis
charges his freedom-then shall BE-
the breaking of tho fullxes Of our
day. Great Is King Cotton; but to
Lie At his toet while the usurer and
grain raiser bind u In subjsction il
TO invite The oontenpt of man and the
reprosch Of God. But to stand up
before him amid tho crops and smoke.
houses, west from him tho mssns
chsrta of eur independence, and 70
establish il bis name IN ample and
neutrality-suspicious. that shsil honor
bim while il enrichss us-this 10 70
carry us siar In tho wsy of happiness
and independence ~ tho farmer work.
ing in thefullest wisdom and in the
richest He'll, can carry any people.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-03-17
"A Wise Step.

Some of the fafmers in SpGrtanburg
County arc thinking about planting
rice, and The Spartan says there II no
doubt about it growing and maturing
here. In appearance It may not be
equal 70 that raised on ths coas'; but
the quality is % good: j. w. Harris
raised some upland rice last year.
Taylor's station, in Gresnvilie County.
The little slips of lo&lsnd on tho
creeks that will mako 40 bushels of
corn to tho aero will make 100 bushels
of rice, and if irrigation IL practicable
the yield may 60 above that. Mr..
Tsylor's mill Il said to hull the rice
v: vel: ,h,,s and s' o q. Put 's. 81, 100 . be:s By H.
mill il sbout $500. Any engine that
drives . threshsr or cott6n gin will
furnish sufficient power for . rice
mill.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-03-17

The Curative Properties, Strength
and Effect of DR.. M. A. Simmons
Liver Medicine are always the same.
1t cnnnot be equalled.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-03-17
cccnc OURS Ar
OIlUOALWAYS RRIIABIH

Send for our IlIustratsd Ca&sloSue
and order direct Asgurts Kssiy
Trucker Cabbage, . surs haadsr.
Seed 10 cents . packet. 80
ALEXANDRA SEED 90.
A1gus:a, Ga
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-03-17
4 Good Sign.

Whethsf It ID owing to tho ssit.-
tion to redutS tho acreage or whether
the financial Condition of tho farmers
10 such thSt they cannot pa chase
fer.ilir ,rs, tho fact il that up to date
lea than hiif tho amount of ferti,iEers
has been bought this year than thsrs
was last. Those who watch tho trend
of events ssy thSt this means less cot
ton planting and more grain. This 10
sa;d to be particularly true Of the up
In th6 middle and coast
sections of the State II IL said that
about the same amount of cotton will
DO planted - lAst year, but even in
these sections moro attention Il being
paid to the raising of homo supplies.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-03-17

If tho milk COW does not give 4 fsir
quantity md quality of milk in 70.
turn for god feeding il will bs better
to turn hsrinto beef and Try another
COW.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-03-17
The EtaMpIe Of Washington.

EYES" observed Brown, II have
long sinoe quit sdvising young men
to follow in the footprints left by
George Washington upon the sands of
time"
"But," protested Smith, "you surely
will not deny that the int gritty and
the psttiotism of Washington have
raised up standard which it should
be the constant effort of every Ameri.
can yn-.h - rusuh -
"Oh no." replied Brown II have
no fault 70 find with either his intsgri
y or bis patriotism"
"Then Why do you not consider it
sdvisable for our young mon to fol.
low bis example :" qusrisd his friend
in surprise.
"Well. I arrived at that conclusion
from my own experience You see,
my father always advised me to take
George Warrington - the guiding
star OF my ambition, and insisted that
l should follow with al possible OK.
sctnsss In the footsteps of that illus
trious gentleman"
"Exoellent sdvios. Did you fol.
lev tt| To the lsttss. studied
tae life Of Washington With unfsiling
diligence and oil my actions were q
reflex Of his. Whatever he did, that
did l."
"And you have lived to regret it,"
"Bitterly"
"Thst is remarkable. What deed
OF his did you duplicate that caused
your regrss"
"Well-er-Washington, you
know, married . widow"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-03-17
Steel Poae.

Steel Peas.
The world uses e.600.O0 steel pens
day.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-03-17
>DR. Y. l. POOLE,
yu
PHYSICIAN AND SuRoB0N.

Offers his professional ssrviso 10 tAs
people of Union and vicinity. OHos
over Dukes Drug Store. fsls6h1h0
No. 81. G08m.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-03-17
THE man IS Dead

Who said he would 90 out asd
look around . bit and - II b
could do - we'll slsswhsss % b
could with ua He disi from sx.
hsustion in his h6psle.s task.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-08-19
A Surprised Dog.

Among the livestock possessed by a
Barren Hill farmer there is a dog. The
animal was gamboling one day on the I'M
fruitful elevation that gives Barren Hill
Its name when trolley car cut off its
tail Surprised, the dog turned, saw lying
on the ground its bushy tail and with a
bark leaped upon the thing and began to
play with it. Then, taking it in its mouth,
the dog ran home and laid the tail at its
mistress feet.
She started back in horror, whereupon,
with a reproachful look. the dog took the
tail again and went out and sat on the
front porch with it. 1t played with the
severed caudal appendage for long
time. But with the ending of the day
the dogs spirits seemed to fall, and that
night, in the moonlight, it carried its tail
to the most secluded part of Mr.. Sutton's
farm. There, under gnarled old apple
tree, It buried the tail with what seemed
to be low, depressed cries Of woe.-Phila-
delphia Record
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-08-19
.THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK
Trade Situation Gathers Strength
as Summer Wanes.
SCARCITY OF IRON AND STEEL.

Completion OF Many Vessels Building
on the Delaware Is Affected, and
Many Hands Are Laid on For the
Want OF Material.
New York, Aug. 19.-Bradstreet'
agency says: The trade situation gath
ers strength as summer wanes. Re-
ports Of expanding fall demand arrive,
accompanied by very cheerful advices
as to the outlook In most parts of the
country. In manufacturing lines pro-
duction appears to be at q maximum
and the price situation retains most Of
its old strength. Notable In the matter
of added strength are most Of the
cereals and iron and steel In many
forms. The impetus given to wheat
prices by the government report last
week has been further reinforced by
less favorable crop advices from other
countries. notably India. and export
business Ia reported somewhat i'm
proved. Advices as to the corn crop are
still as favorable as ever, some states,
notably Kansas, reporting phenome-
nally large yields.
Judging from numerous reports the
scarcity Of supplies of iron and steel
is becoming increasingly serious, sup
plies of structural and shipbuilding
material being reported Inadequate at
number of points There Is an ap-
pearance OF quiet at eastern markets
not shared in. however. by western
concerns, where sales are reported
large and price advances numerous.
The question of outlook as to prices
seems to be largely transferred to next
year, and liberal bookings are reported
for the first quarter of 1900. with some
southern engagements reported run
ming as far ahead as autumn a year
from now.
R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review Of
trade says: The Cramps have dis
charged many hundred hands and asks
Russia to extend time for completion
Of two warships because they cannot
get the STEEL Completion of q out of
81 vessels building in the Delaware is
also affected. 1t is curious experience
for this country. but shows the gigantic
expansion of home demand. No one
can question the fact that payments
through the principal clearing houses
have been in August $50 per cent.
larger than in 1892 for the month thus
far, and outside New York 23.0 per
cent No better test of the volume Of
business is known. but there is
growing handicap in the advance of
prices. How long and how far this adj
vance can go without reaction is the
problem which level headed business
men are studying,
In iron the question is Of steel bill
lets, which the great consuming COM
panies have bought far In advance, SO
that all new orders have narrow
market. For six months billets have
sold at 81 to $6 higher than the rails
made from them. Other demands. not
covered by contracts, are mainly for
various shapes and sizes only prescrib-
ed in contracts.
Wheat has advanced about cent
during the week, with, Atlantic ex-
ports only 1885, 1902 bushels, flour in
cluded, against 3,059.3S0 last year, and
Pacific exports ,529 bushels against
175, 400 last year. Western receipts have
been only 3,212,117 bushels against g.
1863 ,229 last year.