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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-23
PLATONlC FILTRATION.
Philosophical View of the Advan-
tages of American Lovemaking.

GAllObOphIcAA VIC" OI INC AuN1A.
tnges of American LovemakinE.
Since the emancipation Of women, cs,
pecally in the United States, the rela-
tons of the sexes have gained new in
tellcctual aspects. The better educated
youth Of both sexes now use the word
Friendship" to cover investigations hi
love. 1t allows ampler experiments.
What was once compromising is now but
Introductory. In some lands, to invite q
girl to n solitary walk is equivalent to q
proposal. With us, a hundred strolls,
full of discussion. may end in a negative
conclusion that will be without bitter
ness. In other days marriage was an
estate that had to be purchased on a dis
tant view. Now many of its pleasantest
groves and avenues may be visited ut
leisure. He who sees a woman's heart
may take it," said one of the older school.
Not only that. he was morally bound to
take it. Today she may read specimen
pages to q score of men before she
chooses the final listener.
The advantages of the new system are
mainly for the Intelligent. Many girls
will fail to comprehend the higher lirta-
ton and proceed in the same old way,
and men will ignorantly marry the
piquant face and vivacious manner. But
to the marriage of true minds impedi-
ments have been removed. The freedom
of our education develops platonlc firta-
ton to its noblest uses. II American
men make the best husbands. the reason
Is related to the training they have in
meeting on terms Of equality, with many
women. 1t is stupid in men or women
to lack the instinct for Irritation, but this
instinct, like SO many others. can be
turned to the deepest or the emptiest
uses. To make yourself attractive. COM
pretending and sympathetic is the way to
draw out another nature and obtain full
knowledge, and to condemn all coquetry
is like recommending swimming and for
bidding water. Sentimental people fear
intimacies which do not end seriously,
but the increase Of knowledge and Sc
curity is worth some hearts broken be-
fore marriage instead of after. Few OBJ
jects are more readily mended, and few
improve so much through injury and re-
pair.
Platonic Irritation is one of the safe
guards of the human race. AS one after
another my friends have passed through
this gate to the altar have been tempt.
ed to declare that most platonic friend
ships end in matrimony, but calmer
memory recalls numberless escapes,
through this probation, from impending
wed!ock.-Norman Hapgood In Atlantic
Monthly.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-23

"Hnrold," said the dear girl, 'am the
only girl
Harold groaned involuntarily.
IAN | the only girl you ever told she
was the only girl you ever told she was
the only girl you loved3'-Iudianapolis
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-23

"Look al me-" said Rockingham. I'm
a self made man. mint never had no
help from nobody"
81 believe you," said the young man
who was applying for JOB. You have
even gone so far. apparently, ms to make
your own English. Chicago Times Her
aid.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-23

"What's an educator. pa?
"You ought to know, Freddy. One
dincd with us yesterday"
Jaw, yes, | know. It's teacher with
her Sunday clothes op."-Indianapolis
Journal.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-23
Tie. ASS and 1ptsllleeqcer.
10 Published Every Friday.
FINNEY & DASHIELL.
TO LucAsrA ON GOING TO THE WARS

Tell me not, sweet, | am unkinde,
That from the nunneric
OF thy chaste breast and quiet minde
To ware and armies fee.
True, a new mistresse now chase,
The first foe in the field,
And with a stronger faith embrace
A sword, horse, shield.
Yet this Inconsistency is such
A you, too, should adore;
] could not love thee, deare, SO much,
LEVIED ! not honor more.
Richard LoYelace.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-02-02
Peculiaritles OF Quail.

There are many odd and interesting
thlnSs to be said OF the quail, which is
known throughout large scope Of the
country ns- the pGrtridge. One is that
1t has the power whcn B1dfy rrrgntcn--
cd OF withholding itsa aaoent A coyoy
quickly flushed, will scatter ana ne SO
close the best dog In the world will
overrun them, making no sign Of point
until the bird tlutters up right under
foot. Another is that 1t has the faculty
OF Stimulating death. IL taken winged
In hand, and of coming quickly to life
the minute the grasp Is relaxed In the
ne!ghborhood Of good cover. Further,
the birds have sort Of barometric
sense.
A woodsman marking the direction
In which quail feed can almost certain
ly foretell the days weather. II they
choose stuhble or cornields, 1t will be
mild and moist; II they go to the open
woods. he looks for wind and sun; IL
they scurry for thickets Of brier and
sedge, then he knows bitter cold Is i'm
minent. Unless forced to migrate by
lack OF food n covey always sleeps
within lGO yards Of the nest it was
hntchcd in, and this although it may
have fed all day several miles away.
The sleeping Is done in n huddled ring,
tails IN, heads out. all around and so
closely hunched that n good sized nap
Kin will cover It. Instinct possibly lies
back OF tho ring making. Thus the shy
creatures hope to escape surprise from
creeping vermin. minks. weasles. foxes.
which steal upon them In the night.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-02-02
WAR RECORD RECOMMENDED.

Il his annual reporF for 1900 the
St,e Hiaiorran .f Confederate
Re, ords says: The roiis having
heai practically completed. wou!d
'ey rd my dnty not fully lone if |
A. uoc repeat the recommendation,
hnr tcfore nsde, that they be publish
ID daily lifted, and a:c mpau,eA,
tpr :enbly t, tie original s'hedulH Of
rho Gene, i Assembly, approved
D,cember 90, l893. by slcn II ss"rch
~ has Cor taiued in the one h,re
vita submitted in The Accnoat,
sup olr meat ID by c,nc'se stlttmen
# the ma record Of eacl OF ,bs
m, mizatisls fr'm South Carclina
'ha partic psted in our heroic slrug.
90"
{ General Whoeler is permi:,ed ,o
,as bis scat IN Congress, 10 will
lot otiess ear mp some OF the mys-
,sriss sboa General OTIS.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-02-02
a Bear Farm on Enoree-Other
Cross Keys Locals.

'Tis very hard matter to writ,
when news is at such low ebb.
Mrs. &. l. Fike mother of DR.. A.
II Flke, of Enoree, is on IN extend
ed visit to relatives in this section.
Mr.. j. d. Smirh has gone to Co.
lumhla on business.
Mr.. W 7. Betsill is at home for II
short time, rumor has it, that he
cntemrlates making Greenwood his
future home we hope that it is not
true, we are loath to give up so
valuable a citizen aud neighbor
Mr.. Calvin Murphy has accepted
position with MIR. c.. E. Grab I'm
Gavin is good young man and We
pIctuie bright futur- for him.
W. 7. Beatty has lately purchased
some valuable lau,is on the Enoree,
yodr correspondent asked him why
ne wished so much land on that river.
mis- reply was this, that he did not
want much la"d he just wanted the
land that joined him; you see that
axes in the State he remarked further
that he believed that there was more
money in bears than cotton. | call
char u new enterprise, q bear farrn
en-! If he wires in that section and
does not have an impregnible wall in
addition to wire we who live near bis
place will have to move out for We
cm't get any Of the colored race to
stay here with bears.
am informed that s. L. Stanford,
If West Springs, has applied for CEN
sus enumerator for Bogansviile
Township. The authorities could
not appoint better man, thoroughly
qualified i'll every respect. We hope
soon to hear of u bridge heing let
out near us known az the IL. G. Law
son bridge it was approved by our
County Commissioner before the law
Was changed and was informed that
rs soon AZ the county was able we
wc,;!d get the bridge, trust cur
eiiicient Supervisor will look after
th,a matter at once. | wrote this
,narter up some time ago and tried to
show the necessity of tha' part Of "n,
rouoty being opened up Mr., IL.
g. Lawson has done much hard W rk
for this road, he has the road snu
l,.i he asks now is for tho county L.
give him add his neighbors bridge
80 hey can come over to zee US. Il
any one will take the map of cne
county, and look ut it for momeni
'hev will wonder how it has bee,
,".ssib!r for those Bogansville pe"pi
TO be possessed of 40 much patience
Cut off with only one privilege and
thai IL to pay tax to help make goo,
roads nnd brdges for the balance .
the county.
Tho heath of our community i
good Allow me 70 say that our lf
Gle afflicted ono is walking, going Il
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-02-02
Vim. A. NICHOLSON & SON.
BANKER.
RESPECTFULLY SOLICIT YOUR
Banking Business and Your Fire Insurance,
And promise you the best protection and
the best service.

implements Of husbandry on these
lands belong to this order, and it was
due more to their into!eratle oppres-
sion than to anything else. that the
last war between Spain and the In
surgents started. We bought these
islands with the rights of these orders
intac'. We c.unot interrere with
their religions ,igh's. They are
there to f"ment STRIFE, discord and
war. We may crush an insurrcction
today but it will leap ont tomorrow.
Without II large army there Ill the
time intermittent wars will he the
fru'tion of cur purchase, and large
armies and Rcpuotior-;aan can be- Iio
n1re cougenial friends than the Ash
aric5 and Anericans can be h1mnCe.
neous citizens Of the sa:ue nation.
The better;ucr.t Of her subjects should
he the study of every nation. Did
our gIvcrnm9nt have rhis in view in
the purchase Of the Philippine Islands?
Well the trusts, combines, and pluto
Gratis may have their days IF bless
ings. but the day wken the masses
receive any benefit from our Philip
piue purchase is 50 far in the future
that the pni',ns Of their hope will
tire in the flight ere tac good Is
reached. Ca the contrary it *
more p:obaO'e that we viii realize the
falfllment Of the prophecy that at
the end of this war every living man
IN the Uni'cd Stetes will be CARRYING
Oh his back Il dead man or rensionpr
in the way # taxation. Step this
guibbling over names and explain
the difference between Imperialism
and Mckinleyism.
Fl. F. S.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-02-02
UNION COUNTY NEWS.
Items of Interest Gathered from
Various Sections by our
Correspondents.
Etchings from Eta Jane.

The editorial page of The TIMES
is filled each week wi,A rich, rare and
racy reading matter. This is enough
to comuend the paper TO an appreci,.
tive reading public. While i's corps
of correspondents in different parts
Of the county give much vnlu" BILE
news for it's Columns. Under the
eeption 'mcthod counts" in this
weeks issue a grand lesson is taugnt
how 70 advertise 10 The best advan-
tage. If merchants and other advel-
tisers would only heed the lesson they
would realize the power Of printers
ink.
That well conducted newspaper
is q first class educator no sane mau
viii deny. Our friend Jno. Il. Ma his
has been in the newspaper business
long enough to know exactly the
needs of the reading public and he
will give that or fail III the attempt.
For ncsriy thirty years The TIMES
has had hand struggle in its attempt
to treat i,s people right and live.
That it has Gene more gratuitous
work than any other paper In the
State of the same circulation and re-
sources we verify believe. And now
that Union county is fast coming to
the: front as manufacturing count,
we hope its people will not forget the
fight this paper has made and is still
making in their interest. Thanks
Brother, for your kind words. The
peopleare showing their appreciation
as evidenced by our increasing sub
scription list, may it continue to
grow.-ED. .
For several years your correspon.
dent has been identified as one of its
regular contrIbu :ors and he h"pes
that the new county line now divid'
ing our sections Will never dlmli!st
our mu'ual interests i'll each otner-
Rev. j. p. Marion will conduct
communion services at Salem mex,
Sabbath February 4'h. Preaching
begins at II O'Clock a. m. Th,
church SESSION viii NEE at 1890 n
u for the reception If members a"c
the transa ction "f any other busiu's
properly coming before it. In be
half of the muster aud congregation
your corresponding is authorized t.
extend a cordial lpyl!atiOn to one ant
"a to attend and take parE in thes,
services. They will gladly welcome
y,u.
February besides having only q
days ibis ear viii have new moon
i ,Duary aud March each have tw'
/, w moous. This will not occu
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-02-02
.KeIton Chronicles.

Kelton is still surviving.
Our school here is doing exceilen,
work. Miss Hardin, our efficicn
teacher, enrolled SO pupils before
Christmas and some 8 or 10 have
been enrolled since that time.
Miss Eddie Greer, one of Kelton' s
popular young ladies', is visiting rel
atives at Pacolet.
DR.. NJ. w. Chambers is making
preparations to. locate at Jonesvi.le.
We regret to SEQ DR.. ard Mrs Cham
bers leave Kelton. Their going will
be great loss to our little town.
Our best wishes are theirs. There
is n,i,hiug too good we could wish FOR
them. DR.. Chambers is compc,
Kent man for the profession he fol
lows, He has had marked success
wlsh fever p,:i,h,, during the pssr
Mli. J"EcsviIie will be the gamer
whoa they get Dr.. aud Mrs Cham
btrS FOR rrsI'irn's in their town.
The mary friends of Mr. J. II
Spears viii be d,i gifted 20 know he
is sill improving.
Mr.. S J. IL. Howell, who ha-
been indispnse't from the effects of
rbeunati>m> is able TO ho out agsin.
Mr.. Wa!lAc" Kelly aid Miss Glars
vault were lnlrriei at the Methndist
Pa.SonaSn Sunday night, 2lst inst,
oy Rev. J. Il lSom Also On last
sunday night week ago Mr.. VIM
Vinson and Miss Ger rIie Hart were
married At the pas mage by Mr.
ls"m. Qaite a crowd were present
30 wtn"ss the cc'cuoms. Mss Mary
LIE Hardin played the wedding
march.
Wishing much success to The
Times and rea iers.
tMINNIE R."
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-02-02
STiTE NEWS.
MAN KILLED BY TRAIN.
Fl. +. S..

Grcenvillc Special: j. G.. Davis,
d fireman on the Southera Railway,
was run over by a train and instantly
killed at We-tminster this week.
He was fireman on l"cil freight
he:wecn Greenviilc and Toccoa, Ga.
His train left Gresnviila as usual
and at Westminster some shift
ing of cars Wa necessary. Davis
stepped out of his cab and was stand
ing on the track with his back toward
the train. The train was backing.
which probably deceived him. AMI,
without warning, he was struck aud
terribly mangled. lie has many
friends in Greenville and was highly
esteemed by the railway company
r. S. NJ.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-02-02
Resolutions of the Union Bar OF
the Death OF Hon. William
Munro.
Your Honor;

Your Honor:
We the members of the bar Of
which Hon. VIM. Mnnro was the
head in evidenc" IF our appreciation
Of his many noble qualities and his
great ability and also of our sadness
and regret at the passing away of thia
our Nes,or. aud as a measure OF
pr' per respect to his memory desire
IF your Honor that the following reso
!utiors he spread up,'n the minutes
and II page dedicated and Inscribed
to the memory of the distinguished
dead.
l. Reaolved that in the death of
tn. Hon. William Munro the county,
the State aud the community lost
tho services of a great and noble man,
but received a great treasury in the
Influences which his life work will
exert.
III. Resolved that this society in
his death has lost potent fact"r Of
its pleasures, its refinement aud its
progress.
III. Resolved that this bar has
lost a noble leader to remember whom
will be pleasure to im'tate whom
will be worthy aspiration; and to
excel as he did viii require the high
est talents nobly consecratcd.
~. Resolved that copy of these
resolutions 10 sent to his family as
ind eating our sympathy for them in
this the hour Of their bercavemant,
G. II. PEAKE,
w. w. DIXON,
II. l.. SCAIFE.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-02-02
a Peculiar Dutch Custom.

The fou" Sundays OF November are
observed as fetc days in Holland. They
are known by the curious names Re-
view. Decision, Purchase and Posses
sion. and all refer to matrimonial af-
fairs. November In Holland being the.
month par excellence devoted to court
ship and marriage. probably because
the agricultural occupations of the year
are over AMI possibly because the lords
OF creation from quite remote antiq-
uity have recognized the pleasa ntness
Of having wives to cook and cater for
them during the long winter.
On Review Sunday everybody goes
to church. and after service there Is q
Church parade in every village. when
tie youths ana nia!dens gaze upon
each other but forbear to speak
On Decision Sunday each bachelor
who is seeking wife approaches the
maiden OF his choice with a ccremo-
pioHs bow and from her manner Of re-
spending Judges whether his advances
are acceptable. Purchase Sunday the
consent OF the pareuts is sought II the
suit has prospercd during the week,
Not till Possession Sunday. however,
do the twain appear before the world
as actual or prospective brides and
grooms.-Philndelphla Ledger.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-02-02
THE BOILER EXPLODEs.

The boiler at the electric lighting
station in Anderson exploded last
Thursday night just twenty minutes
after the Gew arc machine had CON-
menced to illuminate the town and
which had not before been lighted.
The force had been hard at work to
got the splendid new machine to
work and enjoyed the triumph only
short while when an irrcdsemable
injury was discovered in the boiler.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-02-02

again in many Years.
William Draper c"lored mail rider
% the Union route has mude a good
record Of service this ~inter thCuri,
h" has had some very bad weather to-
contend with.
We are not advertising anybody Il
work. yet we think that every read"r
ofTHE TIMES should take the Topeka
(hansas) Capital from the week br-
lgining March 19 aud during ;he time
Rev. Charles Nj. Sheldon has the
'edltot'a! management Of it. Thnae
wh have read his I'm His Step"
will doubtless appreciate more "f liz
work. VoX.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-02-02

school for the first time in three (3)
long years and that we are so thank
fal that this dark cloud is passing.
'Tis wonderful.
Wishing the editor and the readers
Of your paper a bright and prosper
Gus year.
/ am Respectfully,
THOMAS III. GORE.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-02-02

Representative Sibley has quite
gone over to the Republicans, and
now votes with them on nearly ever
proposition. The country would re-
spect him more if he had stated bis
change of heart before lie was elected
as representative free silver man.
There is suspicious flavor of loaves
and fishes about his recent CONVEX
sion.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-02-02

amount to about $500 year, nearly
ten n day.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-02-02

The population Of India increases at
the rate of 100000 annually.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-02-02
Local Market Report.

Union market changed every two
weeks by the Union Cotton Mills De-
pa actment Store.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-02-02
.TNE rows OF UNioN Mas

Two Cotton Mills, one the
( Asrgest In the South. Two Fur
Nntcure and Wood Manufactur.
lng Goncerns. One Female
4smtnary Water Works and
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-02-02

The largest Knitting Mill and
Dye Plant in the State. An Oil I
and Manufacturing Co. that J
makes an unexcelled Guano.
Three Graded Schools. Arte-
sian Water. Population 6,5OO. \
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-20
WILLIAMS is DEFIANT.
Liquor Men Try to Secure Discharge
of Prohibition Leader.

There is no man in Kansas who is
more bitterly or generally despised by
liquor men than Mont Williams of
Lansing, chairman of the Prohibition
state central committee, who is prom
inent in the Prohibition gathering here
today.
Williams has earned the hatred and
ilI-will of the brewers and local vio-
lators in Leavenworth county until sew
eral attempts have been made to do
him personal violence. Only few
weeks go two men attempted to pull
Williams out Of a buggy, presumably
for the purpose OF clubbing him. Will
Iams at the time was in the buggy with
his wife going to church.
Williams is an uncOmpromising enemy
of the liquor traffic. He believes it pos
sible for the governor to enforce the
prohibitOry law on the pike and in
klondike alike and his utterances con-
corning this subject have not been of
the kind calculated to exercise a SoOth-
ing influence upon the consciences of
the men who do not take the pains to
come within the provisions of the state
law when the subject of selling liquor
is considered.
In a modest way some years ago VIII
lams took up the fight against the
liquor element which has always been
notorious in LeavenWorth county and
has since been getting deeper into the
there. During all of this time he has
been the local or joint agent of the Mis-
souri, Pacific and Union Pacific rail-
roads at Lansing. Williams made the
race for congressman at large upon the
Prohibition ticket two years ago and
was especially bitter in his denunciatior
Of those who deal in liquors
Williams is a vigorous campaigner
and the remarks which he made were
of such a character as to attract the
attention of the element he was fight
ing. His speeches were reported an6
with these documents the brewers and
shippers of liquor into Leavenwortf
county opened the heavy artillery. L
was demanded at the outset that Will
liams be removed from the county
Later this was amended to a demand
that he be discharged from the servict
| of the company. With this sort of {
/ fight against him Williams has kept al
| incessant hammering against the liquo
! element. Representatives of the liquo
/ traffic called on Williams and Offered
to dismiss the fight against him if hi
! would agree to stop the fight agains
J them. This he refused to do and tn
| case which they made is now pending
in the office of the general manager o
| the Missouri Pacific.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-20

The first nominating national con-
vention of the Republican party was
held in Philadelphia, in 1856. 1t nomi-
mated Fremont and Dayton. who were
defeated by Buchanan and Breckin-
ridge. The one now in session is the
twelfth in the history of this great po-
1itical organization. Eight of its nOmi-
nees for the presidency have been
elected, viz, Abraham Lincoln, in 1860,
and again in 1864; U. S. Grant. in 1868,
and again in 1872; Rutherford B.
Hayes, in 1876; James A. Garfield. in
1880; Benjamin Harrison, in 1885, and
William Mckinley. in 1896 Its nomi-
nees have been defeated at three cleo
tions only-John C. Fremont, in 1856,
James G. Blaine. in 1884. and Benja-
min Harrison, in 1892. Including the
present convention, Philadelphia will
have been the meeting place of three;
five have met in Chicago, one in Balti-
more. one in Cincinnati. one in Mime
apolis, and one in st. Louis.