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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-07-12
The Country Editor.

Verify, the life of the country
editor is path of ,horus.
HIS bread is promises and his meat
i dlsappnin'm"nt.
Ills creditors chaseth him by day
and the devil grlnneth at hun by
"igh..
Onc subscription in wood and be-
n"ld 1t is rotten and soggy and Of
short measure.
His "exchauges' are walled into
IN most n,erc.lesS manner and he is
dare-ome to gruut.
lie whoopeth up the country poll
'iclan who gets elected and knowesh
him no more.
tie puffeth the church fair gratis,
and then attende'h ie and payeth his
dollar and receiveth two oysters.
Two young people marry and he
glveth them great puff. they goerh
TO housekeeping and taketh not his
paper.
Yes, he ia bound with woe and his
DAYS are full of grief and trouble and
vcxati"n.
But sorrow endureth only for
hgh' and j " cometh in the morning.
IL" pl"dde'h along and endureth
i" patience and it ia written that he
viii receive his reward at the judg-
ment.-Exchanye.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-07-12
Homo.
Washington Letter.
{ (Frrm our regular Correspondent

WAsuINGToN, July 9Th, 1901
The Post Office Department has
',egun fight in which it is clearly
nghr and in which it will be sup
:'ortcd by all the strength of the ex-
ecutive branch of The government.
hut notwithstanding those advantages.
itmu-t'get the supp rt of the pres,
aud of public sentiment, in order to
win permanent victory. This fight
is to shut the fake publications out
Of the privilege of second class mail.
The government pays $50, 900
"A year for CARRYING second class ma il
aud receives less than 81. 900, 900 for
it. That much of this loss is due to
abuses which have crept INTO the con.
struction of the law--constructions
never dreamed of when the law was
being enac'ed-is apparent to every
rune who has become at all familiar
with what CONSTITUTES a large pro-
portion of second class mail. In fact,
from an investigation, which has been
going IN fpr months, the postal Of
ficlas have been convinced that fully
one half of the matter now mailed as
second class. should under strict
and perfectly proper construction of
the law, be compelled to pay as third
class matter. A new rule for the
construction of the law is to be issued
by the Post Office Department, for
the especinl purpose of shutting out
fake publications.. When it is pro.
mulga,.d, lookout fer sqnrals from
the owners of the fakes and from such
legitimate publications as can be
wheedled or paid to say that the
business of the legitimate publica~
ton is being interfercd with. These
squra!s will be worked for all they
are worth FIR their effect upon Con {,
gress, where the fight will certainly
be carried. Postal officials declare
in the most positive terms that the
new construction of the law will not
Ininre any legitimate publication and
count upon getting the support of all
such.
Capt. L. Craven. who served as
Quartrrmaster of the 32Dd Volun' eer
Infantry in The Philippines, and who
is now visiting Washington, said of
the opportunities off, red young
Americans in the Philippines: MA
nj II is the center f u wide field OF
opportunities FIR Americans While
in the Qnartermastrrs Department,
there. | had deals with many Amrri-
Cans who went ,here for bu -iness pur-
poses. [ found that men of business
qualifications, common sense and
energy did well | would advise
young Americans desiring to 60 there
to acquire thorough knowledge ot
Spanish and sten"graphy. They
will certainly obtain clerksbips in
business houses. and if solid. activ.
working. instead of sharpers and
schemera, they will within seve a
wears he in business thems, Ives tn,
Philippines want good Americans "a
come to 70 their islands ard ibst Il
new business and commercial enter
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-07-12
THE REUNION
AT MEMPHIS.
Paync's Grand Display
Of Fire Works.

l don't believe that any one feat
ure of the Mc'uphis reunion attract
ed more attention than did the fire.
works on Wedne.dny night, May 20
There is No way 10 cs'i'nate tt" mum
Der that stood along tue brink ut 'he
great Mississippi river or sat nron
the seats prepared for the ,ccasi"n
and watched The display of fire MOI Ks.
luIeuvnse was the throng. and the
Jam was unenlul able for TWO hours
or longer. The rain was threaten
ing to break up the fun, and duo so
to the extent If forcing a change of
programme. The chief py, o'cch-
MIST, Mr. james Conlff, had every
thing arranged to make this the
grandesL display ever witnessed along
the Father IF Waters. Several set
devices were hurriedly fired off TO
prevent their being damaged by the
p.ink|iug of :he rain wiicl. momtn-
tar'ly was expected Could these
have been reserved to take thci.'
pl,ce in the regular programme the
effect would have been quite different.
But AZ it was it was sucn "A inngn f.
cent affair that thousands Of the un-
initiated (mA self among theu') could
tell no difference i'll the grandeur.
Not only was the land along the
river bank occupied wherc there was
any possibility of ge'ti'g view of
the battle, but the Six largc steamers
that lay at anchor in the river sold
seats to give ali opportunity to wit
ness the display fiom their DICKS.
Even private boats, tugs and ether
crafts were brought int rcqliSiton
aid bore their part Of the living
freight. Frolu Bcalc TO Jefleraot
streets the levee was alive with peo,
pie. Tops of houses, windows, tree
itois, lamp posts and every c,nceiv
fable or Imaginable place where a
human being could perch himself was
utilized. The river craft was ilurni,
mated. Standirg IN ;hc deck of one
ioi those vessels aid looking toward
The cry any ore would naturally
jconclule that every body III Memphis
and half of the entire couhtry was
looking on the scene. All ages,
sexes, classes, colors aud conditions
of people were represented. Even
the tops of street cars were convert
ed into platforms temporarily, from
which to view the scene.
Early in the procet dings every
thing indicated success full carrying
on, Of the original programme, but
lightning in the Sou'h was a sigma
+ r urying up the programme and
dispensing with the fabrics that the
least amount of rain would in.ure.
> The Sc. rpion flashed a ray of in
Car descent lights strung from mast
to mat of the vessels. This was the
beginning of u e display aud thous
snds of VOICES echoed an applause
There Was II" wind and the sky was
o,,tsp, cad with clouds. The open
Ing salute was fired and following il
VS. ,ne coiored fires from the waite,
floats. All al once fish Of ngh,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-07-12

In the party was private John w.
Tucker, of K kentucky, who lost both
his arms at Fort Donaldson, and G j
DeBass, of Forests cavalry, Til
Tennessee Regiment. He was in
command of The skirmislf line at tn.
opening of hostilities at Shiloh on
Sabbath morning, April 6, 1862,
and his command fell like tornado
on the light wing of Sherman's cav>
airy when hand to hand fight en-
sued in which he received marks that
will 60 with him to his grave.
lie is a veritable "Jeb" Stuart
can pick bsnjo, guitar or autpharp
and play the violin to perfection He,
also sang Cheer boys. chccr
favoritc air with Forests men. The
exercises consisted of .mn<ic b,th.
vocal aud ins rumental. The hour
was pleasant one. Many ladies
crowded INTO the parlor and enjoyed
the fun and some even took part in
it. War areclo'es. hair breadth es.
capes and battle field ordeals were
the principle subjec's discussed or
spoken of.
Before adj"urning, however, res-
olution of thanks was unanimously
voted our host and hostess fnr their
Kindness 10 us and that those of MS
who lived to go to the reunion at
Dallas. Texas, next year would stop
over on their return ami spend day
in Memphis with our kind hosts
Bef re our final adjournment one of
the young ladies present from Bowl
ing Green, KY, took her seat at the
piano and with the assistance of
few female voices played and sang
The Homespun Dres' in true old
Confederate style which was intensely
enjoy ed by all. Some felt like shout
ing.
THE UOMESPVN DRESS.
Oh, yes, | am Southern girl,
And glory in the name;
| boast + it with greater pride
Than glittcring wealth or fame;
| envy not the Northern girl
Her robes of beauty rare,
Though diamonds deck her snowy neck
And pearls bcstud her hair.
Chorus:
Iurrah, hurrah.
For the sunry South so dear;
Three cheers for the homcspun dress
the Southern ladies wear.
Now Northern goods arc out of date;
And, since Old Abc's blockade
tl..., Il, L..
With goods that's Southern male,
We send our swcethrarts to the war,
But, girls ne'er you mind
Ionr soldier love will not forget
The girl he left behind.
The Southern lands a glorious land,
And has Il glorious cause;
Then cheer, three cheers for Southern
rights
And for the Southern boys!
We scnrn to wear q bit of silk,
\ bit of Northern lace,
But make our homcspun dresses up,
And wear them with a grace.
And now, young man, word to you,
If you would win the fair,
Go to the field, where honor calls
And win your lady there,
Remember that our brightest smiles
Are for the truc and brave,
And that our tears are all for those
Who fill the soldier grave
As sopi, as Mis- Evereite finished
'The Homespun Dress" Miss j lila
Mcdonald, of Memphis. took her
seat at the instrument aud played
aud sang "Some of our comrades
gone hef're us, to their camp beyond
the skies" TO the tune If "Wh,n the
roll is called up yondcr we'll be
there
After this each bid the other good
b, e and with the best wishes fnr each
o.her and our hosrs and their family
al turned their faces homewa ard full
of praises for Memphis and rhe re-
union. VOX.
Lockhart News Notes.
nnEhork 10 ,,lx
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-07-12
TINE TOWN OF UNION HAS

Three Cotton Mills, one the
largest in the South. Four Fur
nitue and Wood Manufaclur-
Ing Concerns. One Fen. ale
Seminary. Water Works and
Electric Lights.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-07-12

The largest Knitting Mill and 1
Dye Plant i'm the'Slate. An Oil
and manufacturing 90. that \
makes an unexcelled GuanO. Y
Three Graded Schools. Arte- 4
sian Water. Population $500. \
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-03
To the Ladies of Montgomery
 And all lovers
 Of fine art ..

A beautiful exhibition of Elm broidery work is now being held at the Sewing Machine Store of R. L. Penick, 119 Dexter Ave, and will continue for four days. It is the finest work ever shown in this country, having been made especially for the Paris Exhibition. The collection of Lace Embroideries, such as the Battenburg, "Honiton" and Duchess done in all the newest designs and stitches, and on the finest materials, will certainly be a rare treat to see. There are also curtains on bolting cloth, Egyptian Net, Art Satin and all the latest fabrics, valued at very high price. Any one pas sing MT. Penick's store will see in the window a Holland scene, an etching on bolting, a gem in itself-and on the inside quanti- ties of small things, such as Doilies, Center Pieces, Table Covers, etc., of the finest quail ity, which ladies spend so much time over. Miss M. Gaffney, of Cleveland, Ohio, will demon 6tEate to the ladies that this kind of work is easy to do on THE WHITE Sewing Machine.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-03
MONTGOMERY THEATRE. Wednesday Matinee and Night CSTha na1la oR Narv Work

The musical comedy event of the cur rent season Is announced at the Mont gomery Theatre on Wednesday matinee and night. when "The Belle of New York will play an annual engagement at this popular play house. MT. E. J. Connolly, who made a great success as the elder Bronson, is again playing this part with the company and Miss Beulah Dodge will be seen as Violet Gray, the Salvation Army lassie. Among the many fun-makers and solOists are Joseph Kane, Arthur Deagon, James Darling, Mae Sailer, Gertrude Rutledge, Hattie Wells, Pearl Revera, Laura Witt, Virginia Ross and many others help along the fun. ''The Belle of New York this season is bigger. brighter and better than ever.
 Seats now on sale. adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-03
TUSCALOOSA.

Tuscaloosa, Dec. 2.-(SpeciaD- Elks' memorial services which were held yes- Aarday afternoon at 2:30 in their lodge rooms were more largely attended than any ether similar exercises ever held by the local lodge of Elks. The program was d very excellent one and consisted of so- los and duets and the reading of ''Thana- topsis'' by c. c. Simpson. The oration was delivered by General George D. John ston and the eulogy by Mayor w. G. Cochrane. The spacious hall was crowded when the services begun.
 The County Commissioners will meet tomorrow. They spent the major portion of last week in filling the jury box for next year. The meeting tomorrow will be the regular term of the court.
 The members of the Birmingham and Vicksburg Railroad Soliciting Committee have been called to meet Wednesday to report the progress made. The sub scriptions will become due and payable December g.
 Major W. E. Crenshaw, the engineer in charge of the survey which was re- gently made for the Warrior Southern Railway, or Tidewater extension, was in the city yesterday and said that the road will be much less expenusive than was at first expected He said that very prac- ticable route had been secured. Work has not yet been started on the extension, but 1t Is thought that it will be during the coming month.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-03
THE RAILROAD WORLD
BIG FOUR OFFICIALS COMING
 TO MONTGOMERY
Handsome St. Augustine Flyer is tc Be Resumed in January-News Notes of Railroad Men
 and Matters.

A good deal of speculation Is being caused by the trip which the Big Four traffic officials will make through the South within the next few days. The party is composed of: Freight Traffic Marsger Edward F. Cost of Cincinnati. General Passenger and Ticket Agent Warren J. Lynch of Cincinnati, Assistant General Freight Agents G. H. Ingalls, of Cincinnati. c. J. Brister of Cincinnati, C.. Tillinghast of Chicago, T. c. Wright and H. Thorpe of Cincinnati and W. F.. Greaves of Cincinnati, general Southern tgent
 The party will arrive in Montgomery Thursday morning and spend the day here. leaving for Mobile and New Or leans Thursday night.
 At one time there was considerable talk in regard to the Big Four opening an of fee in Birmingham, but it Is said that there is no significance at all attached to the coming trip.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-03
Flyer to Be Resumed.

The latest information which is seem ingly reliable, is that the Chicago and St Augustine Limited will be resumed on the 18th of January.
 A week or so ago 1t was stated that owing to traffic arrangements this train would not be run this winter. but It looks as if the officials of the roads in- terested have changed their minds.
 This is the train that was run out or Chicago by the Chicago and Eastern llll- nois to Terre Haute where the Evansville end Terre Haute took 1t to EvansVllle, the Louisville and Nashville bringing II from Evansville to Montgomery. Here the train was delivered to the Plant Sys' tenn which road carried it to Jacksonville Fla. the Florida East Coast taking Il from Jacksonville to St. Augustine !he train was one of the biggest advertise- ments for the above roads that they could have had and this is probably the cause of the resumption.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-03
Lost Hair

It's risky, this losing of the hair. You may not get it back again. When the hair first begins to fall out use Ayers Hair Vigor. It will stop the falling and will make new hair come in. And 1t always restores color to gray hair.
 "My hair came out badly and was fast turning gray. l tried Ayers Hair Vigor. It stopped my hair from coming out and completely restored the color. {" Mrs. Nj. D. Gray, North Salem, Mass. q. All drSESists. J.e. AVER O.. LswsIl, Mass.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-03
Moore Lost His House.

News has reached the city Of plece of bad luck that befell Bob Moore oay yardmaster of the Plant System at Charleston. Mrs. Moore and daughter had left their home in Pinckard to Join MT Moore in Charleston, the household gooos and effects being bundled and ready to be loaded on the cars the next morning. That night the house caught fire ana was burned to the ground a piano being the only thing saved. The house or DICK Jones .ap engineer who run between nere and Pinckard. next door, was scorcheu but by hard work was saved. MT Moore was at one time yardmaster of the Plant System in Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-03

and other diseases which are caused by an impure condition of the blood. It entirely eradicates the poisons which feed disease, and builds up the body with sound, healthy flesh.
 ~My little daughter became afflicted with scrofnla, which affected her eyes" writes Mrs, Agnes |. Duncan, of Mans6eld, Sebastian Co.,, Ark. WShe could not bear the light for over . wear. We tried to cure .her eyes, but nothing aid any good We had our home physician and he advised us to take her to an oeuliSs as ne her eyeiids would have to be 'scraped They had become so thick he thought she would never recover her sight. As there was no one else ts me. I went to your Common Sense Medica Adviser read your treatment on scrofuia get ting the properties of medicines there advised with five bottles of Golden Medical Discovery Ihave entirely cured my child.
 WHoping this will be of some use to you and A blessing to other sufferers, with heartfelt thanks, remain"
 Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are an excellent laxative for children They are easy to take and thorough in action.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-03
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Mrs. Holm Ward stimson.

Mrs. John Ward Stimson died at her home in Pennsylvania, last Saturday after a short illness This sad message was re- ceIved by her mother. Mrs. Julia Norton; Saturday evening. Her remains reached the city yesterday morning at o'clock on a delayed train over the western Railroad.
 E. e. Murphy of St. Johns Church. took place at the residence of her mother on Madison Avenue yesterday at 3 o'clock. in the presence of a large audience of the relatives and friends of the deceased.
 Mrs. Stimson was Miss Matte Norton; eldest daughter of the late Captain and Mrs. c. W. Norton. She was born and reared in Montgomery and no woman ever had more devoted friends; She was possessed of a high order of talent and had achieved great reputation as an art ist Her work Is widely known and wherever known, admired She was mar ried some months ago to the ysls eelsOsated ssi1e son The sympathy of the. community is extended to the relatives of the deceased.
 The following gentlemen acted as pail bearers: H. Ruth, J. H. Savage, J. P: Kohn, Frank Young, Thos. Charles and L. c. Zirkle.
 aVNan
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-03
NO BOUNTY FOR TROOPS
ADJUTANT GENERAL RECEIVES
 A CIRCULAR LETTER.
War Department Corrects a Widely Circulated Report That Govern ment Will Pay Money to
 American Volunteers

The War Department has corrected the report which has been widely circulated sto the effect that soldiers who served in the Spanish-American war would receive a bounty under a Federal law passed sev- eral years ago.
 Recently, it will be remembered, Col onel w. W. Brandon, Adjutant General of the Alabama National Guard. address ed a communication to Attorney Gen. eral Knox making enquiry concerning the reported bounty in behalf of Alabama volunteers.
 Yesterday the Adjutant General re- ceived the following circular letter which is self explanatory:
 Treasury Department,
 Office of
 Auditor for the War Department.
 Washington. D. C.. Oct. s. 1901.
 A special dispatch was published in several of the leading papers on or about September g, 1901, in regard to an al- legged discovery of some old laws by a Brooklyn lawyer, granting ss4 State and sl92 Federal bounties to soldiers for services in the recent Spanish-American War; and stating that 1t would cost the State, about $2.00o0 000 and the Federal government about $5,000, 900. It was also alleged that some thousands of cases | were now before Attorney General Knox l at Washington for his decision, and that | the matter is expected to be settfed | within the next few days.
 This dispatch Is very vague. and so fal | as the United States is concerned is in. | correct and misleading. No such cases | are before the Attorney General of tht | United States for his action or decision Furthermore, no law has ever beer l passed by Congress granting any bountie: | whatever to any soldiers for service 1T | the late Spanish-American War of 1S9 | and 1ses Certain laws were passed giving extra pay to such soldiers in certain cases, in lieu of a furlough or a leav' of absence. But in nearly all such casei the soldiers who were entitled to sucl | extra pay have already been paid it.
 In regard to bounty due to soldier from the United States for service in tn Civil War of 1S61-1865, no recent bount. laws have been passed. The last genera bounty law enacted by the United State was on April g. 1872, and nearly all sol diers entitled to bounty under that aci and under previous acts passed givinl bounty to soldiers for service in the Civl War, have already been paid all the boun ty due them.
 It Is only necessary to say in conclusion that there is no foundation whatever fo any such statements as set forth in sal dispatch, so far as the United States 1 concerned. and it Is hoped that those wh are interested in this matter will not b induced to make useless inquiries or t file worthless claims on such misrepre sentations. F. E. Rittman, | Auditor.
 Apparently this circular letter wa drafted for the information of all soldier and the Adjutant General says he hope the Alabama volunteers will take it a notice that they are not due any bounty
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-03
Sunday Fire.

The Fire Department had only one run Sunday but that one made up for several. At 7:S0 Sunday night a blaze called the department out on Ripley Street. where three ne gro houses were burning. Two of the houses-frame affairs-were burned to the ground. the third being partially de- stroyed though by hard work the firemen saved most of 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-03

almost blind with 8 scrofula. But fortunately she was led to use Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov- cry and so cured the child without resorting to a painful operation.' The great blood purifying proper ties of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical
 Discovery have c been proved over
 and over again in
 cases of scrofula.
 eczema, eruptions
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-03

An attractive bit of railroad literature is the new folder issued gy General Pas senger Agent tSone of the Louisville and Nashville. It gives full description of the Gulf coast from Mobile to New Orleans and contains many things that open the eyes of people who have been living even as close as Montgomery all their lives. After reading the folder it is difficult to see how anyone can resist a tour through the district mentioned
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-03
FAIR WEATHER.
It is Predicted That Today Will Be
 Fair and Cool

The rain of yesterday was then moving eastward with disturbance then central on the Middle Gulf coast. and will by this morning be followed by fair, colder weather moving in from the westward.
 Fair and cool weather will prevail here today: fair and somewhat colder again tonight and fair, pleasant weather du- ring Wednesday and probably Thursday The temperature will not reach freezing this morning, but may get near that point tonight, The above conditions will also apply to the State as a whole
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-03
OTDEST HEADERS.

A contest is now being waged be- tween the oldest readers of the Daily and Weekly Advertiser in which the ten oldest shall be rewarded for a life time. Find out all about it at The Advertiser.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-03

The Paris police cyclists who lay in wait for hfeh-Epeed automobilsts are to have their ma chimes fitted with a little instrument winch correctly indicates speed, that all dispu,es upon the point may in future be avoided. The police cyclist has only to pedal alongside the offending motor for few turns pf the wheel in order to have faithful record of the speed attained.