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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-06-07
FOUND AMONG the PRIVATES.
BI J. l.. STR AIN.

Previously our headquarters were
on the opposite side of the river IA
little below Willtown. About half
way between picket headquarters and
the point was the Matthew's place"
at which We kept picket guard since
our first occupation Of the Island.
This was our first picket head
quarters. Between the Matthew's
place and Mosquito creek We had
torn up all the bridges. The same
was d,ne OH the road leading TO the
point of Bears Island. Thus our
position was comparatively secure
from any advance the enemy might
attempt to make. Tie section of
the country around the Matthews
place might he compared to the
desert of Sahara, only It was mud
and water instead of sand. On an
oasis stood the Matthews house aud
ou'buildings. On all sides as FIR as
the eye could reach was vast plain.
The Matthews house was long
building with piazza on one side
and across one end. a dense Ihicket
of shrubbery surrounded the house
on three sides. In frnnt Of the
house and IN the direction of The
= enemy stood our p.ckets. The post
was about 200 yards from the house
at bridge that crossed the canal,
on the opposite side of which the
road fork ked-one leading toward The
point and the other towards Mos
quito creek. The house was high
enough from the ground for horse
to stand under it. At the time we
are going to speak of, the bridge
across the canal had been torn up,
and our picket guards were standing
in the piazza. One night about the
first of March, '62, while on guard
with jim McCulloch, Frank Mill
wood and John Faucet, at this place,
we were thrown into considerable
excitement. John Faucet and
Frank MiIlwood were standing in the
piazza and at the end of the house.
jim McCullouch and myself were in
the other end of the house asleep. 1t
, was just before daybreak. The
crescent moon was rising above the
eastern horizon and gave a dim light
through The foliage. A pistol fired,
aud in an instant another rang our in
the air. | was aroused | heard
Frank say ''men to your post.
EJohn raised the yell and came run.
ming to the door hail, o.ng fall in
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-06-07

The Taft Commission has formally
extended free trade to the island Of
Jolo under the terms of the so-called
"treaty" made by General Bates
with the Sultan. 1t would seem that
treaties had to b, ratified by the
Senate.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-06-07
UNION COUNTY NEWS.
Items of Interest Gathered from
Various Sections by our
Correspondents.
"REMINISCENCES OF THE WAR.

Interesting Incidents Connected
With the Late War, Bringing Ouf
Great Deal of UnWTjften His
tory, in Which the Private and
Subordinate Officers are Given
Credit Justly Due THeHt. Some
of the TrucSf, Noblesf and BRAY
est Men That Ever Faced an
Enemy We're to be
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negro who had Ii tie dog. Soon
after we welt on rost the dos began
TO bark, and kept it up for at least
one hour. Our he rses were restless.
The ducks and frogs kept such a
quacking and crcaking, which,
together with the barking Of tie dog
made the night hidcous. The tridg'.
across the canal had not been torn
up. The night was so dark we could
hot sec ten steps from W.. We
r"ught horse On post. Bill Savage
watched tie b rise and Gillian and
| watched rhe road in front. From
the action of the horse we found tbat
the trouble was in rhe direction Of
the house. told Bill and Gillian
70 nird the post, and would 90
back and see what WAS the matter.
or put the reserve on their guard
When [ passed around the house |
found drove of ''marsh ponies" pick
ing about among the rose bushes. a
little Jack began to bray, and this
aroused the men in the house. As
returned to nv post. passing the
end of the pazz,, | saw Tom Fowler
standing with his coat, shoes and
hat all off. spoke to him. He
was like Il 'chariah-spcechless. |
spoke again aud he knew me. He
said who was that blowing that
horn?" | told him lit WAS that
cAva ry in the rear Of the hous"
sounding ii charge" "
Bears Island could beat the world
for ducks, bees, go 'oers' aud sweer
potatoes. 1t was Without doubt the
richest land 1 ever saw. Many
kinds of game could be found on il.
Deer was plentiful. | don't expec;
there was another section in the
whole rice country of the same siz'
that raised an equal quantity of that
article. The frs nigh | ever stayed
on Bears Island Jack Isom and my
self were put on guard at II place
where 600 bushels of rice had been
burned in one pile. We hitchcd our
horses at the base of straw pile TO
project them from the cold wind.
The fig on the river was so heavy
we could see buta short distance, not
half way across the stream. We
climbed 10 the top ofthc straw stack,
dug out holes, wrapped our blankets
ID v,I h,,r lad - =.
straw up to our necks. Jack had
his face turned one way and mine
was the other. The wind blew gale
all night. In the river the water
lashcd itself into a foam. 4 cold
rain set in soon after we had 20.
ensconced in our comparatively coa,-
tolta5ie position, which at times
turned to eet. In this position We
spent long cold January night.
Next morning when We left | could
scarcely ride was SO benumbed, amt
Jack was in the same fix. This night
| contracted tie ''pleurItic
Affection" of which | have hereto
fore spoken. 1t was not customary
for one relief to stand all night, but
we had agred to 10 SO in order TO get
relieved next day aud night. 1t
was no fault of Lieut.. Thomas, bu5
our own voluntary acts. After We
returned to our headquarters next
morning we found our men had pro
cured lot Of honey. The bees wer
lying about IN the cold rain as though
1t was June. Charley Fowler had
captured the gums and honey. We
had nothing to eat with it but "har,l
tacks and it Was poor go.
(To be continued.
An Exciting Race Proptcf by Duty
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THE TOWN OF UNION Has

Three Cotton Mills, one the
larg ,st in the South. Four Fur
niture and Wood Manufnctur-
ing Concern 8, One Female
Seminary. Water " orks atd
Electric Lights.
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The largest Knitting Mill and
Dye Plant in the State. An Oil
aid Manufacturing Go. that
makes an unexcelled Guano.
Three Graded Schools. Arte-
sian Water. Population $500.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-03-30
The Opportunity Of Lifetime

\Xe have Five Thousand acres of land in the Valley of
the Colorado River that shows oil blossom all over it
The sands are mpregnated with paraffne the most val
liable Petroleum base In this field the oibearng char
acter of the land evident every hand one-ninth
interest in this body Of land will be given to the party or
company that will put down well or wells to test the
territory. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
All necessary information regarding the property
and terms can be had on application to
Arson II. Smith,
Kingman, Arizona.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-06-20
FIRST AID TO THE INJURED.

lower ribs, to drive the air out of the
chest and effect an act of respiration.
Rhythmic traction of the tongue also
may be practiced.
The foregoing method, regularly
carried out, will make about sixteen
complete acts of respiration in a
minute. 1t should be kept up for a
long time, and not abandoned until
the heart has ceased to beat or the
patient has recovered.
It should be remembered that
cessation of the radical pulse at the
wrists amounts to nothing as a sign of
death; and life is present when only a
most acute ear can detect the sound
Of the heart. In very thin persons
deep pressure with the finger ends just
below the lower end of the Sternum or
breastbone may sometimes reveal
pulsation of the Aorta, when it cannot
be found anywhere else.
When you have restored conscious
ness, give the person brisk rubbing
with a coarse towel, wrap snugly in
blankets and put to bed. A glass of
hot whisky or brandy may be given.
1t is best to secure the services of a
physician, as complications often arise
from exposure.
DO not become discouraged. 1t may
be necessary to work for hours, and is
not human life worth much more
than few hours labor? If there are
umber of persons present, the brisk
rubbing of the feet and lower limbs
will stimulate the circulation and
make your work easier. CLINIC.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-06-20

behalf of mother and home, wife and
children. Nor is it only others he
helps in doing this. He himself is
vitalized by the new hope; it is his own
being that is enlarged and enriched, he
is made better man by loving. We
have all seen it. A young man'without
responsibilities, left to himself, with
'! nothing but his own interests to serve
how idle, how pro6tless he is; how
sluggish. Even though all his future
prospects depend on his industry, he
cannot put himself under pressure.
No calls, no reproaches, no warnings,
will induce him to put his energies out
in action; he is selfish, and because he
is selfish he is idle.
But how he has surprised us when
love has laid its hand upon him. Then
apparently he is a new being; his man
hood stirs, his will quickens, his senses
are alert. Night and day he devises
schemes to win prosperity. He tolls
with perseverance, and through the
daysIthat follow, as he thinks of Her in
their home, surrounded with the
troublesome though happy children, he
will set himself to the grim task of
life with an ardor that would have died
out if it had been but his own poor,
pitiful self, for which he was spending
his strength.
Perhaps you will retort that such
love is after all but a piece of indirect
selfishness, that it is for his own joy
that he works when he works in behalf
of his wife and his home. Then, if
so, why is indirect selfishness so much
more vigorous than selfshness when
it is direct? A motive, if it is the
animating motive, must surely be the
most effective when it is the most
visible, most distinctly present. Why
is it that selfishness is far more power
full when it conceals itself in the love
for another and pretents to be unselfish?
Surely we are playing with words when
we reduce life to such a game of
pretense. Love, as fact, moves by
charming man into self-forgetfulness;
by absorbing him in devotion to
another; and through this, and this
alone, it obtains its motive power.
If man could persuade himself that
in loving another he were loving him
self, why, his very love would perish
at the discovery. MAHNUD.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-06-20

weed manufactured elsewhere. To get
the fine shining look, John proceeds
thus: After having rolled the cigar, he
vets it with saliva and polishes it off
with soft rag of wool or silk. "(Hey!
Jimmy want smoKe?") And for his
work John receives from Is cents to
$1.5O per day, according to the style
and quality of cigar made.
John also finds employment in ivory
and wood-carving, making antique
curiOsities, which the visitor is assured
were fashioned in China in the days of
CONTIGUOUS. This assertion is proved
by cabalistic characters, which the
shopman translates as the trademark
of some craftsman of thousand
years ago. Very skilful is John in
such work, for whatever else he may or
may not be, John is most certainly an
imitator of the front rank, and exceed
ingly artistic are the carvings on the
grotesque curios he makes. Being
merely an imitator, and not an origina-
tor, John is badly handicapped in the
progressive race.
The popular belief that John is a
stolid unobservant person should be
dissipated, for John is just the opposite
He is very ready to seize an advantage
over the credulous. For instance, the
silk and tea stores are largely patron
lied by visitors from out of town who
believe they are getting first class
article for their money, but who in fact
could purchase much better quality
of tea or silk in their home towns for
less money. Like the man who peddled
razors, Johns goods are made to sell,
not to use, which, to their sorrow,
many have learned.
Another institution much frequented
by both "rOundcr" and visitor is the
Chinese chop house or restaurant.
Tho dishes innumerable may be OBJ
tanned, there are but three whose po-
pularity causes constant supply to be
kept on hand. These are called
"chopsuey," "yorkaman" and rice.
Now rice, you might say, is a very
common article of diet. But there is
rice and rice, and the rice Of the Chink
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-06-20
Two Influences.

~ UR EYES are taught to range
over the turmoil of swarm.
~ ing and warning life OF
nature; and everywhere we
learn how all things push forward
toward fuller living. And when we
pass without any perceptible break
from the lower level into the long
strife of human progress, surely the
same law is directing and ruling the
advance-the law of self-preservation
the methods of self-interest. Men
struggle to endure and to. grow; and
the principles which best serve en-
durance and growth they call ethics
and since the forward movement
derives its force from self-interest
ethics have inevitably their justification
in a wise and skilful selfshness.
Are we at all right or rational when
we assume that all action which
vigorously advances the fortunes OF
the agent is for that reason to be called
selfish? If, as spectators, we were
asked to describe this vigorous as.
sertion of a vital self which is the root
the impulse of all natural life, what
words should we choose, what words
should we prefer to those which speak
of, forgetting the things which are
behind" of reaching forward to
things which are before" us, of pressing
toward high mark?
What does it mean to say ones own
good is seltishly sought? 1t is selfishly
sought only when it is desired for the
sake of the qualification it brings.
Success is selfish, when it is craved not
simply as successful action, successful
attainment, but because of the feeling
of pleasure, which is not success itself
but is that which accompanies success
that feeling we all know so well, of
gratified Importance.
Self rouses self then into vigorous
activity only when it serves an aim
other than its own qualification, and
above all when it loves. A man will
do far more for the love of others than
he ever will do for himself: he will
display finer vigor, a nobler patience
steadier courage, a fuller energy on
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-06-20
I T is sometimes impossible to secure
a physician when friends life
hanns nv q thread narsnn who

TT is sometimes impossible to secure
physician when a friends life
hangs by thread. A person who
is unconscious after being taken
from the water needs immediate treat
ment. From personal experience I
have found the following method
productive of the quickest results:
Remove from the mouth and nostrils
all distractions to the free passage of
air to the lungs. Free the body from
all clothing that binds the neck, chest
or waist; turn it over upon the face for
a moment, thrusting finger into the
mouth and sweeping it around, to
bring anything away that may have
gotten in or accumulated there. Then
lay the body fiat on the back, with
something few inches high under the
shoulders, so as to cause the neck to be
stretched out and the chin to be carried
from the chest. Draw the tongue we'll
forward out of the mouth and let it be
held by an assistant. IF there be no
one present pencil or small stick
may be thrust across the mouth on top
of the tongue and back of the last
teeth, to keep the mouth open and the
tongue out of the throat.)
Place yourself on your knees behind
the head, seize both arms near the
elbows and sweep them horizontally,
away from the body and over the head
till they meet above it; give good
strong pull and keep it up for few
seconds.
After this return the arms to their
former position alongside the chest,
and apply strong pressure against the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-06-20
THE DESlDERATUM

In Philadelphia they inquire:
"WhO was your sire, and his sires sire?"
In Boston you must make it plain
You have an intellectual brain.
In New York you must show tn amount
OF cash upon your bank account.
In Baltimore you must proclaim
The women queens, in beautys name.
In Brooklyn you will find friend
If only you his church attend.
In Washington they give you grace
According to your rank of place.
Boston Globe.
In San Francisco they demand
That, being called, you show your hand.
In Denver they are so polite
That you must either drink or fight.
In Omaha they merely grin
And murmur: "When did you roll in?'
But in st. Louis they exclaim:
''Where is it from that you have came?"
While in Scheecawg you cut no ice
Unless, b. Jove, you've got the price.
Chicago Record Herald.
In Min'apolis you're in fog
Unless you can say "Gud day.
But in st. Paul 'tiSn't so
Brains and gelt are all the 60.
In FairmOnt it's different STILL
A mans no man when sitting STILL
Blue Earth Post.
The "stll' and "stil' in Fairmont's rhyme,
Puts it up to us who do time
At still Saltwater, (nOt on YACHT
Where you're greeted with: How long you
gOt?" r.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-06-20
NEW YORK CHINA
TOWN.
SECOND PAPER.

TIME word chinatown" brings
to mind visions of tea, silk,
opium and laundries, and
from the amount that has
been written connecting the Chinese
with those commodities, the Eind is
perfectly justified in indulging in such
fancies. The belief that Chinatown is
one vast depository for solled linen is
pardonable, considering the avocation
of John Chink in our smaller cities.
But laundries are almost an unknown
quantity in Chinatown, there being but
two in the whole district. The old
japanese saying, "the Japs wash their
clothes and their persons; the Koreans
wash their clothes, but the Chinese
wash neither" "applies to the Chinks in
America as we'll as to those in China.
Not laundries, but cigar-making is
Johns chief employment in Chinatown.
and could many smokers see the method
John employs in making that lonely
mans solace, there would probably be
a diminution of the nicotine appetite.
Picture great room filled with
sweating, grinning Chinks, seated or
standing as close as sardines in box,
at long, bench-like tables, working
away for dear life rolling cigars. 1t
depends on John alone what his income
shall be, as he works by the piece and
at wages that white man would
starve on. AS we have already limited,
the predominating feature is dirt, and
the chief odor, if any can be called such
amid the multifarious smells, is kind
of Chinese and tobacco. There is very
little ventilation.
Tho the majority of the cigars made
here are of the cheap variety, all are
not SO, and as John is very pains.
taking worker, the cigars present a
finer appearance than the average
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-06-20

Then the pagoda, or Joss House
correspondence to our church. 1t is
filled with silk hangings and grotesque
idols before which incense is kept
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-06-20
ADVERSELY.

"Oh! adversely, you are great teacher
Holy the lessons thou dOst teach,
Kind vistant with sombre dress;
Before thee hushed is flattery's speech,
Abashed the sycOphant's address.
To me a lifelong, faithful friend,
A patient teacher, hast thou been;
Causing most lovely truths to blend
With thoughts of thy grave face and mien.
No angel guest at close of day,
Walking the earth with hallOwed feet
Deigning few brief hours to stay
And cheer some soul with converse sweet,
Ere left benediction there
More sacred than thy presence brings;
Or bore to heaven humber prayer
Than such as from thy Christening springs.
know the world has called thee stern,
And told of friendships thou hast riven;
But from me, none for whom yearn
Was ever by thy presence driven.
True, some there were held most dear
Till thou the mast had torn away,
And then wept-but not a tear
Was drOp'd because they might not stay.
l Iwept-fOr oh, earth seems so chill
When those once loved we find untrue
All wOrthier love is left me still,
The false one fed at sight of you.
Life's friendships never were more pure,
Loves blossoms never half so sweet
Nor heavens alLsheltering care more sure
Than when with us abide thy feet.
Where thou dost lead the way is steep;
Oft with fatigue almost o'ercOme
1 IdrOOp-but still its windings keep
In view the glistening spires of home.
P. B. B,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-06-20
TEpMs.J Shopper year, In advance
Six Months 80 cents.

constantly burning, and where Chinks
may be seen on their knees, butting
their heads on the floor before their
special God. BONES.
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ed of FIVE Georgia and FIVE North Carolina
Companies. He was elected lieutenant
and served as such until the close of the
war. He participated in every fight in
which his company was engaged until
the end came at Appomattox. He was
brave and gallant soldier and had many
hair breadth escapes. He married Miss
Elizabeth j. Herring of Kenansville, in
1863. He is largely interested in farm
ing and manufacturing. He was county
treasurer of Halifax for twelve years and
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Hon. w. F. Parker was born in Hall
fax Nov. 10th, 1912. He attended the cele-
brated Horner School and entered the
State University in 1861 remaining there
until 1862 when he Joined the Confederate
army, enlisting in Company F, Seventh
Confederate Cavalry, which was compos-
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w. H. Doyle, Norfolk, Va.
Tazewell Taylor,
George J. Seay, Petersburg, Va.
George A. Schlnelz, Newport News, Va.
George E. Sipe, Harrisonburg, Va.
Judge L. R. Watts, Portsmouth, Va.
John w. Craddock, Lynchburg, Va.
Judge A. E. King, Roanoke, Va.
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Brunswick county with all parties and
has been invincible whenever he has been
a candidate for office. Shortly after
monia and did not participate in the pro-
ceedings of the Gene raj Assembly. He
was placed on the Committee on Pen
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Virginius Newton, Richmond
Joseph Bryan, :
Fritz Sitterding,
Frederick w. Scott,
T. D. Patton,
S. w. Travers,
Langbourne M. Williams,
S. d. Crenshaw,
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Beverly B. Munford, Richr
Philip Whitlock, :"
John Kerr Branch, "
E. A. Saunders, Jr., :"
Samuel 7. Morgan, "
]. L. Antrim, !"
H. w. Anderson, "
]. w. Perry, Norfolk Va.
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SENATOR HENDERSON, OF ROWAN.

Hon. John S. Henderson Senator from
Rowan, is one of the leading members Of
the Senate and has enjoyed many honors
at the hands of the Democratic party. AS
a young man he served his party In the
General Assembly, and with Hon. John
Manning and Hon. w. T. Dortch, was a
member of the Code commission
He was a member of Congress
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REPRESENTATIVE A. w. OWENS, OF
TYRRELL. N.

Hon. A. w. Owens, member of the
House from Tyrrell. has long been
leading factor with the Democratic party
of his county, having held the positions
of county treasurer and county sheriff.
He was one of the most influential factors
in the redemption of Tyrrell from Fusion
rule. Mr.. Owens made an excellent men,
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most useful men. He is young man
of worth and capacity and has shown
his fitness to represent his people. Mr..
Mclver is sturdy sterling Democrat and
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OF IPEDELL.
Hon. S. W. stevenson, member of the
House from Iredell. is one of the leading
physicians and one of the best Demo
Gratis of the State. He enjoys a large
raetice at Mooresville, and possesses to
/ wonderful degree the confidence and
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esteem of the people of his county. He
belongs to the distinguished Stevenson
family and is a cousin of eXVice-Pr
dent Adlai Stevenson. He is a man OF