The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-12-20

| ohiy .'O'. L lie normal mc:: Cem-s
perature is 81 5 degrees. this year it
vas A 8. In both below the normal
October was below the normal and
we will see how this month will be
| have jnst received = full report
of the Secretary Of Agriculture and
it Is real interesting reading and
shows much that the Department of
Agriculture ia doing. 1t is my opin
ion that the Secretary is the best man
in the cabinet and is doing more f"r
the means of the people than all the
rest put together. Recently r.
ceived report of the Inter State
Commerce commission. These two
little books are good ones for refer
euces. l prize them very much
am about to hope that no more
Presidents will ever die while hold
ing office 1t is very expensive on
the country. There are generally so
many big pensions to pay and gratui.
tious annuties to give their widows
Because men have been elected to
the Presidency then dies is no excuse
tor us to 60 into the sin of man
worship and never tire of checking
t1e papers full for months and give
the widows 80 much who can we'll sf
ford TO do without it, for there are
thousands of poor widows who get
holhing only what they work for. |
c,n be as sorry as anybody when a
public man dies but there is no need
t. make myself fool about it.
People needn't keep up such fuss
abou; President Roosevelt eating
with negro-Booker Washington.
Why we have white men herein
the South-who stay with niggcrs.
practically live with them, galavant
around with the dusky danes and
damseis, don't care if the ladies see
them, fight with them and about
them, kick up rows, spend Sundays
verify. social equality-and Booker
Washington is believe bette, than
the Whole cargp of these here, men,
tally, morally and relig'ously. But
President Roosevelt is the Chief
Executive of the land and those
others arc no snining marks. only,
regarded by many as no better than
the negroes they associate with.
do not believe that half the
negroes believe what is said about
high price provisions, farm scarcity,
-tc., but it seems that they think 1t
is d sort of trick to ''gouge" them
some ON the one hand, and to kind
of scare them Into not renting land
"r ''cr"pping' but to get them for
wages on the other. and it will be
ali r ght next year, that they will
get liens, etc. Well now, l do not
suppose many are trying to scare
thela to the wage Contract, for | be-
lIeve the less of that next year, with
nigh price food stuff to be bought, ION
credt) guess the farmer would be
much better off, making some other
plan. On the cropper plan, many
may get liens to keep the me sat-traps
running through August, n, matter
# corn and meat il double the price
it is now, if they cant pay out,
they re that much ahead. They can
60 over to another place, and start
In fresh for another years eating.
One can very often hear of farm
ers looming out behind" being un-
able to meet obligations from various
cau.es bad management, exrrava-
gance in some cases and from crop
failures. because Of weather condi-
tions. From. the la'ter--and that
may be Coupled With the former
/ there is much complaint. Many
Are .comibg short and it iis bad
thing, not only for individual farm
ers, but does it not affect the country?
Is not the mud-sill about to tumble?
But If land owners ar. getting tn
"come out behind" etc., when they
/ hava tba lood <hAr h,-~ov rnn-