The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-10-18

Summer Is gone and autumn is
right upon us.
Leaves are falling fast as if fros,
oit. They were nearly.
The temperature dropped to 40,
39 and 3S degrees in two days last
week.
Cotton has been late opening but
is now getting Il hustle on, sure
1t seemai last week that large
fields Of peas were going 10 cross
rver the dead liue" into frost.
Flows are being speeded prcpar-
my the lands AID putting in oars.
Prospects for a large acreage is good.
Miss Hattie Moore gave iuv,-
nile party to several of her young
friends last Thursday night.
MIR. w. o Jettr, the "villagc
blacksmith" and wheeIr,ght at this
place, is preparing 70 fit up wa CONS
with metal wheels. He has-put one
Oh the road a,rea1y and has one in
ship.
have cherry tree in full bloom,
the seco,d line this year. but it will
have 40 frnit. it is entirely out OF
season and never does much bearing
f,uit.
The negroes (ani some white peo
pie for ought kuo~) have bepu
making it hos for prs>"'ns for over ~
ID nth or SIX weeks No matter how
IN my sores fr"m chigsers and ticks
it is powerful fat aud g''od."
The ginning season has opened
and cotton is being ginned about a
fast AS picked, if no, sod. The price
Is low for sCanty crop.
| Seem, farmers are going to get
rid of their cotton seed agai, thi-
year, bur then innuv Of them are
compeled 70 if they are burdened
with murh ndvico rom outsiders.
From thu many gnns popping
around the b! d huntiuy season is in
ahead Of tine-:nust be But mayb c
the law does not apply to birds that
can iiv little, but 20 the babies of
the f,mIly.
learn that ne.rops are still in
some cases given the preference over
wnlte meu IN renHng lant. The
white man nus give back t. the
hlick one. III" almighty dollar Will
sway h" most f heul. it they them
selves are our # said rang. | have
been very BIS. he ps>t Two weeks.
and that plowing wlrh "a heavy two
horse plow and training pair of
mules TO it. How many farmers like
to plow with a big turn piow and
watch great slices of dirt and grass
turn up,ipe d9wn-lf 'ney are not
too lazy or proud TO take hold. |
like it confess. But then | will
say am as good as the best at plow
ing, | am not going to be beaten, if
it Is Dragging. Then | brag.
| guess if anybody would get in
bed with something frrcign, such as
crIwb,r, rubber hose, a yard
stick of pipe iron. trace chain or a
monkey wre"ch and suddenly think
il q snake he would hurry up and
get ous. | got in bed recently and
felt something cold, and quicker than
it takes to tell 1t | thought it was "a
snake and the way got out was a
record breaker, bat [ found it only
An open knife. An open knife Is
not "a suitable bedfc!iow, but nne need
not hurry at a break neck speed to
part companionship with it,
There IL some compliant | hear
about very old 2nd or more hant
bsgging and ties without buckles
Sometimes farmers can t procure any
other kind because it is not kept on
hand. The factories seem to have il
their wav to push this old stuff off on
the farmers at an enormous price f.,
it, sell 1t and resell it, deduct in pric1
for "tare;" and then too we hear
gruubling about cotton being 81 badly
put up. There is no excuse for put
ting up Cotton badly with new
marerial but there is for rotten stuff
! ! nave not seen the skeleton
in the closets but have been hear,
ing a noise. | have heard of some
stock. negro's mule and others,
starving to death while there is lots
Of green feed fl tn g,thering, but