The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-04-18

coaches, going to and from the Ex-
position. | have noticed several
special cars from several of the big
lines of roads from the Middle West
join Annie Laurie in thanking
"Pet' for her word of praise, as to
che letters we write. 1 am glad that
my productions in this line are held
in demand, and 1 hope Pet and all
correspondents will write often. 1
have had several friends to tell me
personally that they like my letters,
all of whom thank heartily. l try
not to be vain and overestimate my
self, but | like to write, when / am
not too busy to put my mind on it,
and can get something to write about;
not to see just what l can do, but to
improve myself and interest others,
to some extent, and to help our
county paper. Sometimes it is hard
to write.
Farmers have been busy prepar-
ing land for crops; some prepared it
well and some merely scratched it.
The latter was mostly negro work,
but it reflects on the "boss" man
when he does not have it done better.
But this is done mostly when the
men shifts the plowing on the small
bsys. This is often the case with
both white and black, don't care
how it is done, so they can get out of
it themselves. And generally, they
lay the blame of poor cropping,
washed land, ETC., to anything, eX-
cept their own laziness, and desire
to run about gadding, while the small
boy is trying to plow. And some
men pillow as bad as the boys.
There has been a rush hauling
guano andiI believe more has been
hauled this year than last. 1 be-
lieve in manuring, but l believe
farmers depend too much on COM
mercial fertilizers, sprinkling too little
over too much land. When there are
so many things to buy this year, on
time, big guano bill will be heavy.
A big crop planted, much guano used
and scarcity of hands will often
make one have big bills to pay for
little good, for grass is as responsive
to liberal manuring as cotton, even
more so, for when it all comes to-
gether, l have seen grass choke out
cotton, but have never yet heard of
cotton destroying grass. L see peo-
pie rushing ahead, but if many rains
come, mark my words, some cotton
will be thrown out, and that with
guano under it. There is going to
be some dead losses again.
Editor N. G. Gonzales acted like
a niger in the Jim Tllman ruling
affair In the State Senate. He sent
North, while everybody else was
attending their business, trying to
catch Tillman in lie, just to pick
or keep up fuss. Showing a fussy
disposition, just because he never
can become reconciled to anything
going against his wish.
Recently I was in Union and WIS.,
tied the new Peoples Bank. The
genial President, Mr.. B. F. Arthur,
took me in charge and showed me
around. 1t is certainly finely built
and arranged. The safe is some
thing safe and certainly fine. Pres
ident Arthur explained all of the
workings of it and l could not see
where there is any hope of burglar
ever getting in there. Then there
are rooms where men can meet and
privately transact business among
themselves, and places where they
can deposit private papers, free of
charge, for as long as they wish and
more secure places they can keep
them by paying some rent. 1t is
certainly pleasant place to visit
and the President is never too busy
to notice you and cheerfully converse.
enjoyed my short stay there.
HEY DENVER.