The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-08-01
Eta Jane Etchings.

Cherokee county takes the lead in
the number Of candidates who will 60
before the people this summer.
| understand that Mr.. J. G. ii,
Duff has withdrawn from the race for
Clerk on account of the death of his
son which necessitates his attention
to the settling up of his estate.
The county campaign opens at
+ Wilkinsville on Monhay, August 4.
Just at present we are in the midst
of a dry spell with some prospects CT
rain this a. m. Corn and cotton
have never been more promising
than they now are, though some of
my neighbors complain of the lice on
their cotton and Of its shedding its
fruit. This complaint is not by any
means general. With fair sersons
from now on and no disaster there
will be more corn raised in this Sec
tion this year than has been since the
war. simply because there is more of
of it planted and it has generally
been we'll worked, The farmers
have ygenerally got through with
then crops except the laying by of
you6g corn.
A. man being asked the time of
day said: "It's going on S o'clock. /"
But when asked to be more explicit
he said: ''The hands of my watch
are exactly at right angles with each
other" TO this his friend said
"That happens twice every hour"
"Well," said the other, "tell me both
and I'll tell you which one is right"
What was the hour provided d it was
the first time they stand at right
angles? Let some TIMES reader
give us the answer.
My friend and comrade Bill
Sanders must have a fine corn crop.
He wants to engage the making of
fourteen million boards to cover it in
the field. Who can supply him?
Miss Lizzie Lumkins, of Columbia,
has been selected by the Daughters
af the Confederacy to make the adj
dress of welcome to the U. G. Vet
Grams at the Greenville Reunion next
month. = A treat is in store for all
who hear her. She has also been
selected as instructor of elocution at
Clemson. This is as good a selection
as could be made I truly believe.
Now that political campaign is
upon us there will be little more than
distraction until the election is over
with. Some people can't even 60 to
church without putting more thought
upon; the campaign than they do
Upon the sermon, and the trouble is
they don't stop at that, they often
congregate about or near the church
doer within hearing ofthe worship
pers, and disturb them with their
loud talking while. the minister is
trying. to conduct the services. I do
think that a gentle, good. natured
and inoffensive reminder to desist
from this practice will be appreciated
by those who, l feel quite certain, are
not intentiously disposed to disturb
the service. Whiskey has always
been more or less potent factor in
politics. But as such it has outlived
its usefulness to great extent, es-
pecially with the better class of peo,
pie. TO use it successfully now will
require a high degree of diplomacy,
much more than we usually find
among the sons of Belief
Mot long ago a candidate land 6
1ALood man too) was talking with some
of his friends and said: "I'll no
use whiskey and its no use for any
body to. ask me to do so.' A
friend came to me the other day anC
asked me to treat crowd he wa.
with. | told him | wasn't going tt
, do it. But | gave him the money
and told him he could 20 and buy
the liquor and treat them himself i
he wanted to-" This was enough