The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-01-10

( tally those negroes who did. Som.
are already stretching their eyes owe,
the high price of corn AID bacon,
aud when the squeeze of time price
in summer comes, then what. ] BET
cord of toothpick4 som"b "iy L.
going 20 have light rime and an,
not trying to look ON too dark side.
The December just psssrd We has
same of the coldest weather of anv
-Decetnber in eight years. In De.
ce,nber 1896 the mean tempcratu.
was 39. Tnis time it was 40 but We
had more extremely cold we.th-r.
going down TO 10 degrees on two
dates. That is very cold. and on i,
we're badly killed AID believe some
are ruined. Too, this December th,
rainfall was nearly three inches il,
the excess of the norm,l. That i.
why land was 30 badly washed.
| thank the Ed tor, on my part,
tor the compliment he paid he COR
respondents. 1t is saying great
deal for us, when he rates us as = g."ni
as "the best" of any couut.y us.s-
paper correspondents in the State.
Well why can't THE lines have the
best, leaving OUT my humble self. |
am CAD to know We are appreciated
will not say that l have done the
best | could. Sometim s I get a
lrtle lazy. Sometimes news or some
thing t. write about becomes scarce,
toen get very busy and it ,s very
hard to get time. Then sometimes
people won't tell you anything aud
you. .have to werk for thing. But
[ like the business. / feel it is im-
! proving to one-is educating-snd
soIneomes YOU are shown some cour-
tesies aid allowed TO enjoy SOM
#, eedom of the press Let us
make ourselves ~orthy the compli-
menE A.saS
There was never in the world a
more appropriate time to econom'ze
than now, especially with me farmer,
and then in many way. they are
not able. Feed c"ops for both m.u
aud beast are extrxme y short very
as scarce as neu teeth. Money
will have to be borrowed or liens
given, and he bigger the business
farmers Try to do The more risky It
is. If We are like the frog in the
we'll" we had better get on a good
niche in the wall and there wit
awhile uotil we get our breath. This
humble frog has quit trying to
jump too high, and have mater tally
cut d 'wn acreage, thereby reducing
sx '-use, have my own pen Of home
III vi. manure aud in this niche, [ am
going to try another climb when |
get stronger. have some very
dice wheat. on we'll prepared land.
ofwh,citI am proud even now. My
fall oats i fear, are Inj jnred onehaIf,
and moy yet be. klll.t, but We have
seed enough for spring sowing. if
.issdea, aid our land will b. better
by the fall blowing. am going to
try corn, and Providence permitting
it is going TO be worked Ecuno.
IN zo,ss - - @,as~
| have received from law firm in
New York q copy Of a Proposed Plau
Fof Cuban Delegates, for the exten
rsson of trad, b.Iween the Uni,
States aud Cubs; AID also a letter
from the U. 3. Esp .rt A lsocla ion
seeking reciprocty-,n otk-r word.
looking TO the reduc ion of tar, f
duties on Cuban product. and asking
That If the people are favorable 20 IT,
\ 70 write to each, ofthe Senators frbn
4 this Sts,e, aud our Co"gre~smS i,
and cell thOm my Or our wishes.
do not know, but | believe alI of 'hu
people are opp 'Aed to tar'f fo' pro
tett.on aud sould favor any mes.ur,
trreduce the if on the product
from Cuba. | do Mt h. X it woul'
be ,ecessary to write to s. naro
rriini IN or Cougrss. .man johnson :,
= ak them 20 work 10 ,h.t end. fo
,bey are Democrats enough 10 worl