The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-12-05

, OF the first general killing frost Of q
ten year average. The soft, spomgy
balls ot the much heard OF top. crop"
under, so to speak, and the twaddte
| about it will now be huShed, ms there
is nothing TO fall back on. Why it
was out Of season. and the Int snd
seed could not mature anyway. Did
you ever notice how much the large
looking bolls lack of being filled un
with the inside 'goody," lict sud
seed?
| Nearly everybody took Thaallsgiv-
ing day, stopped work at least, wheth-
/ crit was to give thanks or not. Some
to "frolics" or dances, one thing cr
another, instead Of "praiso" or
"nrayer and THANKSGIVING" as the
| day is set apart for, legally. by Ma
! tional and all sovereign governments
of the Union. l do not suppose TINT
many thought OF prayer or giving
thanks, unless it was to the govern.
ments Of man for instituting this day,
in which they felt freer to quit work
and indulge in, dances, frolics, drink
| iog and perhaps "riotous living"
things unileasing to their Creator,
rather than ever tiukiny Of giving
thanks to Him, or helping for good.
1t is better to work and give thanks
than to do that and do no work.
Telephone draws a b2pi pictnve nf u
mule and Says it can he verified by Hey
Denver. While admit much yon say
bother, let US add the wo,d '.somen and
| will SHY they are tricky, and If ID
not be well acquainted with him ! wau,
to see it work its tricks before I get
c!os", aud i | pass by just dodge with
a something crawling unda" the skin Ike.
In times have tal nv seat on his back
contested, have been dumped in tn, muh,
on hard places, used as Il too To- break
down pa'ch of briars. nnlna,ied on q
piowstOck by him, kicked, boosted up
the side of a stable, was run away with
several times. knocked bind once, had
him to fai! and fsmmel M in the dirt,
carry short lame leg Oecaus. of one,
still ''iOve" a mule. For reliable work
can depend on him, but even then you
can't tell when he is going to play q
mean trick, or fly up behind.
There are rumors that a movement is
heing put on foot for the building oc =
Knitting mill al Carlisle. I will rot give
names Of the party or parties yet until it
gets little t.rmer footiny, as 1 may bt
hearing wrongly, but l have seen s,.,ue
moving around that somewhat arouSeS
my 'susplcious' that. there nay ba
Soulo reality in it Bat why not. Il
there is to be any more buildings of mills
why rot some active man try it a. Car
Isle. am free to say that there is &c
better place in the entire county, being
az the intersection OF two big compa ting
lines OF railroads and a monopoly of on.
is avoided and there are more reasons.
hope it will materializ'.
Tbelc has heen u ''craZy" Ecgur
woman in onr community aud 10 hal
Eer ''hoi(eringn and making ugly nose:
and %li through nights WAS uul,leaSanJ.
iC was first rumOrGd that size received q
severe beating over the head b&cause she
joiued The church and quit n psramour,
moving away from Inn, but later il
seems little ''plastariEg'' Was ruhbtd
on this, and hear they have taken hel
to the asylum. There was much "set-
ting" up with her and "tenGer' nursing
by her men friends, / have picked up,
bat that did not cure her { f the ITEM.
pOrary insanity" and she had to 90 and
leave her ''poor' little children behind
with flowing" friends, and ON, il is Il
wonder that hearts are not "brcken.n
You hardly ever hear such calamity
as we heard last Water when Jim Till.
mau dared to withdraw the inv.tati III tc
Roosevelt to present the sword that some
people had raised for Maj. Jenkins, and
for fear some little plans would fall by
the Waysde ard to outdo Jim Tiiiman,
some People, and Charleston leading,
tried to turn AZ ouEd This old sphere and
get still finer sword for Jenkins aud
have the President to cOGle down and
smile smile on them and Garry ou,
the.r whin. They Were having periLa.
bic love feast, they buckled down t,
hero woIshippi1g and rolled Roosevelt,
under their tongues as Il sweet m3rScl
ard uled so hard To spit on riilinan thai
We had some splitting a.! around here,
aui some of these fellows aruun,
here said TiIinal had hunt South Caro-
ina: aud now those Charleston pe.upl,
alc appealing to President Roosevelt Eu
to appoint The negro. DR.. Cum, thai
they don'S want him. but Roosevelt
practically Says, what do care " ~.
yon dn DOT like, | Am thinking III ore q
that higger now aud his welfare than
90 you, sWal!uw him. And they vi!
have IL and chew the cdd vi bitter dis
appointment, and submit 10 tier grea