The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-02-21
frost bitten by snow-balling.


There is great demand for pigs
here now. Almost everybody is
wanting one or more pigs but it is a
hard matter to get them and many
will have to do without. Almost
any family can raise good hog on
the water about the kitchen, gardens,
and truck patches and not have to
use much grain ut any time.
Pine cord wood is being shipped
from here by rail Mr.. j. Mobley
Jeter had Car loaded last week bu,
l do not know where it is to 20. If
anything can be made at it it may
prove q good thing. There have been
thousands of cords of both pine and
harolwoods absolutely thrown away
in the past dozen years because, one
thing, the people were two far from
market and me wood was in the way.
Oh no, B. B.. don't tell that.
Don't tell we want to be "cotched'
worssen sin, for they might point the
finger at US and giggle, and make US
wiggle. They would play with US
our atfections-like a cat with
mouse. Put on a bold front and
affect independence, but don't let
them know We are ever so anxious,
but if need be we could say "Barkis
is willing" We are not 'bad off"
are We? Now say no. You know
the census returns say there is more
OF them than there is of US; and the
editor referred me to that. Let US
sing "While there is life there is
hope"
Whew. Did you ever hear of such
a conglomeration of remedies the
Editor has for sore throat? But 1t
is all right if the sore throat gave
away under such pressure. But 1
am not reconciled to say whether he
must have gotten scared and con-
cluded that soreness must be routed
at any hazard, and resorted to such
drastic measures, or was 50 worried
ne thought to commit souixeyesighed
in self defense but got we'll. 1 have
better remedy for sore throat. 1t
has been discovered that the arm of
a pretty girl wound tightly around
the neck of a man is an infallible
remedy for sore throat. But under
such q prescription who would want
to get we'll, but would continue ahe
treatment at the risk Of being choked
to death.
The Editor says that "Spain seems
to have gotten over her recent drub-
bing by Uncle Sans boys, etc."
And now 1 guess Spain is smiling
over the drubbing Uncle Sans boys
is now getting. Uncle Sam is q
powerful nation, but he has bitten
OF more than he can chew, and is
SOLDERING and choking over his big
mouthfal, while Spain with 100000
600 of Uncle Sans dollars in her
pocket and the expensive Islands
and unconquerable and irreconcil-
able fhilipinos off her hands, she is
beginning to prosper. Uncle Sam,
boasted liberty-loving nation, is in
the tolls trying to rob people OF
their liberty, and Congress is in war
for and against. l wish Mckinley
had lived to see where the robbing
policy would 60. Oh! I wish our
old Uncle would put on longer
pair Of pants and come home and not
try to be England End. Unclue
Sam seems to be chewing the cud he
has bit off all right enough. The
trouble is he has not been able tc
swallow it. Yes We SEQ where Spain
has the ha! ha! on us in shifting the
troublesome burden from her
shoulders to ours while she drops thu
little $4,000, 900 in her jeans. Ed.
| am glad the Chicken bill' va
knocked of. I do not think we wer
ready for it. / believe it would hav,
been hardship to many living clos
together, in suburbs or on smal
farms, because chickens will rambl,