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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-04-10
Appreciates Mr.. Bobo's Defense,

- SttoN LINES: Hele 1 am agai
seeking spacs Sc q few words eaSs . Q
thanks to the kind gentlslnsSsshsSHa sh SaS HIs 9 9
generously used his pen in defence
of Mrs. Ward. There is nothing l
could say that would or could add to
his article. 1t is complete and comes
from the pen of one of Gods chosen
few. / thank him so much for his
kind consideration and charitable act
in taking the part of a defenseless
woman. 1t is one OF the kindest and
noblest things man can do when
men like G. B. Bo5o takes up his
pen in behalf of woman. 1t shows
so very plainly that he thinks of the
mother of our dear Savior and Of
Gods greatest gift to man--a good
| woman. The greatest gift of God to
earth is man, the next is woman.
MAN einks beneath misfortune,
And hope forsakes his breast,
His boasted powers are all laid low
| When not by woman blest!T
Now without woman this would be
deadfully dark drears abode and
Oh how pitifal you poor men would be
If the smiling face Of woman you
could not see.
am SO very grateful my heart il
Gl,ed with gratitude to fullness fol
J the kind support on this good gen
tleman's part. He is intellectual
spiritual and there is much in futur
! for him. God speed the day whe'
! all good men like him will enter tn
/. field of independent workers, for tn
time is coming when there will b
s ten virgins come and / fear Their
will be more than five foolish. True
T. oh SO true, this power shows n
u limit, no bounds, but great measure
L less space. 1 do expect to be dispit
fully used and most severely criticiss
but 1 care not, my soul desires
8. spread the light throughout the Ian
drive satan out and clean the dark
: windows, open wide the doors al
let the sunshine in.
C. Dear Editor, let me thank you I
YOUR kind forbearance. / will
glad to hear from this good gent
re man through his pen again.
re MRS. r. p. WARD.
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Miss Fannie Rogers, who has bee n
teaching school in Cherokee county.
has returned home. We are gl,d TO
have her with us again.
With a heart TRULY filled with
sorrow | have observed the numcr-
GUS deaths that have occurred in the
Gross Keys and Sedalia section for
the past two years, and why so many
fatalities should occur in commun-
lty so wonderfully blessed is beyond
my limited comprehension. Truly
We may exclaim with the Prophet
Jeremiah, els there no balm in
Gllead; is there no physician there?"
j. M. WHITEHEAD.
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PRETTY MARRIAGE,

A Pity marriage was solemnized
in tn Presbyterian church at Lock
hart Pdnesday evening, March 1S,
1909 IT $50 o'clock. The con-
tract parties were Mr.. w. II.
West Pok and Miss Della, only
daugkr of Mr.. M. F. S. McCul-
lock Quite a while before the ar
rival gtae bridal party the church
was Jed with friends and relatives
Of III Houng couple. $50 o'clock
the kutiful wedding march render
ed Miss Ethel Walker, one of our
chai young teachers from Union,
the lowing attendants came slowly
up isle: Miss Belle Stephenson
wid1r. Frank Inman, Miss Lessie
Mdn. with Mr.. Sam McCullock,
Mp Crawford maid of honor.
AMIR. Wilks Stephenson best man.
Thide and bridesmaids were cos
tui in white and the bride car
; rid bunch cf lovely white flowers
! tifith white ribbon.
Yer the ceremony, which was
i9ssively performed by Rev. A..
Hst, the bridal party accomp-
{. al BY quite number of other
!. f9s repaired to the home of Mrs.
4 Crawford, where one congratu-
after another was poured upon
|, Aft:r spending several hours
" itial enjoyment the young people
:; bed to their homes.
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NEWS NOTES FROM WEBSTER,
rigs in Demand at Sc Eac..-OId
Sol Fixing the Roads.

Farm work had begun in reality
ss.ss5 3ssaassssps 9s sagIa!zs,b sas ,b;
.eoen' rain Will retard these act;v;.
ees view days.
.urnp ppa ahng in all its beauty has re-
c n. Numerous little birds f]y
o .,Um branch to branch warblinS
% d. tot slee from their throats
!. . life, natures own emblem.
.hcy ay.e be seen everywhere. Should
.ne' o;, Gold weather be gone to stay,
sprn Ing will be early indeed.
Sheat is spreading and indicates a
,b29e neaithy appearance than at
..ihod date last year. There is about
rf average crop sown, which, ifit
1t pres above the average, the wish
"ors then be that more had bo.n
sod last fall.
Hchools generally have closed.
~ k4nE TINES came two days earlier
~. time, interesting as usual. Should
weekly market report appear. il
ld be very helpful to many of it's
ders, since there is ever on hand
134re and there various kinds of pro-
o1ce to sell, and more satisfaction
mluld be entertained we're the mar.
Aat price known before entering the
oiIE 'n'
lfsRgs are scarce. The demand
ply @ashn nszssp nsszzspisr Is .Jas than the sep
may be readily obtained. It seems
that more farmers would turn their
attention in this direction. Diversi-
ication.
Q The DISCUSSION on good roads is
no good roads is now abating as
, "Old Sh' has taken an active part
0 in repaf fng the road the work will
: not be eeded, SO far as travel is con-
). cerncd
al Wet Ter postofice may soon be
o discon ued. favor the free de-
J. livery stem. Any form of system
n may bettcr than none at all.
u III B. +. F. JR.
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SOME NEW S. C. INDUSTRIES,

The State of South Carolina is rap.
idly advancing in industrial develop
ment, as the following taken from the
Manufacturers Record Of this week
will show:
Auderson-Spring and Mattress
Factory.-Anderson Mattress acd
Spring Bed CO. will rebuild its fac.
tory recently burned at loss of $1,000
Columbia-Drug Conn any Char
tered: Union Depot Drug Co., with
capital of $4,000, by d.. l.. A. Grif
fifth (presidenD and others. :.
| CIlumbia-Ice P!ant.-C jlumbia
Ice & Fuel Go. has been incorporated,
with capital of $50 600, for msnufac-
ture of ice, by w. s Rsamer, +. Kart
} right and Others. w. 8. Rsamer was
, previously reported to build lotion
/ ice ~ 1T, contract for which had been
let.
. Coiumbia-Paint Factory.-Henry
Pannill and John Gore of Whining.
| ten, N. c., will, it is reported, erect
100000 paint.manufacturiug plant
at Columbia.
9 Darlington--Warehouss Company
a Farmers Warehouse Go. has incorpo
! : rated, with capital of $4,000, b.
= Geo. ii. Edwards, A. Kollock aud 9
= w. Hswett. .,,
= Dona,d,-Cotton.oil Mill.--Don.
y = Ids Oil Mill C,., lately reported in
~ corporated, will build 20 ton cptto
re see d oil mill; J. w. Brock, piesid IN
~ Greenville-- Improvement Con-
to pany,-Greenville Improvement Go
OF with capital Of s25. 900, has been II
re corporated by L. w. Parker, A.
Bristow and w. J. Thackston.
We Grsenvilie - Cigar Factory
he w. and d. w. Ebaugh have contra
slf for erecting three-story building TO
lay operated as cigar factory by Ams'
oan Cigar Co.,, main ofhce 10 M
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reunion. One espeeEisa.N E2Sl

mentioned Mr.. II. jeff Powsn, &
near relative Of mine. He is get
ting old and his health is so impaired
that hardly expected to see his
name among the list. | see that
THE TIMES has another new corre-
spondent from Cross Keys. Juanita
certainly writes spicy, bright letter.
I'm sure she will interest the readers
of your paper.
Juanita is one of my best friends.
She writes as if she had been sad
and lonely. suspect the arrival of
the expected one cas-. off the depres-
sion of her spirits more than the
singing of the birds or the lowing of
cattle. s
| We should always be cheerful. 1t
adds SO much to the enjoyment of
others. How much comfort We can
4 give to those who are sorely dis
tressed. Finally if all would try to
cultivate the spirit Of true cheerful
} ness, time would fly quickly, and
there would be no more of those lohg
days, which seem to have no ending.
! We are having good Irayermeet
ings at the Academy every Sunday
q night, generally conducted by Uncle
!. Robert Ray. Mr.. Robert Ray is 9
Q very old man but still has plenty o
I energy.
e Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Gore ant
d little son Leon are very sick Wit
catarrhal fever. Little Leon
p thought to be improving,
q Mr.. Calvin Murphy, who has bee
y spending some time with relatives i
OF Spartanburg, has returned home
We are glad to welcome him back.
g Mr.. w. II. Wilburn visited frient
y at Enoree Sunday.
d. Mess. Ben Betsill and Jesse Viii
be mire visited friends and relatives
West Spring last Saturday and Su
OF day.
rs: Miss Rosa Whitmire entertained
ad number of friends Monday evcnin
N, CLYTIE.
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NEWS FROM WEST SPRINGS.
A Wave of Sickness i'm This Sec
Homeland Packed and
: Hard to PI0w.

WEST SPRINGS, April 6.--There
has been 80 much rain farmers are.
badly behind with their work, but if
the weather is favorable from now on
and we make good use Of our time,
we will be ready to plant in due
time. Wheat and spring oats are
exceptionally fine, but very small
acreage sown.
There was plenty of frost Sunday
morning and some one remarked
that the "big still" had come along,
(referring to the fruit.}
The West Springs church has put
a nice wire fence around the grave
yard, which adds much to its appear
ance.
| The late hard rains and wind has
packed theland very much and made
blowing much harder on stock.
VIM. Glenn, colored, who had the
misfortune to lose his mule some
: time ago, wishes to thank the people
who 80 literally contributed to him
in his loss. He says words fail hin
9 to express his gratitude to thos'
a who SO kindly remembered him
William is hard working negro ant
. minds his own business.
2 Mess. F. M. Roundtree and Il. A
Holcomb are critically ill at thi
writing and very little if any hop
! is entertained Of either of them re
covering. Mrs. w. j. r. Mayt
and T. J. L. Linder are also on tn
4 sick list. The Divine healers woul
have ample opportunity to establis
their power Of healing if they We
to come in our community, ar
n really I think some Of them ought
IN take the matter up for the sake
re suffering humanity. And the
e. would be good money in it too, fol-
rer heard one man say ne would 81
les IS to some one that would heal
Iay people, and would chip in mys.
,st- Rev. d. Hucks was over one 3
SO last week visiting the sick.
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CROSS KEYS CHRONICLES.
Some Bonquefs to our Correspond
cnfs-Cupfds Power vs.. the
Power of Bird SOnf.
Personal Notes.

IfI'm not one too many will ven
ture to write again. But If no room
.please pass me by for those who are
more lifted. Some of the corre-
sp,udents have it within their power
10 acquire a knowledge that enables
them 10 express theuaselves in q way
to make their letters more interest
ink than others. But I'm not %
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UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY APRIL 10 1909

lucky. No greater foe to human
progress exists than ignorance. 1t
ass IN every way added to the sum
OF human misery. Wheh 1 think
over the different subjects of which
!! oesire to write and arrange them
10 ID, natural order, ir is task for me.
Hnen read the good letters of the
go correspondents | feel like taking a
oack seat" l do 60 much enjoy
reading the letters and especially
Nlr. Bailey and Hey yDenver's. They
seem to think their hearts full and
send 8 1t out through the pen. Mr..
BAILEY makes his letters so interest
ing by giving the names of the South
fH ifiHSsonnlans that he met while Jat the
-
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yeeeex{13S
sunday "A had 6sd say, and
..Sulns ) today sure. You can't kill
. negro by shooting or striking him
on the head, better hit him below the
belt.
There will be missionary meet
ing at our town next week composed
Of the preachers of the Spartanburg |
Presiding Elders district. The meet
ing will continue two days. 1t is
something new and VIC will be able
70 give more about its workings later
On.
I see in The TINES that Mrs.
Ward, the prophet, sooth saJer and
clairyvoint has gone for one j. NJ. w.
who had criticised her in former
communication to The TIMES. l
Had really never read any of Mrs:
Wards letters or prophecies as.I
never thought enough of them to
q waste my time reading them. !!
think Mrs. Ward, Carrie Nation and
the free sufferagist are all working
for notority, aud I am surprised to
And that such have thsir followers
in this twentieth century. :,
The election for Town Council
for the ensuing year will come of
here tho 14,h, and mn election for Q
S. dispensary will be held the day fol
loving. 80 this i no off year for tn
r.oriH of .Jonesy;lle. The dispen
sery will be defeated according to th'
@ ticking sof the Telephone. 1t woul,
q be Z fYcst curse to our tIwn. !.
Tie Telephone did, however, slil
up NOT long since on guess for
wedding In ;onesyillc and he ma
slip on tho dispensary, but that is nc
The impression at this writing.
The Alpha Mills and Knittin
Mills we're merged into one corpora
tion at the meeting Of the stockholt
ers Last week, which will no doubt t
to the, interest Of both mills.
The sympathy Of the people {
our sown goes out for Mr.. and Mr.
D. B. Fant, Of Santuc, in the So
and untimely death Of their so
Rodger, the work of the internal h
pocket pistol.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. N. Harris,
Browns Greek, visited relatives
our town yesterday.
MIR. Charles Hames, of Gaffne
! Mr.. g. M. McWhirter, Of Unio
Mr.. and Mrs. Munro Bailey,
Spartanburg; Mr.. J. A. Chambe
of Kelton, we're all in our town y
terday visiting relatives.
A camp Of the Woodmen of
World was organized here last w
with nineteen members.
q Mrs. John P. McKissick,
Pendleton, s. c., visited the fam
Of w. II. s. Harris last week. on
way to see her son, Jack Mckissi
near Union.
Miss Alice Littlejohn and n
Eta Jefferies, of North Pacolet, v
In Jonesyille last week visiting r
tives.
Miss Sallie Long who has BET
paryletic for some time is now
feeble and not. as well as she
been.I
Messrs. F. M. Farr, James Nj
and w. e. Thomson, of Ur
Messrs. Wm. Jeffries, John d.
fries, Jr., and Miss Alice Littlej
Of Cherokee county, all attended
stockholders meeting of the A
and Knitting Mills last week. !.
Mr.. J. III. McKissick is saff
considerably with his eyes ant
gone to Columbia for treatment.
TELEpHol
cnncS VIEWS cHRnNlclI
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OUTSIDE OF THE CITY

Three Cotton Mills, one Kniffini
MIL another building, Gold Mn
Ins' Famous Mineral Springs,
Taxable value In and out Of town
$4,000, 600.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-07
Japan's Hairy Amos.
ITO be Continued.)

A traveller in Japan thus describes
the hairy Amos of that country: 1.-THE
men are about the middle height, broad
chested. broad shouldered, thick set.
very strongly built, the arms and legs
short. thick and muscular. the hands
and feet large. The bodies, and espe-
cially the limbs, of many are covered
with short. bristly hair. | have seen
two boys whose backs are covered with
fur as fine and soft as that Of a cat.
We were ferried over a river by an
Aino completely covered with hair
which on his shoulders was wavy like
that of a retriever and rendered cloth
ing quite needless either for covering
or for warmth. a wavy black beard
rippled nearly to his waist over his
furry chest. and with his black locks
hanging in masses over his shoulders
he would have looked thorough saw
age had it not been for the exceeding
sweetness of his smile and eyes
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-07
Unsuspected Talent.

Burns was living In the town Of Ayr
and. though still young, had attained
more than a local reputation as poet.
One day he was passing through the
main street of the town and saw two
strangers sitting at one end of the inn
window. With idle curiosity he stop
ped to look at them.
Seeing him and thinking the rustic
might afford them some amusement
while they were waiting, the strangers
called him in and asked him to dine
with them. Burns readily accepted
the invitation and proved a merry, en-
tertaining guest.
When dinner was nearly finished, the
strangers suggested that each should
try his hand Mt versemaking and that
the one who failed to write rhyme
should pay for the dinner. They felt
secure in the challenge, believing that
their rustic guest would pay for the
meal. The rhymes were written, and
Burns read the following:
/. Johnny Peep saw two sheep;
Two sheep saw me.
Half a crown apiece will pay for their
fleece,
And l, Johnny Peep, go free.
The strangers establishment was
great, and they both exclaimed: "Who
are you? You must be Robbie Burns"
And Robbie Burns did not pay for
the dinner.
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CONCERNING
A DRIP COFFEE
PM By Nj. D.
M'LEAN
Copyright, 1902, by McClure's Newspaper
Syndicate
!...-..:'.'':'.-'-':'-..-'':. .-.-

Mr. Baxter was in n particularly bad
temper; not that he was ordinarily in
this condition. In fact, he was in the
main as mild hammered Il man as
could be found in summers day.
When a mans horse goes lame and his
best COW dies ana his hay is raimrd on.
he may we'll he excused Il slight eXhi
hitnu of Irritation.
Silas Allen. driving by the BaNtC
place, was not aware of these happen
ings and stupprd his wagon to cA-
chau-e cheerful Salulatiuls with the
owner of the farm He was answered
with such gruGncss thAt his eyes twin
kled
"What al> you, I.yman:" no que
ricd. uudauuted. More COINS on III
the Womun's clubT"
Don't go talllin' of woman's clubs
to me, not this mOrnin'. ST." groWlrd
Baxter. I've had troubles enough
with the live stock ana the weather
ithout hein' reminded that my wifc's
set her mind on maxim fool of her
self with Il lot of other women
"What's Mis- Baxter been dom late
ly auyhowr" clucllled Silas undaunt-
ed. He knew that his old friend would
talk on the subject whatever other
troubles brset biiu. 1t amused Allen to
hear of the exceeding folly of ii once
conservative and well balanced WON
IN. 1t was town talk what the Won.
ans club had been doing. and Mrs
Baxter was bright and shining light
therein.
Baxter caught at the bait with read
mess, but so far from being rrtHtcd
his face broke into smiles. He put his
foot on the step of the wagon and took
an easy conversational attitude.
mo, sir, we amt had no trouble for
two weeks. | had to give in about the
settin' room after we'd had good
many words, but | put my foot down
bout any more sech foolishnesS. Yes
STR, she turned that settin' room upside
down, took out the wax flowers anG
the hair wreath that's been there since
my grandmother's time. | says to her
l says, 'Marthy, you may go a step toe
fur. If you try any more of these
tricks, somethir' II happen. You give
me food l never expected to insult my
stomach with, and you make me set II
a room all fixed up with what you cal
art and sech foolishness, but not steI
further, Marthy,' says l. So since theI
we done pretty we'll"
The unappreciative husband of {
progressive woman walked into thu
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Poverty Not the Cause of Greatness.
There have been few great men in
the worlds history who have fought
their way to the top in spite of puv-
arty and drudgery, but none was ever
put there by virtue of it. In the long
run the great leaders in human prog
ress--thoSe who have, like Lincoln,
risen above their poverty-have been
few indeed. The fact is that every
where culture, intelligence, character,
freedom, ethics and everything that
goes to make for civilization and hui
man welfare have come into existence
and increased with the increased pro-
duction, diffusion and habftual con-
sumption of wealth, and those who
failed to get the wealth, who failed to
have the cultivating influence of its
consumption, remained the drudges
and slaves of the race. In proportion
as drudgery slackens and the condi-
lions where every waking hour is fill
ed with struggle" disappear civilza-
ton advances. and as it advances high
er types of chara cter, higher standards
Of morals, broader altruism and juster
conceptions of life develop and become
the characteristics of society. and great
characters become so numerous as to
be commonplace by their very multi
plication.-Gunton's.
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house with an amount of self satisfac-
ton rather remarkable, considering the
troubles that the morning had brought
him.
Breakfast time was passed. His wife
hustled about to set warm food on the
table while he washed his hands. Her
merry eyes and firm mouth indicated
sweetness tempered with an apprecia-
ton of authority. She and her hus-
hand a childless couple. had lived to-
gether fifteen years.
IAN right, old lady" announced BaX-
ter Bring on the coffee" He ate his
cereal and the other foolish Wit.
ties which had followed the advent
or the WomanS club, and. depressed
by these. he meditated on the lame
horse. the dead COW and the drenched
hay.
\ "Marthy," he began, and sat up very
straight. what's thati" he demanded.
That's new coffeepot," vouch.
safed his wife calmly. Its called q
drip coffee POI. There was a paper al
the club told all bout them"
The word which slipped from the
lips of Lyman Baxter, church member
astonished his wife into letting her
spectacles fall. Lyman Baxter" she
gasped.
'Marthy. either me or that coffeepo'
leaves this house. Understand that
My grandmother's hair wreath | for
guy you. My miserable. God forsakeI
food. 'hygienic food" he sneered, ct
forguv you. But mans got right to
decent coffee in his own house. Dom
tell me that coffeepot's any good.
know it amt. Marthy. you got to stop
| right there"
Lyman cried his wife.
1T mean it, Marthy," he shouted.
'If you treat me this way, I'm goiOf
for good and all, Lyman Baxter" Sh'
was IL tears now. But they had no e1
feet on her husband. 81
"GC and be welcome" he shouted
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The woman ana the serpent.

T. I. Barnum and his wife were very
fond of the gifted sisters. Alice and
Phoebe Cary, who often visited them
NJ Bridgeport. To friend the famous
Snowman once remarked: "Alice was
the more thoughtful, while Phoebe was
always bubbling over with good spir
Its and wit. l never knew a brighter
woman. One day was taking her ana
some friends through my museum. At
the head of the stairs was the cage
containing the happy family which
included owls. cats. mice. serpents and
other creatures generally mortal enc
mics. but all living in perfect harmony.
mainly because we. kept them so stuff
ed with food that, they had no tempta-
ton to prey upon one another. The
cage stood directly at the head of the
stairs, and just as we reached the top
big serpent stretched it's head toward
Phoebe. Forgetting the glass that sep
lrated them. she was so startled that
she uttered a scream and would have
fallen backward down the steps had
not caught her Looking up to me. she
said Thank you. Mr.. Barnum! But
remember that am not the first woni.
IN that the serpent has caused to fall. =