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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-31
BOOKS THATDO HARM,

Some days since there was a copy
OF L booklet, written especially for
children, received in the mail for
The TINES. This pamphlet is tte
confession of one who has grossly
sinned. The bald confession, the
evident morbid tate Of mind which
possessed tho writer aud the abnor-
NAL atmosphere pervading the book
go to make it any thing but whole
some reading for young people. Not
long since, n preacher, working in
the capacity OF evangelist, was con-
stantly detailing his past drunken
life. Minute details of the "sprees'
and debauchery in which he had in
dulgc d during many years OF his life
were entered into for the edification
Of the hearers. No doubt the preach
er's intention was to do good, but as
matter Of facts, his Confessions"
were calculated to do harm. Some
time ago fellow came through the
country selling book which told of
his life in the penitentiary. The
book purported to be warning to
young men. Was it the desire to warn
young men or the fifty cents for the
book that moved this peddler Of scan
dai? Why should man feel called
upon to spread abroad his past life Of
wickcdness? What good does it ac-
complish? Who is made better by
reading such vile enunations of !.
diseased brain. Certainly, no child
is left richer by the addition Of such
knowledge. There are some things
it is best not to know. There are
dark pages in many a life that are
best consigned to oblivion. Let the
miserable man, if conscience tortures
him, confess his sins to his God and
leave the matter there. If the sins
have been repented Of, if the confess
sion is made to the great God and a
life Of rectitude has been entered
upon, then the sooner these dark
pages Of life S history are put out of
mind the better it will be for the
and for the public.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-31

How quiet and sweet these summer
days at the Thornwell Orphanage. The
ample grounds are green with grass aud
trees, but not SO full of happy boys and
girls, for all are taking "holday,n some
at home, some away. Sth the trees
and grass smile on, lest some day when
they lest expect it. child's lonesome
heart looks to them for happy thought
and it is not there for them. How good
the trees are. They are ever laughing
gleeful!y as the leaves swing to and fro
and rub against each other. Sometimes
at midday they go to sleep. but not for
long. q little zephyr comes d tncing in
among them, and every tree wakes mp
and laughs and laughs again. Let us
have trees for our children. Under
yonder straight white oak, emblem of
strength and tenacity of purpose, lies Il
little boy on his back in the grass, one
foot is drawn up and the other Slightly
crossed upon it. His old straw hat. is
fallen to one side. He is looking up to
the tree tops and catching sight of blue
skies and white drifting c'oudlets away
up where the straight boles of the trees
are pointing. And into his merry
young life, troops of serious thought,
are entefing--of the blue he,yen and
mothers eyes looking DIVA up)a her
orphan boy-of the big hopes father had
for him, and Of his fathers life broken on
eTih, but the threads taken up on the
other side-and the tree tops are saying
to him: Keep good heart lai! Look
ever where we are pointing Ir!--and
yout ambition will be hoy and your sue
cess certain" And the by springs tc
his feet, clapl his hit up)a hiI head, and
rn9ls quickly where the bell and duty are
calling him, and no is saying to the tree
tops-'I will. ll."-Our Monthly.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-31
Night Was Her Terror,

"I would cough nearly all night long"
writes Mrs. Chas. Applegate, of Alex
andria, Ind, "and could hardly get any
sleep. / had consumption so bad that
if / walked block | would cough
frightfully and spit blood, but when all
other medicines failed, three 81 90
bottles of DIR. Kings New Discovery
wholly cured me, and / gained 5S
pounds" It's absolutely guaranteed to
cure Coughs, Colds, LaGrippe, Brorchi-
tbs and all throat and Lung troubles.
Price SOC. and Sl.00. Trial bottle free
at f. @. Dukes drug Store,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-31

"It does not seem fair to us for the
State to establish u whole lot Of free
schools for higher education, such as
South Carolina college and the Cita-
del academy, and then pay men to go
over the State and solicit students.
1t is unfair competition with private
and denominational colleges. New
berry Obseryer
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-31

There is an aged and respected
couple, residents of Union county,
who deserve more than passing no.
tice. Sixty-seven years ago Mr..
Daniel Barnett married the wife of
his hearts affection. Mr.. Barnett is
about ninety years Of age. Up to
the present time he has been able to
work in his fields. A year or two
past he said to a friend: 81 can
plough as straight furrow as any of
them And to see his erect form
and sparkling eye was enough to con-
vince one that he spoke the truth.
S!Xty-seven years Of married life is
more than most young couples can
promise themselves as they begin
the journey together. 1t is strong
evidence that the journey has been
peaceful and happy. 1t is also
strong evidence that the hand that
has ruled in the kitchen and the
house for all these years was a skilled
| and careful hand. A man does not
live to so ripe an old age, nor cou-
pie dwell together in health and har-
mony for so long time upon poorly
| prepared food. Some wives kill
themselves and their husbands in fa1
less time than sixty-seven years by
poor cooking.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-31
Who Is He?

Who is it that makes the Fewer GAL.
Ions: @ears-longer paintp
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-31
ADVERTISEMENTS

AOVtR ISEMENTS
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Every ,bsequent insertion so cents.
Con acts for three months or longer
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Locals inserted at 81 cents line.
Rejected manuscript will not bc re-
turned. Obituaries and tributes of re-
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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-31

UNION, s. c., JULY 81, 1908.
The National tribune., 1903-07-23

Causland and johnson made their raid
down the valley. We had quite a lively
brush with them at New Creek on the
afternoon of Aug. i. Mustered out with
the company, Sept. 4. Moved to Cham
paign County. o.. in 1868. where l have
lived ever since, engaged in railroading."
Comrade Il. II. Tryon, winner, Titus
vile, Pa, reports as follows: Enlisted
March %. 1864. and joined the 150th Pa.
Bucktails). My first fighting was in the
Wilderness May ;, 1864, on which day
just one half of my company were killed
or wounded. l was wounded in the right
shoulder. Was sent to Carver Hospital,
Washington, ID. c.. and from there to
Newark, n. ]. After rejoining the regi-
ment was with them on the Weldon Raid
and first and second Hatchers Run. after
which the regiment, or what was left Of
it. was sent to Elmira, N. Y, where we
performed guard duty until the close of
the war. Although l did not participate
in as many battles as some, nor have so
many hair-breadth escapes 1 experienced
all l cared for. | had one escape that
may be called less than hair-breadth: Il
mimic ball grazed my scalp and took some
of the hair along"
The National tribune., 1903-07-23
BRITISH OR AMERICAN E?
Great Britain Excited Over Our Assertion of
Sovereignty.

London is excited over report that
the United States warships have seized
about 20 little islands off the coast of
BOrneO and planted the American flag Oh
them, and it is said now that the matter
is n subject of some very interesting cor
respOndcnce between the State Depart
ments of the two Nations.
Nothing is given out by our State De
partment, but it is believed that the com
manding officer of the fleet in the Philip
pines has been rounding up our posses
sions acquired from Spain, ard directed
his SubOrdinateS to ascertain where they
were and assert our sovereignty over them.
BY our treaties with Spain we acquired
all the Islands in that section of the world
to which she claimed sovereignty. The
Madrid authorities were probably ignorant
of the names and locations of many of
these and left it to be aScertained by in
quiry and examination in the archipelago
itself. 1t has been found that the Sultan
of Sulu, a tributary of the King of Spain,
claimed and exercised more or less sOyer-
eighty over an uncOunted number of
islands and atOlls forming the Sulu Ar
chipelago and extending clear to the north
ern coast of BorneO.
In the last quarter Of n century, Borneo
has become of considerable importance
among the British Colony possessions. 1t
is next. to Australia, the largest island in
the world, and lies midway between Hong
Kong and Australia, and the equator
crosses it about midway. Its area is about
100000 square mileS-SOmewhat larger
then Texas, and it is inhabited by Il mixed
crowd of savages. with the Malays dOmi-
nant on the coast, and the Dyaks, re-
markable race of barbarians, i'll the noun
tains in the interior.
These Dyaks have been noted for their
The National tribune., 1903-07-23
A DIPLOMATIC INCIDENT.
How the German Government Watches Sus-
picious Characters.

ANDREW d. White in the August Century.
Least pleasing of all duties was looking
after fugitives from justice or birds OF
prey evidently seeking new victims. On
this latter point, 1 recall an experience
which may throw some light on the Ger
man mode of watching doubtful persons.
A young American had appeared in vari-
Gus public places wearing Il naval uniform
to which he was not entitled, declaring
himself a son of the President of the
United States, and apparently making
ready for a career of scoundrelism. Con-
sulting the Minister of Foreign Affairs
one day, mentioned this case, asking him
to give me such information as came to
him. He answered: Remind me at your
next visit, and perhaps l can show you
something"
On my calling, some days later, the Min
scribed, apparently, not only every place
the young man had visited during the past
week, but everything he had done and
said, his conversations in the restaurants,
being noted with especial care; and while
the man was evidently worthless, he was
clearly rather fool than scoundrel. On
my expressing surprise at the fulness OF
this information, the Minister seemed
quite as much surprised at my supposing
it possible for any good Government t.
exist without such complete surveillance
Of suspected persons.
The National tribune., 1903-07-23
Two Items of Interest to the Gettysburg
Soldier.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In the Ma
tional Tribune of July 2, 1903, | find two
items relating to the battle of Gettysburg
both written by Confedcrates who par
ticipated in the battle-which, taken to-
gether, throw some light upon the Confed-
crate losses in that campaign.
The first is by Gen. Gordon and relates
to the cavalry fight between Stuart and
Gregg, which occurred on the forenoon of
July 3, 1863. OF course, it would be
necessary to ''imagine yourself looking
down from Gettysburg's flights upon the
open, widespreading plain below for it is
only in imagination that the cavalry bat
tletield can be seen from the Hights of
Gettysburg; but it is not the purpose of
this article to cast any reflections on
Gen. Gordon's account of that cavalry
CHARGE" but to assume that it really was,
as Gen. Gordon says, "A whirling tempest
of battle, sLort-lived, but terrible" 1t is
also just as true that Stuart was defeated
and retreated in haste, leaving Gregg in
full possession Of the field, and yet we are
told by Southern historians. or by those
who claim to be historians. that the whole
loss sustained by Stuart, including killed,
wounded and missing, in and during the
Gettysburg campaign was but 242 men.
The question that ! wish to raise here is
the possibility of Stuart taking part in
such a terrible hand-to-hand struggle as
Gen. Gordon portrays. besides various
other minor actions, with such an insig-
niiicant loss rs the result.
/ have always understood that the cav
airy battle on the Hanover road, of July 3
was one of the most severe cavalry Ell,
gagcmentS of the whole civil war. There
must be many comrades living who took
part in that battle. and it would certainly
be of interest to all survivors of Gc.tys
burg to read an account of the battle as
| they saw il. / hope some comrade of the
cavalry will let us hear from him, especial
| iy with regard to the losses sustained Oh
| both sides, in that memorable contest.
The second item, which has n more di
rect bearing upon the comparative losses
sustained by the opposing armies during
| the Gettysburg campaign. is the "unpar
alleled loss" of Co. +, of the 26th n. G. or
the 1st of July at Gettysburg. This wri
ter-Capt. X. NJ. Tuttle-shows that ev.
cry man and every officer OF said com
pany, comprising 81 in all, were killed OF
| wounded in the battle of Seminary Ridge
on July 1. This being true-and l have
no desire and no cause to dispute its truth
| proves that the oath Mich, which ex.
| changed shots with the Goth n. c., in that
| enga cement, did some pretty accurate gun.
| ming, for Yanks. l wish to say further
that We had five regiments in the Iron
Brigade, of which the Oath Mich. was one
| and they were all equally as good shots
Also that there were many other brigades
| In the Army Of the Potomac that were
just as proficient in the use Of firearms
The National tribune., 1903-07-23
THE YELLOWSTONE CANYON.
First Impression Confused Sense of Big
ness and Barbaric Color.
(August Century J

Imagine, if you can-but you never can
"a mighty cleft in the level earth a third
of Il mile wide, its Drinks sharp, precipi-
touS, reaching over 200 feet downward,
sometimes almost perpendicular, some
times banked with huge heaps of talus or
buttressed with spindling pnnacles and
towers often surmOunted with eagle-nests,
and all painted, glowing with the richest
colOr-vast patches of yellow and orange
streakings of red and blue, with here a
towering abutment all of red, and there
another all of yellow. At the bottom
flows the cleaning green river, and at the
top the dark green forest reaches to the
canyon-edge, and sometimes, even, rugged
and gnarled pines, the vanguard of the
wood, venture over the precipice, to find
footing OH some ledge, or to hang, half
dislodged, with angular dead arms reach
ing out into the mighty depths, a resting
place for soaring eagle or hawk. The
sides of the canyon, being not of solid
rock, but of crumbling, soft formation,
have furnished plastic material for the
sculpturing of water and wind, which
have fooled them into a thousand fantastic
forms. Ones eye traces out gigantic cas-
ties. huge dog forms, bird forms, titanic
faces-all adding to the awful impressive
ness of the place.
For miles the canyon stretches north
Gus well-guarded outlooks the spectator
graspins hard upon the railing lest the
dizziness Of these nights unnerye him, may
behold a hundred varied views of the
grandeur, looking either toward the falls
which seem to fill the canyon-end like
splendid white column of marble, or off
to the nOrthward, where the stupendous
gorge widens out, loses some of its color
ing, admits more of the forest, and final
~ disappears among rugged mountains.
Everywhere the view is one that places
the seal of awed silence upon the lips; it
never pals, never grows old. One soon
sees all too much of geyser and paint-pot; !;
Of this, never. At first the sensation of
savage immensity is so overpOwering that
the spectator gathers only confused
sense Of bigness and barbaric color; but
when he has made the perilous descent to
the canyon bottom below the falls, when
he has seen the wonder from every point
of view, he begins to grasp larger part of
the whole scene. to form a picture which
will remain with him.
The National tribune., 1903-07-23

Comrade G. n. Miller, Zenda, Kan, re-
ports as follows: Il was greatly surprised
and much pleased, as i never before have
been lucky enough 10 win a prize. The
National Tribune is alright, l was born
in Columbia County, Ia. 1898. On March
charged Jan. %, 1866. Was under Gen.
burnside, and was through the campaign
of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold
HarbOr, Petersburg and so on. During
the campaign our regiment lost nearly half
its number by sickness and death in bat
ties"
Comrade David Hin, Cover, Mo, re-
ports as follows: Born in jefferson Co.,
Ohio, 1899. Moved to Missouri. 1914.
Have always followed farming. Enlisted
In Co. c, 25th Mo-, Sept, 1861, and served
continuously till the end of the war. Mus
tered out June 81. 1860. / was in all the
engagements of that regiment, including
Sherman's march to the sea. ! was
transferred from the 10Th Mo. to Co. A,
1st Mo. Engineers at Nashville. Tenn.
and then served through the campaign to
the sea-"
Comrade J. L. Hall, Manning, Iowa, re-
ports as follows: The box of books,
arrived in good order, and | desire to
express my appreciation of the beautiful
prize which l won in your recent contest.
1t was my first guess. | was born in Mas
sachusetts, 1887. Enlisted Sept, 1861,
Co. +, SD Ill. We were a jolly lot of
young fellows, filled with patriotism and
a burning desire to lick the rebs, which
we found was not quite so easy as We had
anticipated. My first experience of real
war was at Fort Donelson. The next,
two days of fighting at Shiloh, where our
regiment lost about 200 men killed and
taken prisoners. Participated in the siege
of Corinth and was with Sherman on his
famous Atlanta campaign, and marched
1875, and engaged in farming and stock
raising Have been q reader Of the Ma
The National tribune., 1903-07-23
md fought just as heroically and persist

and fought just as heroically and persist
emily at Gettysburg.
If other Southern survivors of that bat
tie had preserved the records of the losses
sustained by their commands as carefully
and truthfully as Capt. Tnttle has and
would have the courage and honesty to
have such records published. instead of
claiming. as SOutherners now do, that their
loss at Gettysburg was thousand or more
less than the Union loss. they would give
to the world positive proof that their loss
was greater than the Union loss by several
thousand.-R. X. BEECHAM, I'd Wis, Ev-
erett, Wash.
The National tribune., 1903-07-23

tional Tribune for years, and wish it the
success it deserves"
Comrade John r. McElwain. Mingo.
O., reports as follows: Born in Green
County. O.. 1917. Enlisted May .. 1864,
in Co. ii. 154th o. Located at Oakland,
Md, New Greek. Greenland Gap. etc, do
ing scouting and other duty. Our regi.
mcnt was in an engagement when Nc
The National tribune., 1903-07-23
Some Family History.
Chicago Tribune.)

She had fifteen million dollars,
Placed in bonds, and shares, and rents
He had fifteen million dollars,
So they merged their sentiments.
Now they've raised a son who's valued
At exactly thirty cents,
The Springfield herald., 1903-05-15
TRMWE5EEYS1 GulnE
okNNhA Is CENTS
S Observation-Disclosures;
::LoCAL GOSSIP
b, ..,rt,........'.'7 . :
*

Roy Regnier came up from his
home Monday.
DIR. Milligan. of Villas, was able
to be about Wednesday.
ID. Miser started to Lamar to
visit his fanlily Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Rinehart is conduct
ing a boarding house in Lamar.
Thos. Oxenreider is assisting in
planting Miser & Whitaker's crop.
Oscar Patterson, who is work
ing for Joe Cox up in the cedars,
was in town Monday.
There has been no small loss OF
cattle in the southeast since the
last snow storm of the 29th.
To Cure Cold in One Day.,
Take Laxative Bromo- -Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund the
money If 1t fails to cure. E. w
Groves signature is on each box
25 cents.
G. II. Dayis moved his house
hold furniture from the Whitaker
residence to Maxey, Monday.
Roy Novels returned from Ok
lahoma the first OF the week bring
ing friend, James Higgins, with
MIN.
Nearly everyone in this neigh
borhood is busy putting In his
crop. Some intend planting an
immense acreage.
ID. II. Houghton, of Stonington,
returned home the first of the
week. He had been up at some
of the river towns,
Several tree agents are doing
this country, all representing the
same firm. One agent, Samuel
Shannon, caDYassed in town yes
tegdsy,
The Springfield herald., 1903-05-15
g heap "Trip
California

Go to California in comforta
BILE Pullman Sleeper on a fast
train, with pleasant people. in
charge of an experienced agent,
and save many dollars, as com
pared with highest class service.
Personally conducted excursions
over the Santa Fe three times a
week to Los Angeles and San
Francisco.
Ask for tourist car pamphlet.
Address j. 2. HAIL, Gen'l Agt.
A, L. & S. f. Ry., Denver.
Santa Fe
The Springfield herald., 1903-05-15

All diseases start in the bowels.
Keep them open or you will be
sick. CASCARETS act like nat,
ure. Keep liver aud bowels active
without u sickening gripping feel
ing. Six million people take and
recommend ASUARETS. Try
1Oc box. All druggists.
The Springfield herald., 1903-05-15
NOTICE or APPLICATION TO LEASE
STATE LANDS.

Onlce OF The State Board OF Land Commits
sioners, Denver, Colorado, May I, 1905
Notice is hereby given that II $. BoICE,
whose postofice address Is Kansas City, Kan
sas, on May 1903, made application No.
s4G3 to the Stnte Board OF Land Commission
crs to lease the following described School
Lands, situate in Eaca County, Colorado. to-
witt
All of Section lG Township SO south, Range
II west
Section 1s, Township "A south, Range II
west
Section aG, Township 81 sostt, Range ~
west
Section Is, Township 81 south. Range 20
west
Section 30. Township % south, Range 4s
west.
No other applications to lease the above de-
rcrbed premises or objections NJ alnst the
above application will be considered after tie
lart publication hereof.
Date Of iast publication. June 9, 1903.
MARK G. WOODRUFF,
Register State Board Land Commissioners.
The Springfield herald., 1903-05-15
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department Of the Interior.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
,,,,- Tnln,,Jn <n,u ~ iaap

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Lamar, Colorado, April a. 1903.
sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
u in this Office by EMIL LEPEL, contest
"A ant, against timber culture entry No.
227s, made Dec. g. 1885, for sEl4 Section 2.
Township 81 s.. Range A W.. by John II.
Baker, Coutcstec. in which II is alleged that
'sclnimant John II. Baker has not done had
any work done on the above described land
Said parties are hereby notified to appear, fe
spond and oh-r evidence touching said a!lega-
tion at 10 O'Clock u Friday June II.
1903 before the Register and Receiver at the
United States Land Office in Lamar. Colorado.
The said contestant having. in proper All
davit, filed April Il, 1913, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service
of this notice not not be made, it is here
by ordered that such notice be given by due
and proper publication.
c. FRosr LI"GErT,
Receiver.
The Springfield herald., 1903-05-15
GREATLY ALARMED
BY Persistent Cough, but Per
manently Cured by Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy.

IHdneulIN SuIeu w SildIl-
berlain's Cough Remedy.
Mr.. II. L. Burbage. a student at
law, in GreenviIle, S. O.. has been
troubled for four or five gears with
a continuous cough which he says,
greatly alarmed me, causing me
to fear that | was in the first stage
of consumption" Mr.. Burbage,
having seen Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy advertised, concluded to
try it. Now read what he says of
it: IL soon felt a remarkable
change and after using two bottles
OF the twenty-five cent size, was
permanently cured" Sold by
DR.. r. d. Homsher & Co Druggist
The Springfield herald., 1903-05-15
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO LEASE
STATE LANDS.

Office of the Stale Board Of Land Commis-
soners, Denver, Colorado, May g, iss! -
Notice is hereby given that A. PENNY whose
postoiiice address Is Springfield, Colorado, on
May q, lsOS, made application No BASS to the
state Board Of Land Commissioners to lease
the following described school Lands, situate
In Baca County, Colorado. to- wit:
All Of Section IL, Township :s south. Range
i3 west.
No other applications to lease the above de
scribed premises objections against the
above application will be considered after the
last publication ecrcof
Date of last publication, Mny %. 1908
MARK G. WooDRrFF.
Regiater state Board Land Commissioners