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The Washington times., 1903-01-27

The home of ez-City Councilman
Charles P Kremer. at Winchester. was
saved from destruction by dre yester-
day BY baby. whose cries brought aid.
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

Passenger train No. Il ian into the
rear end of a wrecking train west Of
New River yesterday morning, damaging
an engine and burning three cabooses.
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

The Rev. W. II BaHengee has been
assisting the Rev. ". G Hammond at
the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
Manassas, in a series or revival meet
ings
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

John F. Keller. postmaster at Romney,
died yesterday from typhoid fever. aged
ffty-eight years. Thomas Keller, OF
Washington. D. c.. is a britheE.
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

Benjamin Franklin C-tchiE. sixty
three years old. died yesterday after
noon at Suffolk. just one week after the
funeral Of his wife
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

NJ. P Jordan, ffty-tyo years old. ore
Of the leading business men of Dan
vile, died at his home Sunday. He was
president Of the Commercial Bank.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-18

Registered at the POstoilice in UniGn,
s. g.. as second-clasS mail matter.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-18
THE BOLL WEEFIL,.

The following is an extract from
the proceeding Of the convention held
lately III Louisiana to suggest means
10 prevent the spread Of the boil wee
vii.
The birds mentioned were once
common here, but now are rarely
seen, having been oil killed by hunt
ers.
Zone Of the most interesting and
practical talks made before the con-
ventiCn was that Of Mir. Frank Mil
Ter, president of the Louisiana Audu-
bon society, He says that while
there has been no special observation
10 determine what bird will eat the
boil weeyil, yet 'enough is known OF
the habits OF certain birds to assert
that the most useful allies il this re-
spect are the redwinged black bird or
rice bird, the grac!.le or crow black
bird, and several others Of similar
structure and like activities. There
is no question in my mind" said Mr..
Miller, that the reason boil wcevils
and boil worms have become pests in
the State ofTexas, is that the people OF
that state, in their blindness and fol.
ly, allowed the killing, the trapping,
and the destruction Of those birds to
60 10 such lengths that that most
wonderful balance iii nature of bird
life set over against insect life has
been destroyed, with the direful con-
sequences already notcd And the
people Of that state will pay the pen
atty OF their disregard Of natures
laws until the lost balance has been
recovered and there has accumulated
such store Of birds that they may
be able to carry on the benefcent
purposes Of their life Of destroying
all forms Of nOXiOus Insects -
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-18
SantEc SifiD3S.

some people have inquired after me
SD!hs ladies' too and wish 10 know what
| IS Tie matter with me-n0t with Han
na!i--but only me, ard as | am not Han
nab, Will say that | have been 'dO VII
SOUTH" but as l am slightly missed "A,
hCm', | will rouse some ard com,
again
/ News is aS scarce as scale fish here.
and IL Is hrd work making mp Cjtcr.
Wh!ch will show up like Il lot OF foolish
ness that we often hear just TO keep ul
| the conversation.
NJ IS Stella IIobson, who has been o.!
a visit 10 D., f. G. Jetrr, of Ri
ons, Fairfield county for some time,
came home last week
Mss Sudie Thomas, of Union, visited
her cousin, Miss Julia Thomas, all OF
last week
MIR. aud Mrs. J Kemp Thomas, of
Union, were here visiting relatives Sat
uId ~ and Sunday.
Mis- Mary Green, o. Rock Hill is now
visiting at Mr.. }, w. GIegory's
Mr.. Kelly Johns, now policeman at
"hi!miG.s, was here several days last
week ON visit TO friends ard relatives
Miss Catha Barnett, Of tie DUCK
Pond st ctiOu, visited from FRIDAY 10
Sunday. her fri-nd, Miss lily Adams
Rev. h. NJ Merritt viii leave rs soon,
aud movo TO Lamdrum, " here he IS hav-
ug house bullt. He will not preach
urXv year. We are sony to SEQ hlm
cay@, We have none too many citiZ ms
here now, besides. the family Of Mr..
Merritt have endelred themselves to the
people here, aa interesting friends, good
ncighbOis and welcome acquisition IT,
'he citiZ -nship of any place. Landllm
viii be gamer.
Another Superintendent has come to
take the place OF the former sup.rulsr-
den. OF the dam at Ncal's Sh paIs, Nci
Briggs, though is srlI here. We c!.nDt
till as yet how Ii" will run things gplsy.
lily. Whp;, er theTe will be free ana
"ren c, mpetOn, free trade for any who
wlsl to do work, or whether there viii
be sort Of iepmb,icau tariff, IF rn3,ius
"peiaudi, for praCticiOD, as q gGcat ~ ny
ihI@k, was the way with the f0r,nr; 20
ii"t perhaps ha vii step ia the sl,nc
i.,=s, tie Them the same way AID run
l'rrm over AT the heels, and have tn.
'dme weight hanged ab1u! his neck lJ!-
rlla voens
We have been having wiI ter in siege,
"S re cod weather has lis.ed without Il
hitak Since 1t began, only that ii was in
waves The record shoas that the past
November WA the coolest one in ten
ears, and we l!d'r just had some AS cold
or colder weather than any we had last
winter. | believe it was record break
er.
Talk about what some people will
steal, but have heard Of new deal at
the trade. Mr.. J. NJ Jeter is growing
some young psctn trees. He set 0u5
several last year, which are ing veil
and few nights ago some thief stole
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-18

one, dug it up and carried it away.
li0" IS that for SOM thing to steal
How about ChiiSt;naS. gueSi almas'
everyone ha6 laid his or her pans. /
have not. | really do rot know wh.ictu
| turn to for pleasure With ali duo rn-
spect | 90 not know if that could Mc
tound here, for il seems that everything
has dwlnditd, and times are not as thry
ought to he. But guess pleasure will
come with it.
Farmers are abont through gathering
crops. Frost bitten cotton lhii u:iV
partially opened, held them longer, be-
cause it was hard matter to get ha.as
to pick it. With our personal farms, We
were late In getting up corn. but We had
lot TO shred, broke the shredder, and
we're delayed two weeks, and neIutime
fed many stray hogs. lut under protest
YOU may lie sure. | wish the I.cgisia-
ture would pass 4 law. that any farmer
could conhscate any hogs that persist
emily fed from his corn crop n the field.
If he feeds them he ought to own th"m
Anyone who has ever had anything to do
with peSky hog OF another mas
knows it is the hardest thug in the
world to impOund. and the owner o. tie
crop ought to be able to get satilaction
This cannot be said to be the season OF
s0ciables, for they ripen all along.
There have been some in and through
here, but they seem to be conducted on
the secret service plan, keep very qNiet.
and you can scarcly hear enough To make
news item OF it, such as the "DoiugS
OF Society" There was one here last
week, that | got almost close enough to
smell the perfume. a man mentioned
to ma few days ago that almost dveIy
Kind If amusement is being narrowed
down to an invitation basis and gra"iuS-
lty in broad sense is baing laid aside.
But | went 10 sociable Tecently-it l.
no ones business who got il up. Tu-
participants were selected with care. a;d
to SUIT my taste, but Oac mus,
necessarily be some s'selfshn il yOu
please. have been to several.
HEY DENVER
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-18

The New York Commercial is of
the opinion that the South should
diversity more, and plant less cotton.
We think so too-plant less, and
make more. Continued cotton pro-
duction in the South Atlantic States
is only possible by farming on the
intensive system and restoring the
fertility OF our land, through the in
strumentality Of the dairy cow. Many
acres of cotton in this section do not
pay the cost Of cultivation, and while
in the aggregate increasing the crop
considerably, they decrease the pro
fits Of the farmers.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-18

DIR. Kilgo, president of Trinity Col
lege, n. c., is learning how 10 use
strong language. According TO the
report of the Raleigh News and OBJ
server, he said to the conference re-
Gently in session, when the college
was up for discussion:
"You cannot pnt label on my
back. If you do, | will turn around
and mash your mouth. There is no
better citizen in North Carolina. St.
Paul was an inspired fool. l can be
an uninspired one. ! am no danger
to your commonwealth. If / take
your poor boys, feed them out of my
hand, it is not because / am o citizen,
but because God wants me to do these
things-the things that real man
should do.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-18

The Brushy Greek creamery has
broken the record Tor making cheese
in this part of the country. Mr.. Eli,
son has made ~ pounds Of cheese
from 1S3 pounds Of milk, or 7 l-2 per
cent more than either the Easley or
Georges Greek creamery They do
not churn any milk, --Easley Progress.
These three cheese factories are tho
ones Mr.. Voigt put up in Pickens
county. At the North, it takes about
3 lbs. of milk TO make pound of
cheese, but Brushy Creek creamery
made pound to Z 23 pounds of
milk
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-18

"Some people are now beginning
to clear up new grounds, trying 10
get fresh land to work another year,
as the cotton land was nearly ali
ruined by the great flood.
Some OF our expert formers say
that they believe that making cotton
is rather decreasing, it seems, as the
yield is going back IA little every year.
The people in our section are cx.
pecting u jolly time Christmas.
The boys are having big time
shooting birds and other game. We
feel it quite a privilege to get birds
and other game, as chickens and eggs
are scarce. The people cant possi-
bly, get eggs for Christmas"
The above is taken from one of the
county correspondents of The Spar
tanburg Journal, and is republishcd
here to show how our lands are being
ruined by the clean culture required
by cotton, and also to show how the
farmers best friends, the birds, are
being killed out.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-18
Christmas Holiday Rates.

The Southern Railway will sell
Christmas Holiday Excursion Tickets
between all points south of the Poto-
mac and Ohio rivers and east of the
Mississippi river, including st. Louis,
Mo-, for one and one-third first class
standard one way fares, plus % cents
for the round trip, minimum rate SOC
Tickets will be sold December 23, "a,
%, 30, 81, 1908, and January 1st, 1904,
with final limit Jan. tth, 1904.
They will also sell upon presentation
and surrender of certificates signed by
Superintendents, Principals or Prcsi.
dents Of the various institutions. Dec
l6 to 22, 1903 inclusive, with final limit
January Sth, 1904 to teachers and stu
dents of schools and colleges.
1nterline tickets will be sold Mt Cou-
pom stations only. Apply to any
agent of the Southern Railway, or
w. II. TAYLoE, A. G. p. A.,
Atlanta, Ga
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-18
FARM WORK.

Any farmer will tell you that
farmer can fud work for every day
in t!re year, but is this so? Are
there not many days during the win
ter months that he cannot find pro-
litable empl oy ment on the farm?- 1t
certainly looks so. IS it not true
that very few farmers do work every
day Of the year? The Southern
farmer is the only business man who
attempts to make u living for HIM
self and family By working only, say
two thirds of his time. The cause OF
his state Of affairs is lack of divcrsi-
fled farming
The present plan of hauling wood
to town or factory cannot last much
longer, the pines will soon be gone,
in fact, it is said that many small
farms near Union have scarcely
enough wood left on them to supply
lire-wood for the cultivators a couple
of years longer.
Many suggestions as to the best
form Of diversifying have been made,
none however showing any prospect
Of proving satisfactory.
Now however, since stock raising
and dairying have proven SO remu-
nerative on account Of the large mum
bar ~ mill opor.tiv,c, o,J ntbar ,,1,
producers, the way is clear. The de-
nand for milk and butter in Union
is considerably greater than the sup
ply. Butter at 20c per pound and
butter-milll at Toe per gallon would
afford good profit, if it were not for
the expense Of peddling it and after
wards of collecting pay.
4 cheese factory pays better be-
cause, first, it need not be so near
town or factory, and therefore can be
placed where land is better ard
cheaper and then the milk is deliv.
cred in bulk and the pay collected al
only one place, the factory.
The cnre OF the COWS, milking
delivering milk, saving and spread
ing manure, planting winter crops,
and other dairy duties, will give pre-.
titable employment every day of the
year.
The farmers need not take stock
/
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-18
TNDICT THE TRESPASSERS :.

The ones who complain most at
the destruction Of insect destroying
birds are the ones who have it in
their power to put stop to it,
namely: the land owners. SO long
as hunters ara allowed to bang away
at the birds and get no greater re-
proof for trampiDg on the rights q
land owners than a private cussing to
their backs, or to their faces as for
that matter, the killing Of birds will
go on If you do no5 want man to
hunt on your land, you have all the
machinery of the faw to prevent him
II you want to protect your birds, in.
dict the fellow who kills your birds.
One indictment will do more to pro.
tGct your birds than all the cussing
will do.-Exchanse
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-18
Washington Letter.
(From Our Regular Correspondent.

(From Our Regular Correspondence
Panama affairs called forth a sharp
party debate in the House 1t was
started unexpectedly during the discus
sion of pension appropriation bill, when
Mr.. Dinsmore, democrat of Ark ,nsas,
got the floor and made the statement
that the President hal usurped power
and disobeyed the law 10y his actions in
Panama. Mr.. Hit, republican, of Ill-
nois and Chairman Of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, came to the defense Of
lie Administration and WAS followed by
Mr.. Williams, the democratic leader,
who set forth the views of his party
Here is the law - said Mr.. Dipsmore,
Did the President obey it? Ever bod,
knows that he made no pretenss Of obey.
ing the law. He has not even vOuch-
SafCd TO Congress. whose law he has vic.
lated, the slightest excuse. Is he above
he law? Indeed, MI, Chairman, if this
IS true, we have come upon evil times
when the executive power can usurp
authority and cast aside the express wish
Of Congress declared in the law" The
law referred 10, is OF course, the SpOoner
1Cr, which directed the President TO ne
gotiatc with Nicarausa after negotiations
with Columbia failed. AS the President
declared in his message, he considered
the act TO refer to the Panama canal.
without reference to the government
which might De sovereign over ths terri
tOlY. This Interpretation is agreed to
Gy the republicans, including, of course
Senator SpoOner.
Mr.. Hit stated in his reply: "In the
| - st Of Panama Cur situation was liifrr-
rrt from that Of any spot on earth. We
had a solemn and binding elgagem nnt
which had been impressed upDn us by all
leSr years. Often We were called upon
- the Colombian government, oitcuel
uy events, 10 enforce the obligation "a
Keep The path open, and when we laudct'
| troops at Colon, when The ships came To
Panama with more of the marines, their
luty under the treaty was plain to let no
armed men or cause of any kind disturb
| the op N free course of commerce or Of
movement III the path way across The
i>thmIlS.'
MIR. Williams declared in his speech.
The sO-ca!led republic of Panama il an
abortion upon the surface OF the earth,
lmiS-bpgOtten, hag-born, and TO use the
words of William Shakespeare, ditch de-
| liveled.'
Senator Burrows, chairman OF tie
| Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections, has called IL meeting of tie
committee TO consider the case of Srna-
at"r Reed SmoOt, of Utah, for whoSt
expulsion from the Senate, petitions
| have been received from forty dlfT-iCnt
state. The case has aroused much utter
est and is similar to that of Brigham IL.
| Rp0ertS, who Was expelled from the
House few years ago on the grJui.d
| HAT Ia a c1ine mist
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-18

Many thousands of bushels Of cot
ton seed for planting will be shipped
from North OuEo1Ina TO Texas this
season. There is buyer on the
maIket in Charlotte, buying every
bushel Of Kings Improved cotton seed
he can get. This variety, being ear
ly, is in great demand by Texas plant
ers, as it natures before the dreaded
boil weevil does so much damage
The Monroe Enquirer.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-18

another column showing how earnest
ly the British government is endeav-
oring to grow the cotton for their
factories in their African possessions.
Any shortage in the crop in this
country increases their efforts to be-
come at least partially independent
Of it,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-18
UNION, s. c., DECEMBER Is, 1903.

The Winnsboro News and Heral d
suggests an addition TO the oath TO
be taken by mayors and aldermen as
follows: "That during our admins
tration we will not permit any carni-
val within the corporate limits" An
excellent SUGGESTION
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-18
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
ADVERTISEMENTS

One so rare, first insertion Sl.OO.
Every Lbsequent insertion 5Ocents.
Con :. acts for three months or longer
will be made at reduced rates.
Locals inserted at Sd cents line.
Rejected manuscript will not I've re-
turned Obituaries and tributes uf re-
spect will be charged for at half rates.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-18

The State says Russia is anxious
for peace-a piece OF Manchqria.
Is that alp We thought the Boar
wanted the whole hog.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-18
Stops Cough and Works off the Cold

Laxative Bromo-Q -Quinine Tablets cure
cold in one day. No cure, 10 pay,
price 20 cents. ely.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-05-22
WEIGHING IN THE CLERKS.
A Form of Haning That Is iR Vogue In
the Post ONCE Department
at Washin gtOn.

eve weighed in one of our clerks a
few days ago." remarked an official Of
the post Office department, reports the
Washington Star. weighing in is not
exactly a form of hazing, but it is a
process designed to take the starch
out of employees of our department
who are inclined to get too gay.
Zone of our young men-who, by the
way, is the son of an officer of the de.
partment of high rank-recently grew
altogether too festive. He began by
shooting rubber bands at the rest Of
US and next took to playing practical
Jokes. We submitted patiently until
he acquired the habit of visiting an
adjoining room for the purpose ofpay-
ing rather devoted attentions to an
other fellows sweetheart. Then it
was that we determined to put the
weighing in process into execution.
Zone of the schemers remarked to
the gay young man that the latter
seemed to be gaining in weight. 1t
was suggested that Smith was an ex-
pert in guessing the weights of persons
and Smith offered to bet that he could
come within two pounds of the
weight of the festive youth. In order
to test the matter the youth consented
to be lifted. Smith reached back over
his shoulders and raised the youth
clear off the ground, whereupon the
assembled group of clerks produced
slap-sticks and rulers and proceeded
to paddle the victim in hearty fashion
To add to his discontinue the young
lady referred to appeared in the door
way and was decidedly amused wit
ness of the weighing in
"Our young friend hasn't displayed
any signs of freshness since" added
the official. "In fact, he is to-day prob
ably the most subdued employe in the
department"
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-05-22
THE INTELLIGENT JUROR.
One. who Had to Inquire the Mean1ns
OF "Plaintfnv and ODE
< fendant."

1t is a common and natural practice Of
lawyers in addressing jury to single out
one member who seems to them the most
intelligent, and to deliver their appeals to
him. They usually feel that If they can
impress him, his influence will be valuable
in its effect upon the other members II
they make a mistake they rarely discover
it, says the New York Sun: But the
stenographer of one division of the supreme
court tells an incident of mistake that
was found out.
All the testimony in q case had been
taken, the lawyers for both sides had
summed up, and the Judge had charged the
jury, when up rose the intelligent juror
whom both counsel had singled out as the
recipient of their imprisoned appeals. He
wanted the court to give him some in
formation.
''I have been bothered good deal )" said
the juror, "about two words the lawyers
use here all the time"
'What are they?" asked the court, ex-
pecting to be called upon to expound res
inter altos acta or fortiori, or some other
dead terms.
"Why; plaintiff and defendant" said
the juror. II don't just know what they
mean.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-05-22
BRET HARTE WAS DISMISSED.
How the Noted American Writer
Came to Lose His Post as Consul
at Glasgow.

A little group of literary men
were discussing the distinct loss sus-
tanned by American letters in the
death of Bret Harte. One of them
related the story of how Harte came
to lose his post as consul at Glas-
gov, says the New York Times.
Harte spent most of his time in the
London drawing rooms, where he
was a general favorite, and dele
gated the consular business to as
sistants. One day, while making one
of his rare visits to Glasgow, he
scraped acquaintance with stranger
on the train. Each seemed fasci-
mated by the others personality, and
time passed quickly. At. last they
reached the outskirts of a large city.
"What place is this?" inquired the
stranger.
81 haven't the slightest idea," re-
piled Harte, after looking out of the
window.
A few minutes later the railway
guard opened the door of the COM
partment and announced that they
had arrived at Glasgow.
When Harte showed up at the con-
sulate the next morning the first per-
son who advanced to greet him was
the agreeable stranger, who intro
duced himself as a special agent Of
the home government sent to investi-
gate charges of neglect of duty on
the part of the consul.
g. IL
but he was lacking in a sense of hui
NOR, for he evidently cabled his gov
eminent an account of the train in
cident, as Harte's successor was soon
after appointed.