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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-12-29
"ui bcin' interrupted"


During the next few weeks thcr,
were five cases of apology that. with
out the penalty, would have been shoot
inSS and any number of small make
ups. In" issue Of which would have
been uncertain. Then it began to be
remarked that Slippery Sam had killed
the church after al, foc il was evident
that no one was going TO shoot any one.
thus bringing Oh himself the penalty OF
building il.
slippery Sam began to grow unpopu-
lar. 1t was not that he opposed reform.
but that he had proposed IL scheme
which was found to he irkSOme At
the AlhaTIbra saloon one morning the
matter Of forcing the author of the an
moving PLAN to end the embargo by
shooting some one himself was dis
cusScl. The difficulty in the way was
that amy one inducing him to shoot
must get shot. The party was ready
TO do most anything to put an end 10
the situation. but 10 one was willing
20 hc tho victim.
II Was finally decided to draw lots as
to who should Insult Slippery Sam and
get Killed for the benefit of the whole.
Pete Hawkins drew the red poker chip
ihhi had been put into hat with a
dozen or more white ones. lie asked
If il was optional with him TO he killed
OF II Kill sam and suffer the penalty
Of building the church. A conference
followed. 1T the end of which he was
Informed that when the lots were
drawn il was understood that the loser
/ NtE.nH e ,..f,N l.. NJ
those whose lives had been rsked i'm
the drawing to now permit the loser to
save his life by building the church
Hawkins turned II trifie pale ut this
| decision and bade farewell to them all,
taking each by the hand Then he
went out 10 find Slippery Sam. In ten
minutes succession Of pistol shots
were heard. and the citizens congre-
gated about the bodies Of Slippery Sam
and Pete Hawkins, who had killed
each other, thus leaving the commune
~ in the same fix as before. for neither
had been left to build the church.
y meeting was called to settle the
question whether the conditions still
held good. The resolution read that the
first person to kill a man must put I'D
the building. The first man TO kill was
dead. Should it now be understood
that the next man to kill should build
the church. When the question was
put, there was II shout of Mo- from
those who had affairs to settle. The
peace party voted YES" Deacon Smell
arose and said:
This yere penalty has got rid o. the
two men in Fireaway City that always
done the most damage, Slippery Sam,
who was agin reform, and Pete Haw-
kins. who did the most KILN. Now.
I've double proposition to make-that
we hang the next man that shoots and
all take hold and build the church"
The proposition was received enthu-
siastically by the peace men, and, as
for the shooters, they were overawed.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-12-29
They left Fireaway City for moro con-
genial grounds, and those who remain
cd built the church.
f. A. MITCHELL
Cleaning Mems Clothes.

y tailor of fifty years experience
gives the following information:
All mems clothing to be cleaned
should be thoroughly beaten and brush
ed. Some things are so dirty it is alb
solutely necessary to wash them as
any other woolen goods. Iron OH the
wrong side. 70 remove spots. use the
following:
Two ounces of hartshorn, an ounce
of CASTLE soap, Il quarter of an ounce
Of saltpeter. Dissolve i'm Il quart Of
rain water.
lie has used many cleaning mix
lures. but considers this the best. Put
wad of soft cloth Qilke an old towcD
under the spot, saturate we'll aud rub
hard. The secret Of success lies in
hard rubbing, which will drive the
grease through into the wad OF cloth.
Rub dark goods with dark wooden aud
light goods with light. Press OH right
side with damp cloth between iron and
garmcnt.-Bntfalo News.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-12-29
a lsunk I'c.:s.iruist.

a Lady BoJmtful living in a subur
ban village met an old man OH the road
one day and asked after his family, his
health, etc. The old man gave rather
gloomy account of things. He had to
work all day and every day, and he
was growing old and felt the cold and
was always tired. lie wished he could
rest bit after his long life Of labor.
He was weary, very weary.
Lady Bountiful, reminded him ge& -
that every one had his share Of wy'k
to do IN this world, and that it was all
only preparation of the world to
come, where there will be no tears or
labor.
The old man shook his head and smiI-
cd cynically.
"That may be for the likes of you,"
he said. "But there'll be work for the
likes of me. 1t will be the same thing
there: John. clean the SUM- John,
hang out the moon John, light the
stars John. stop the wind They will
find something for me to do, maam-
you'll see"
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Indian Summer.

Indian summer is the short spell of
warm days in October or November ac-
certuated by the first chill of autumn
which has preceded it. Sometimes it
lasts us long as Il fortnight, and it has
been observed to recur twice or thrice
i'll Il season, though this is quite rare.
An atmospheric phenomenon of the
same nature has received the name of
'St. Luke's summer" in Germany, est.
Martins summer in England, the
feasts of these saints being Oct. IS and
Nov. IL respectively. The name III
dian summer is of in unidentified ori-
gin. IL has been established that it
does not appear OH any record earlier
than 1I0l. but when first recorded il
was as Il term in general use. The use
of the expression in 1878 by Horace
Walpole clearly referred to the torrid
summer of the West Indies and not to
this pleasant period of the northern
autumn
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-12-29
4 Wonderful Ride,

The moSt wonderful straightaway
ride ever made by man WAS the gallop
of Francis Xavier Aubrey. ci-devant
Canadian voyageur ana II famous pony
express rider, from Santa Fe. \. NJ.
to Independence, Mo-, i'll 1855 - 500
miles in five days ana thirteen hours.
In 1S52 he had covered the same dis
tance ia Il little over eight days, and
his record was OH the wager of $1,000
that hc could do ii in an even eight"
In the whole distance he lid moi stop
to rest. and he changed horses only
with every 100 OF 200 miles. He was Il
stocky French Canadian, light hearted.
genial, adventurous and absolutely
fearless For some time he was an
overland freighter, and he also made
the enormously difficult and dangerous
drive Of a flock Of sheep from New
Mexico to California across the deserts
of the Colorado. He was killed in SAN
tn Fc.-NIcClure's Magazine.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-12-29
HOW THE CHURCH
WAS BUILT
iOriginal.l

IOrginalI
The people OF FirCaway City were
emerging from barbariSm Some of
them were already getting ashamed Of
the city's name, though this WAS by no
means outspokcn. At any rate, the
frequent shootings which gave rise to
the appellation had somewhat fallen
of. Some of the older, more settled of
the population advocated a church.
They called Il meeting Of the citizens,
and Deacon Sncll-called deacon be-
cause he was the only man in the place
who had never had Il "scrap" with any
onc-nladc speech announcing that
the meeting had been called for the
purpose of taking measures to build Il
church. "a church, he said, would
be useful i'll Il number of ways. In the
first place, 1t would benefit our i'm
mortal souls. In the second, il would
tend to the responsibility of the place
by reducing the number of shooting
affairs
The citizens We're unanimous that
they wanted church There was no
doubt about that. \ subscription was
about to be opened when Il man called
Slippery Sam, from the fact that hc
had managed to kill every movement
for reform that had thus far taken
place, called the attention of the meet
ing to the fact that the raising of funds
for the church might be used to stop
the shooting that was still fOuriShing.
lie proposed that the first man who
killed another be obliged To build the
church.
The proposition took the assembly
like sudden change of wind. There
was no opposition, but the idea was SO
novel that it required thought. Pete
Hawkins, who had many notchcS in his
gun, asked if the man who might lose
in the game would be allowed TO Dut
up the money to build the church or
must build it himself The proposcr Of
the scheme said that he intended that
the loser should do the work himself
This would make the penalty all the
iuore effective. The building of n log
church big enough TO hold, say, fifty
people was no easy task Slippery
Sans proposition, with the amend
lncnt, was adopted ana the meeting
adjourned with vote Of thanks TO the
author OF the scheme, who had for once
appeared on the side of reform.
Fireaway City suddenly became q
highly Christian town. At least so it
appeared. The day after the meeting
Dick Evans called Hank Williams Il
cheat over game Of cards. Hank got
his gun out before Dick, whose holder
had got twisted. ana was about to
shoot when he remembered The church
building. Forgive me, brother" he
said. Il was wrong" Then, as the
game proceeded. he remarked casual.
lT: II wish some Galoot d cit plugged.
Ihcu fc!lcr could do his shootin' with
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-12-29
Final Discharge.

Notice is hereby given that States
r. Aycock, Guardian of the estate of
Foster Bently, minor, has applied to
Jason NJ. Greer, Judge of Probate,
in and for the County of Uuion, for n
final discharge as such guardian.
1t is ordered, That the % day of
January A. D. 1906. be fixed for hear
ing of petition, and final settlement
of said estate
Jason NJ. GREER,
Probate Judge Union County, s. G.
Published in THE UNION TINES, De-
cember %, 1905.
51-4t
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-12-29
Stockholders Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Merchants and Planters
National Bank will be held in the di-
rectors room of said bank 10 O'Clock
a. IN. Tuesday, January 9th, 1906.
J. ID. ARTHUR,
Cashier.
5l-3t
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Tax Assessment Notice.

The time for taking tax returns be-
gins on the 1st day of Janua"y. 1906,
and expires on the Goth day of Febru-
ary. All real, as well as personal
property, must be returned this time
1t is the instruction from the Comp
troller-General to positively charge
the 30 per cent. penalty to any and all
persons who neglect to make their tax
returns as required by law. My ad-
vice would be, that every person who
has tenants, see that they make their
returns, as will have to comply with
the requirements of the Comptroller
General, and add so per cent penalty
to all who do not make their returns.
am giving due notice and you have
ample time. Therefore, when the
penalty is chargsd to you, do not blame
me, but yourself. All returns not
made directly to the auditor or his
clerk, must be sworn to before some
one competent to administer an oath.
Want everybody to put value on
their lands and remember land is
worth more now than it was fouryears
ago.
Will be in the office at Union from
the lst day of January to the 18th, in
elusive, after which time / will go to
the following places;
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1905-07-25
on the side Of japan.

II anyone 10 willing to put up the
money for a railroad into Roolau,
the iewest difficulties should be
thrown in its way by the Govern
ment. 1t is a rich district over there,
snd all that hes retarded itS develop
peut has been the lack Of adequate
transportation facilities. A'Ssilrood
would probably Gil the bill Certain
it is that such project would ho c'
immense value and would pay. But
at the same time the GoVerumoat
should go extremely slow ia grSnt-
ing concessions to it or any eimiiar
projects. We don't want repeti-
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1905-07-25

Committee OF the Republican Coun-
~ Committee congratulstes the Act
ing Governor, Secretary Atkinson. /.
uPon the policy OF harmony between
the Territorial and County orRsui
zntiopswhich be has so conspicuous.
ly advocated; and
Resolved, That we heartily en-.
doIse biO administration OF Terri.
ioriel slfsirs.
on the heels Of that the commille,
pashed another resolution endorsing
Henry Il Cooper for Governor lie
this q case OF mere bouquetthrowiug
or 10 tia throw.down OF Governor
Carter
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1905-07-25

The disagreement between Garter
and Roosevelt probably came from
the we'll known desire OF the former
to have the bars let down 90 that
these IalandS might be flooded with
Chinese laborora In this position
Mr. Carter appears to have had the
sympOthy OF Secretary Taft but not
OF the President. Developments
eeem to Indicate that be carried his
poiot with the latter, and strong
reference to the matter may be ex-
pscted 10 the Presidents next mess.
age.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1905-07-25

The conference between the Gear
and German Kaiser ia not holiday
affair 1t can have no other signi-
ficencs than a direct bearing upon
the japanese war, aud it is equally
certain that il lie the beginning, at
least, OF a Russo German alliance
II such is accomplished it would
bring Germany, Russia, Frsuce and
possibly Austria together as allies,
aud that might force trouble with
Great Britain and the United States
on the side OF Japan.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1905-07-25

Probably no one advocates" the
employment OF citizens In the
quarries In place OF convicts. But
II citizens desire that employment-A
snd we are informed that there are
those who do--they certainly should
not dsbarred from II by the presence
10 the quarrles OF conviots. II citi-
zens want the work, they should
have 1t. There is ample undesirable
employment in which the labor OF
convicts may be Satisfactorily utiliz-
ed.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1905-07-25

and it succeeded. Carter had no
idea OF resigniug II Roosevelt had
accepted his resignation the Gov.
ernor would have been the most
surprised and disappointed mao 10
the Islands.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1905-07-25
TUESDAY. JULY 25, 1905.
TOPICS OR YHE DAY.

Governor Jacks hunch that Gov
ernor Carter would withdraw his
resignation must have been stale
whom Il reached here, as everybody
else knew long before that that very
thiag would hsppen.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1905-07-25

The appearance Of yellow fever 10
New Orleaus should put the local
qu.,sutins officials on the gui rive.
II direct connection is made 1t 10
only an eleven days trip by train
aid the large steamers from New
Oflssns to Honolulu,and this places
the Islsnds within the danger zons'
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L0gs EOR gAGx.

an LOTS at Kalihi C5Oxl00 it),
@W buck of Ksmehsmeha School
ead Nalibi Road.
Eos iull particulars, inquire per-
aonslly oi
ABRAHAM FERNANDEZ,
al tho oEice OF N Fernandez, Nor
oh snt 81, or to II Fernandez,
1880
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1905-07-25

We do DOT surmise that the bonef
OF Admiral Sampson will turn over
10 their grave on account OF the crit
c'sm, OF Bystsnder 10 the Sunday
Advertiser; nor yet that they will
rejoice st The able defepse OF the
Admiral vouohsaied by w r Castle
aud others. Aside from wearing tall
collars aud being over Tbsaring, ,Ssmp
son had the Luoisn Young habit Of
not beios present whom duty called,
q notable instance Of which is re-.
corded in, the history Of the battle
OF Santiago.
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OF Santiago,

II there are people ready cad will.
ing TO take up the land OF the
Hutchinson plantation, the leases
upon which are about TO expire,
they should certainly bs allowed to
have IL. Ia matters OF this sort the
requirements OF the people should
be considered frst aud those OF the
corporation last. A colony OF indus-
trious people growing cane on the
lands OF the Hutchinson plantation
would not only be good thing to
see but would be a boon to Ksu
district.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1905-07-25

The Republican executive com.
nittee yesterday passed resolution
favoriug Henry f Cooper for Gov.
ernor. That committee consists OF
such eminent ID gentlemen as Lor-
rim Audrsws. Harry Murray, j
Walsrhouse. @ W Booth, W Isaacs.
j Bslser, @ Hustace aud f Hen
rique'. Probably Hons lsasc NoaT,
Emil Nye aud Frauk Turk also be.
long TO this distinguished commit.
tee, but they were not present at
the meeIing, After this endorse
meni, however Mr. Cooper ough!
surely to be considered our guberna.
toTiSl mutton.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1905-07-25

The New York man who wrote 90
inquiry about silk prospects 10 the
Hawaiian Islands probably thought
that this country wac au of shoot Of
Japan. silk cannot be grown hero
for the worry good res1on thot null
berry trses cannot be grown, except,
perhaps, at such great cost as to
make the enterprise prohioitive.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1905-07-25

We understand that there 10 one
man on the police force who draws
$50 a month as Especial" and 500
a month as an Interpreter 10 the
courts. Outside OF this he conducts
business Office Of his own. Are
men so scarce iu Honolulu that
Sheriff Brown must engage one to
fill several biIlelsi Such is rot sc-
cording to our Information. The
case cited above is not only wroug
IN principle but comes very near
being Illegal, good tbiug Tor
the supervisors to look into.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1905-07-25

The new liquor law 10 permitting
the turning Of almost every large
store in Chinatown into q liquor
establishment certainly works an
injustice upon the full.license deal.
ers. Even meat markets 10 China
town now have their stocks OF wet
goods, From one extreme the law
seems TO have gone to tbs Other.
There is ample room for reform 10
IT,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1905-07-25

Treasurer Trsnt's success in OBJ
tanning the discount Of the July
county warrant al ope-third OF one
per cent bore more fruit than was
eSpacted of iti The banks have now
como forward and offered to dis
c,uut ordinary salary warrants at
one in place of two per cent. 1t
takes a Democrat to do things
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1905-07-25

Governor Carter's resignation
came out as we thought aud pSsdict
cd it would. 1t was . bid for leeal
ENDORSEMENT OF bis administration,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1905-07-25

That clause OF the OigSuic Act
which provides Ior a High Sheriff
should certainly be stricken out. II
not only provides an additional und
useless expense, but serves to com.
plicate police business. These lsl-
ands have no more use for High
Sheriff than a COW for an extra tail.
The country sheriffs are In position
10 attend to oil the police business
and this extra expenditure 10 purely
a " wsSte OF money.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1905-07-25

At its meeting held yesterday the
executive committee o. the Espub.
licsn eenlral commiltee passed the
following resolution.
Resolved, That the Executive
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1905-07-25

tion OF the Oahu railway subsidy
deal,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1905-07-25

BRAw HxuRAAaa ca
san eREHCIHOo- NsgEda parou
Hank OF San Esan0iEc0.
LoNDoN-,rlis Union OF London & Smiths
Bank Ltd.
UHW YOaIc-Amerleea szehsnge NJ
f.Onai Bank.
0HIOAOO-Con Ezehage National Bank.
sAi;IB-Oradit Lyonnsia.
BrIgLIN-OrssdnerB Banks
LGNG KONG AND YOK0AAEA--HQns
Kopg g46hArgheiBankingCurfoIagicn
SyW zHALAHD AND AUBTRALi
Banks OF New Zealand and AustralgiA.
9It ToKIA AND VAHCOUVnk--Banh
of sTitish North AInerlca
7 1nsasi General Banhs,s0 and kxsa a 2
BtisinssI.
Deposits Received. Loans made on Approved
Security. Commercial and Travellers Credh
Issued. Bills Of Exchange bought and sold.
Collection Promptly Accounted For
-a27-
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CLAUS srnroKLEs . wM. @, IRWIN
Claus SproCkalS & Co.,
EANEER3.
HoNOLULU
HoNOLULU

Hs, francisco Agents.---THE REVADAN
NATIONAL BANK or SAN BRARCISCO
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un.,rsd a. tho 20. oro' " s'nolulU
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Talephoas BlBl Blue. PoEtofsoe
BOX sos
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-03-16
CHAPTER XII.

They were certainly fine-looking
couple. That was John Kennard's
mental comment, as he glanced across
the table at Miss Harlan and Neil Croy-
den
The whole scene was as charmingly
festive and Christmas-like as possible.
The soft light of the holly-wreathed
candles lit up circle Of bright faces
kindling with good spirits and friend
illness. The very sparkle Of the sill
ver and glass had merry CLINT, and
the broad red satin ribbons lying
against the snowy tablecloth gave a
sense of warmth ard color In perfect
harmony with the cosey surroundings.
The buzz of gay voices and the
cheerful bursts of merry laughter were
positively contagious. Kennard was
conscious of all these influences. but
merely a. spectator. He felt the call
OF good cheer on every side, but ex-
psrienced no response.
e. Well, Mr.. John Kennard, have
yeu any rooted objection to dinner
table conversational"
Kennard turned and met Carroll
Parsons smiling inquiry. just at that
moment the remark which he would
have welcomed earlier. came as an in
terruption. and there was note of
irritation In his voice ~ he answered.
You might have discovered thay
long ago. had you been inclined. Car
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He's" 'sr@
"lt isn't necessary. He's elected"
Now listen. I met his wife at the
Riverside settlement, and she's such 4
fine woman and works SO hard for the
two bonniest little children you ever
saw, that she completely won my
heart. Then learned about the man
He has had nothing but hard luck.
One concern he worked for failed and
owed him wages which he hasn't yet
collected, another reduced the number
Of employees and cut him of. He
doesn't drink and is There's Mrs.
Parsons calling. must say good
night now and tell you the rest to-
morrow. hope you won't think me
nuisance-but thank you, anyway,
for not showing it. Goodnight"
Goodnight"
He watched her as she ran lightly
up the stairs. At the first landing she
suddenly stopped.
"Oh. Mr.. Kennard," she called, 81
forgot to say that telegram is real
one. The butler providentially hand
ed IL to me not ID minutes ago. SO l
really deserve no credit for strategy
Goodnight again"
Kennard picked up the yellow en-
velope and lazily ripped it open as he
walked through the hall.
Factory Inspector Campbell files
complaint. Must be seen Immediately
Threatens interruption to work. When
will you return?
BARTON, Supt."
Kennard twisted the telegram into
a taper, and lighting II over the lamp.
touched 1t to his cigarette and tossed
1t into the fireplace.
"Good-by, holiday" he muttered to
himself as he Joined the men in the
billiard-room.