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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-01-27
The Old, Old Story.

They were sitting before the open
CRATE. 1t was cold without-and
the wood in the CRATE did not give
out much heat-and they sat half
shivcring-cach one looking on the
dying embers. 1t was early bed
time, and they had had some words.
He had had drink or two, and
was more garrulous than she and
ne was telling her, in a pruncful
way, what he was going to do. He
had several Colonel Sellers schemes
in his brain and he was trying to
paint a picture that would inspire
nope. The two drinks, or maybe
the half dozen he had taken during
The day. rendered him oblivicus to
the fact that she did not believe a
word he said to her. In fact, she
was lookin at some far away pic
lures which she distinctly saw in
the dull red Goals that yet remained
and lacked the life to glow.
He talked on. and on, and on. and
suddenly she seemed to come back
to the unwclcom" present, and with
Il smile that was genuine and which
was forced through her sorrow by
his hot-air vagarict, she gently said:
Henry, when was q girl and had
a real happy home and you, in
your strength and manhood, came
wooing me- l was the happicst and
proudcst mortal, I believe, on the
whole Garth. When we were mar
rird, and walked down the aisle Of
the little church hand in hand, no
queen was happier than I. But I
was just thinking and you remind
me SO much of the time when was
a little girl and had saved up my
lpsnnics and bought q prize packagr.
l opened it and wrapped in tissu"
paper was a great large brcast-pin-
and in its possession for a couple of
days / was as happy as when / mar
ri"d you. But it was foil brass,
Henry. 1t tarnishcd in n day or
two-bcnt all out Of shape and was
worthless. We might have been
prosperous had you cut out rum;
we might have been happy and
comfortable. I have staid with
lyou, and will stay to the end. Our
poverty and our misery and our
sorrow are perhaps no greater than
are found in many other homes
hut what worries me the most is to
think that you will spend dollar
for rum and dime for food and
sit around telling me all the great
things you arc going to do or can
do. Did it ever occur to you that
cvery drink you take to chase away
your blue devils drives them from
from your heart to mine, and you
cxpcct me to bear the burden un-
complainingly?" - Everything"
Greensboro, N. c.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-01-27
The Girl that Laughs.

Girls spend considerable time
trying to find out how to be pop
ular. 1t is natural that girl
should seek approval and admir-
alton. Her popularity means a
good time, boxes of candy, thea
tres, dances, fowers-everything
that the hearts of young people
delight in.
The girl that is popular is the
girl who laughs. Not the girl
that shippers and Fuckers or
giggles, but the girl that laughs
and means it. The girl that
laughs can have candy and flow
ers and theatres every day in the
week.
Men flock about her. They
adore her. She laughs herself
straight into the hearts of beaux
and admirers, and straight into
all the good times that a girl can
dream of.
She laughs, but she is careful
when she laughs. She laughs
with her beaux at what they say
when they say it, but never after
wards. She never laughs at any
ones blunders or misfortunes.
Women forget to worry when
they hear the cheerful girls
laugh. Old men are warmed at
the sound of it, young men listen
and follow it, pay court to it,
marry it. For it is the laugh
that keeps the heart young, the
laugh that keeps the face bright.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-01-27

This is a homcly topic, but it is
one that strikes home. There are
good soaps and there are bad soaps.
Soaps that lathcr freely and soaps
that do not lathcr freely. Soaps
that soothc the skin and soaps that
irritate the skin. There are good
soaps that are too high and bad
soaps that arc high at any price.
There are scented soaps and un-
scented soaps, some of each good
and some bad. Soap is not lux
ury, it is a necessity. 1t lis house
hold necessity. 1t is a bodily nc
ccssity. Most people use soap, and
the few who do not are unworthy
members of society; they arc tramps
who work harder doing nothing
than honest men do making a for
tune. A high degree of refinement
shows itself in ones choice of soaps.
In fact. as a higher development in
civilization takes place in a nation,
the quantity of soap it consumes is
an attending circumstance, and the
quality used is high grade. We
sell good soap. We sell it at rea-
sonablc prices. We have a large
assortment. We sell many brands
of toilet soap and many brands of
shaving soap. And we sell at a
reasonable price. If you will call
at our store we will prove our asscr-
tions.
THE RICE DRUG co.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-01-27
AUDITORS IN THE PRIMARIES.

a very sensible and correct view
iocs the News and Courier take Of
the manner Of filling the Office of
county auditor and treasurer by ap-
pointmcnt Of the goncrnor. The
only reason that the Democratic
State Executive Committee placed
the names of county auditor and
tr 'asurcr upon the list of candidates
to go before the primary election for
nomination was to relieve the dele
CATION of the responsibility Of max
ing n recommendation to the COVER
nor for appointment, and as the
News and Courier very properly
says the governor has the right to
reject such recommendation COM
ing either from primary election
or the delegation. 1t is unqucs-
tionably the prerogative of the
governor to make the appointment,
having before him the best evidence
that he can obtain of the fitness and
ability Of the person to fill tho officd
regardless Of the primary election or
recommendation Of the delegation.
AS the law now provides, the ap-
pointment of the county auditor and
treasurer is made by the governor
by and with the consent of the
senate, this is as it should be as the
office should be entirely free from
politics and the officers who fill
them shonld never be under any
obligations to the people. The
auditor and treasurer are human,
not ong"ls, and should never be
made to feel the power Of the people
to place them in office or have them
out by ballot at the primary elec-
ton.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-01-27
GRANTING BAIL.

Some of the newspapers OF the
State are raising a howl about
granting bail to a person charged
with murder. More especially do
we notice this howl since the grant
ing of bail to John Clegg, of Green
wood, charged with the murder of
his son, Scott. 1t is in majority
OF cases with the howlers, whose
bull was gorcd, whether or not the
law in this particular is defective or
the judge in granting bail, COM
mits an error was unduly biased.
Ev.ry homicide carries with it a
greater or lesser feeling of sickcning
horror. measured by the circum-
stances of the killing. as is also the
degree fixed by the law, murder,
manslaughtcr. justifiablc, excusablc,
or accidental. The law may be de-
fectivc in that the granting of bail
is left to the discretion of the Judge.
The State in editorial comment
"sicklicd DER with pale cast Of
thought" touching the principle
involved: even this little was lost
in its comparison between the
amount of bail in murder and theft,
placing the bail of the man charged
with murder as being no more than
should have been in case of one
entering corn crib and stealing
peck Of corn, the evident intent be-
ing to reflect upon the Judge who
granted bail in 80 small an amount,
attaching no blame to the law which
gives the Judge that discretion, nor
to adjust or fix the amount COM
nensurate with the offcnsc. Our
belief has always been that it is not
the amount of bond that brings the
accused into court, for one thousand
would be as etfectual In securing
the presence of the accused as ten
thousand, and where the evidence
and circumstances justified or war
ranted the Judge in granting bail at
all, he need not act tho farce of put
ting the amopvs beyond the reach
,f the pris her to make. Since
,ircumstsanceB alters cases and facts
ssxnd in mitigation Of offenses, it
uorId be rather difficult for the law
- establish q uniform standard or
svstesn by which the judges are to
f. eovernod in the granting of
bsil.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-01-27
Union Enterprise.

Union enterprise, hustle,
push and energy are becom-
ing by-Words tor the country
at large.
Union Grocery Co. cheese,
made from pure jersey milk
by cleanly, honest methods,
are becoming famous not only
in Union County but all over
the State of South Carolina.
You can always buy them
fresh and satisfactory from
The Union Grocery Company.
We makea a speciality of family
size, ranging from 4 1-2 to 8
pounds each.
With every cash purchase
we give Southern Trading
Stamps.
Union Grocery Co.
Best groceries, lowest prices.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-01-27

UNION. 8. c., JANUARY ~. 10,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-29

one could tell whether the conductor
was ringing for the money just taken
or that for which he extended his
hand.
L now discovered who in my congre-
! cation We're given to Sunday excur-
sions and Sunday theaters. / learned
more in month of the characteristics
! and habits of certain young people
! than in all the seven years of my pas
torate. Once or twice the old habit
almost mastered me and [ was on the
point of greeting q member. ., the
sermons / was ready to preach, / was
fairly bursting with desire to re
prove, rebul1e, exhort." Never had L
realized the need of it. What could
Mrs. be thinking of to permit
her daughter to go with that fellow.
and particularly on Sunday, whom I
knew to be profane and impure, and
whose conversation on the platform of
my car had been such on one occasion
that L with difficulty refrained from
knocking him down. Did my junior
deacon, a splendid fellow, know that
the apple of his eye was beginning to
smoke cigarettes and had tried II
cheat me of his fare? 1t seemed to
me l must rush over to the fathers
office and warn him.
There was another side, too. Mr..
Graham, who was not a member of our
church and who had been Iabored with
! by successive pastors to come into the
kingdom" was so kindly and thought
full that | lOnged to see him board my
car. He always said good morning"
/ or good evening" to me with the ut
| most camaraderie. How quickly he
70 c-ir
other men sat oblivious with their eyes
glued to their papers. Once he held
the child of a INSTRUMENTATION too
clean-in his lap, much to the detriment
! of his creased trousers, which were dis
figured by dirty heels. It came over me
that Mr.. Graham was about as far in
the kingdom as any member 1 had
seen.
When he handed out his fare he made
it an act of courtesy. Most people made
me feel that 1 was on a par with the
! Publicans and was the instrument OF
d grasping corporation. They would
| grudgingly extend their money and
grunt transfer" and scan their change
with a searching gaze that made me
| have an uncertain and almost guilty
feeling in spite of my careful count
| ing. MT brdna gave n Httle lncdlhd-
ton of the head as if to indicate
willing payment and hastily put the
change in his pocket.
am now near the end of my three
months leave. / was walking home
| just before church time the other night
with my uniform on and tin lunchbox
in my hand. I saw the crowds on the
streets and the few decorous folk wend-
ing their way to my church, which had
been supplied by Professor Homny-
even caught sight OF the professor ap-
preaching. He was Immaculate III
broadcIoth, white vest and silk hat
He carried a bible with notes in IL. His
hands were white and he was plainly
meditating. He was good and genu-
inc man and yet, when / looked at nlTa
and then at myself: when l compared
the Wilderness of his hands and wen
kept nails with my soiled hands with
hard. caIlous fingers from handling
coin, I wondered no longer that Ren
CONTINUED on page 3D.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-29

ings. I was aware that I used almost
the identical tone 1 was accustomed to
fall back upon in quotations and po-
etry in my sermons-a tone which Mrs
French often openly complimented as
the perfect utterance." But as she
passed me she said to Mrs. Packard.
Did you ever hear such a horrid
voice?'
These were really wonderful days
and nights--for I was later given
night run. 1t was not so difficult to
keep out of sight as I had supposed it
would be. The children and Mrs. Pull
pit when asked what was heard from
me, simply replied that I was i'm
proving Every one took it for granted
that I was out of town and the only
one who knew to the contrary was
college classmate of mine, leading
attorney, having interests in many
things, who had simply told the SUI
perintendent of the company he must
give friend of his a place. OF course
was saved some of the anxieties
other conductors have, as I was not
dependent on my wages; and when
mistakes We're made L could more
readily remedy them out of my own
pocket. But it was rigorous life
and I was finally obliged to take
room nearer my starting point to al
lay any suspicious of the men who
wondered where 1 lived.
o you ministers and theological stu
dents and ye professors of sociology,
what fools we mortals be in our soft
utterances about life" and Sin!
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-29

What revelations were mine on that
night run when ! made five trips be-
ginning at 10 o'clock Now I under
stood why Jack Range was absent
from church. He and his theater crowd
were often on my car. One night he
struck at me and another night hand
ed me a cigar. He was drunk the
second time. I, who had seen life
from the standpoint of the afternoon
and evening call or the pulpit, now
saw it as it was. No wonder Mrs.
Range looked careworn and told me
how hard her husband was working
Yes, indeed, it mus: have been hard
work to attend to business and keep
up a semblance of responsibility and
come home night after night in his
hilarious condition. Little had
dreamed that the dignifeo appearing
man who came occasionally to church
and almost invariably came forward
to shake my hand and thank me for
my sermon was this hilarious brother,
too full of good cheer and wine sup
pers.
Sunday was the most strenuous day
of all. 1t was the heaviest day for
conductors and company It was eX-
pected that we would knock down"
fares on that day, and the man who
handed in more than his fellows was
regarded by them with suspicion. In
fact, it was almost impossible on the
packed cars to make the collections
and register tally. And it was perfect
ly possible to ring less times than the
number of nickels received because no
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-24
Nhy He Wanted a Tenner.

Application was made at half dozen
stores before the man could get one $40
bill for his roll of ones, says the New
York Press.
II don't see," said the mans companion,
"why you went to all this trouble. You
are going to pay the money right over to
your tailor. Why don't you give him the
one dollar bills?"
~ because it would make bad impress
sion," was the reply. 81 am broke, but
don't want him to know it. Whenever
you get in that fix pay your debts in the
largest bills that you can get hold of. 1t
enhances yonr value in the estimation of
tradesmen and paves the way for further
credit. A fellow will think heap more
of you if you pay with one S. bill than
with five ones. A handful of chicken
feed indicates that you have had to hustle
around pretty lively to get the money,
and that there isn't much left where that
came from. A man who really has mon
ey can afford to pay in pennies if he feels
like it, but he who has little can keep his
credit only by using large bills"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-24

The building and loan association gives
every man the opportunity to own
home, and you owe it to yourself and
family to do this. 1t is not good business
to pay rent when you can own place.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-24
Pets the Sailors' JOY.

Animal pets have ever been great
joy to the average sailor. There is
hardly ship afoat that does not carry
one or more such little favorites to
whom the crew are universally kind.
More than this, there is frequently de-
veloped an attachment between men
and animals that is seldom to be seen
on shore, and the intelligence display
ed by these animals often far exceeds
the wonderful stories we sometimes
see In print On men-of-war there is
probably more consideration shown the
crew in this regard than on merchant
men; at all events you will find there
many more'ship's pets. 1t is by no
means uncommon to see upon the same
deck dozen or more well trained ami
mails Of various kinds C1ose natural
homes are separated by thousands of
miles.-St Nicholas.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-24
Floating HOme4teads.

On all the great lakes Of China are
found floating islands, which are enor-
nous raft Of bamboo, overlaid with
earth and upholding above the surface
of the water pretty houses and gar
dens. They are, in fact aquatic farms,
bearing crops Of rce and vegetables.
The rich bottom mud, utilized as an
artificial soil, is extremely fertile and
yields bountful harvests, though on a
small scale. In country where there
is such a lack Of available land owing
to the ovarplus of population these
floating plantations are most service
able, large sails being attached to the
dwelling house as we'll as to each cor
ner Of the island whenever it is desired
to move about. After gathering q
crop Of grain or garden truck from the
surface Of the lake the floating farmer
casts his nets into the waters and from
their depths brings up supply Of fish
for his family.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-24
Baby at the Parsonage.

A baby was born at the parsonage on
Saturday night. It was their first and the
preacher dreaded facing the con ngregation
on Sunday morning if they should find it
out. So he decided to withhold the news
until Monday morning.
The morning service was opened, he
prayed, read the Scripture lesson, and
the choir got up to sing. The soprano
started on her solo:
For unto US child is born"
The pastor colored and imagined every
one looking at him. He dropped his eyes.
The alto took up the strain:
"a child is born, child is born"
Then the choir sang in unison, repeat
ing over and over, so that no one had any
doubt that child had really been born.
A choir keeps repeating and pegging
away at proposition until you just nat
urally feel what it says must be so or it
wouldn't be so insistent. The preacher,
too, was fully convinced, but was willing
to let it 60 at that, until the bass with a
voice like pile driver rubbed it in by
singing: D..
"For unto US child is born! Wonder
full! Wonderful!'
The pastor arose, blushed, looked at the
audience and said: "Ihad intended keep
ing this quiet until tomorrow, but the
choir always gets on to the secrets some
way or other. But l don't see anything
wonderful about child being born at
the parsonage"
The levity was so great that the con-
gregation was dismissed and all went
over to see the cunning thing.-Kansas
City Drovers Telegram
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-24
Turning the Tables.

Pftny tells Us that the phrase turn
ing the tables" arose from the extrava-
gance Of the Romans. In the time Of
AUGUSTUS men Of wealth spent fabu-
lous sums Of money on tables Of costly
material such as ivory, gold, silver,
marble and highly priced woods, espe-
cially the citrus wood Of Mount Atlas.
These last were called tigrine, or pan
therine, from the spotted appearance
Of the grain, as our birdseye maple
takes it's name. Cicero, man OF mod
crate means, gave nearly $1,000 for
one. Hence when the gentlemen
charged the ladies With extravaganza
In jewels, especially pearls, the ladies
retorted ON their lords by pointing to
the vast sums spent on tables and thus
literally turned the tables" upon them.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-24
Shooting in Lexington.

LEXINGTON, August 19.-The famous
dispensary whiskey has again shown its
mighty power among men. On the even
ing of the 10Th one Mr.. Hall and his two
sons, being under the influence of whis-
key, became engaged in flsticuff fight,
the old man being badly bruised about
the face before the policeman could sepa-
rate them, and in an effort to do so one
of the sons fought the policeman, knock
ing him down two or three times, and
received several severe blows from the
policeman's club. After hard fight the
policeman succeeded in capturing the
father-the two sons bid him defiance and
being encouraged by other drunken row.
dies they arrayed themselves against the
policeman and serious trouble was mar
rowly averted. Later about nine o'clock
at night one of the sons, Mr.. James Hall,
returned with three other drunken row.
dies and approached the policeman with
threats of revenge. The policeman drew
his pistol and fired four times, every shot
taking effect, with the result of Halls
right arm being broken just above the
elbow and one ball entering the left arm
Just below the elbow and lodging in the
arm, one ball passing through the muscle
of the thigh and dropped into his shoe,
the fourth ball entering his body just to
the right of the spinal column, passing
between two ribs came out below the arm
pit. The sheriff Immediately arrested the
policeman and placed him in jail to avoid
further trouble.
All this trouble is the result of dispen-
sary whiskey, the greatest curse now in
existence among the human family, and
am surprised at some of our fellow men
who have been born and reared in civil
lied country and among churches and
Christian people when see them fight
ing the good people when they make an
effort to have the accursed stuff blotted
out from among civilized people.
L. E. N. SMoAK.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-24

The investigating committee is working
on dispensary affairs in Columbia this
week. The management of the State
dispensary is being investigated. Nothing
sensational has been developed so far,
though it is shown that affairs are not
being conducted as they should be.
Remember to pay the newspaper man
when you sell cotton. We are going to
get our paper entirely on cash basis
this fall, and every subscriber must be
paid up in advance. Most of them do so
now, and we are going to quit extending
credit to even these few, for they cause US
more work and trouble than all the bal
ance of our subscribers
Attorneys W. Boyd Evans and Lawson
D. Melton, of Columbia, appeared before
Judge D. A. Townsend at Union Tuesday
to contest the dispensary election. The
Judge issued an order requiring the
county board of control and the county
dispensers to show cause before him on
Wednesday, September 9Th, why they
should not be enjoined from closing the
dispensaries. He also orders that the
dispensaries be kept opened until the
case is heard.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-24
Home Wedding.

Miss Rosye Pearlstin, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. 8. W. Pearlstin, was married at
the home of her parents in this city last
Thursday afternoon at two o'clock to Mr..
NJ. I. Krawchek, of Charleston. The we'd
ding was quiet one, only the immediate
family and intimate friends of the con-
tracing parties being present. The cere-
mony was performed according to the
Jewish rites by Rabbi j. j. Simonhoff, OF
Charleston. A number of friends and
relatives from various parts of the State
were here to attend the wedding.
The happy couple left on the o'clock
train the same afternoon for White Stone
Springs to spend couple OF weeks, after
which they will make their home in
Charleston, where Mr.. Krawchek is in
business.