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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-09-01
Letter to g. w. Going,
Union. g. C..

Dear Sir: "Three-quarter paint" is
q good phrase for the best outside Of
Devoe.
Devoe is the standard mark it 100.
The next-best--there are several not
far apart-are three-quarter paints;
you may mark them rs to Devoe's 100.
The bulk of the paints in market are
40 or 80 or 60; few are better than
90; few are worse than 40.
How do they act? They cover from
one to three-quareers as much as
Devoe and they last rom one to three
quarters as long as Reyoe.
rule don,t hold 1t costs more to put
on some paints than they are worth
they are not worth anything; the
"put-on" costs two or three times as
much as the paint.
Yours truly,
F. w. DEvoE & Co.
Bailey Lumber Mfg. Co. sell our
paint,
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Buffalo Lodge X. of p. No. I6I.

Last Thursday night District
Deputy Grand Chancellor J. B.
Carlisle, of Spartanburg, instituted
a lodge Knights of Pythias at Buf-
falo. He was assisted by the fol-
lowing members of the Union lodge:
J. A. Sawyer, G. G. Sanders, M. w.
Bobo, w. w. Johnson, DR.. J. G..
Going, T. 1. Swygcrt, DR.. Kcllar,
J. F. Walker, w. J. Sexton, Ira
Turner. These gentlemen were
until about four O. clock, and in the
meantime it rained, and when they
reached Buffalo creek it was so
swollen that they could not cross,
so they had to stay there until 6
o'clock before they could cross. The
same night the rain amounted to q
cloud-burst at Bogansville, an ac-
count of which will be found in an
other column of this issue, written
by Mr.. M. B. Lee.
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Advertised Letters

Remaining in the Post Office at Union,
s. O., for the week ending Sept. l.,
1905.
B-Mrs. Bette Baker.
C-Mrs. Emma Crosby.
FL. M. Fowler. j. NJ. Fletcher.
CIV. III. Gray.
H-Fannie Humphries, Mrs. Maude
Hodge, Will. Hullinder, Mabel Harrison,
w. E. Hollingsworth, Wade Hampton,
N. ID. Harris, James Hope.
miss M. E. Jones, Mrs. Maggie
Johnson, Thos. johnson.
XII. Kitten.
I-Mrs. Eta Land, James Lovings.
Nm w Wedlock. VIM Mach, w A
McCravy, Mamie McWhirters.
Nv. F. Neighbors, j. w. Norwood.
O-Maude Odell.
RI. E. Ray.
L-Janie Lon Thomson.
W-M A Williams. Martin Welborn.
Persons calling for the above letters
will please say if advertised, and will be
required to pay one cent for their de-
livery. ]. @. HUNTER, P. M.
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THE DISpENSARY
INVESTIGATION,
The Investigation Commission
Goes From Sparfanburg to
Columbia, Where They Lift
the Lid From the Big Pot of
COrruptiOn---LefterS from
kelley Z Co. TO MixSOn.

When the dispensary committee
met Friday morning the letters from
Kelly & Co. to their agent, Col. F.
M. Mixson, were presented and in
offering to read them Mr.. Arthur
CASTOR made perhaps the most i'm
portant statement that has been
made since the outset of the inves-
tigation. What he said is stated in
substance elsewhere.
Mr.. CASTOR then explained that
he would not read all the letters nor
from them all, but merely extracts.
He then read these extracts:
THE LETTERS.
= September S, 1904: ''Messrs.
White and Lazinsky did not 60 to
Columbia from the fact that the
party they intended to see was here
on Saturday last. We are very
sorry we did not have the pleasure
of meeting Mr.. Boykin, but little
later on they hope to give them
selves the pleasure of going to CO.
lumbia and meeting all of the mar
ties connected with the dispensary."
September 10, 1904; 1--WE are
very much disappointed in not re-
ceiving an order for Deep Spring
and also for some bulk goods.
With regard to the case of Deep
Spring at the hotel, we beg to state
that we told Mr.. Evans when he
was here a few days since that he
could have same"
THEIR RECORDS SHOW 1T.
September 80, 1904: Mote what
you say in regard to T.. and II seems
hardly possible to us that he would
go back on his promise to us in such
a manner except for some good
reason. We are, however, writing
him today and hope we will be able
to clear the matter up. Towill.
Have looked through all your friends
Messrs. T. and B. to do all they
can for us. We feel sure that il
they will propose Deep Spring or
some of our bulk that Mr.. T.. will
enter no objection to same, but will
help it along. If he does not, then
we will know exactly where we
stand. In regard to the two cases
for the above gentlemen, we wish to
advise that after examining our rec
ords we find that on June % we
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LOCAL. LACONICS.
Happenings of Interest
About Town.

Born to DR.. and Mrs. M. Huitt a
son, August 26.
Miss Pet Watson, of Ridgeway,
is visiting Mrs. j. w. Nixon.
Rev. DR.. McPheters, of Colum-
bia, was in the city Wednesday.
Mrs. Amelia Wicker, of New
berry, is visiting her sister, Mrs. G.
B. Sigh.
Miss Agnes Walker, of Columbia,
visited her brother, ]. Frost Walker,
Esq, during the past week.
Mrs. J. w. Nixon entertained a
few young friends Thursday after
noon at her home on Gage avenue.
Mr.. Arthur Estes and sister, Miss
Bessie, have been visiting relatives
and friends at Cross Keys and vi
cinity for the past week.
The exercises of the graded
schools will begin Monday, Septem-
Der 18th. All pupils are requested
to be present on the first day.
Mrs. Ida Quarles and daughter,
Mrs. Lucille Polk and son, who have
been visiting at the home Of Capt.
f. M. Farr, returned to their home
in Helena, Ark, Thursday.
Many people saw the partial
eclipse of the sun Wednesday morn
ing at 6 o'clock, when the moon
slipped in between the earth and
the sun on her way to make a
change from the last quarter to the
new.
The county road machinery outfit
has come and been taken out on
the road. The work of macadam-
izing the public roads will begin
very soon. The stone quarry is at
Murphy's old mill place on Fair
Forest creek. This stone is of a
very excellent quality, it being the
same as that Of which the Jail and
court house are built.
1t is whispered about and gener-
ally at Portsmouth that Russia has
through M. Witte agreed to pay
Japan nice little sum of money,
to be made in partial payments,
that it was agreed between the en-
voys not to make this accession on
the part>of Russia public at this
time, and was not included in the
general terms agreed upon at the
conference.
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Tribute of Respect.

Whereas, God in His infinite
wisdom, has taken from us our be-
loved sister and co-worker, Miss
Bertha Humphries, Therefore be it
Resolved, 1st, that we, the mem
bers of the w. M. S. deeply feel
our loss.
Second, That we grieve because
the growing interest of our young
sister in the work of missions must
be silenced so soon.
Third, That we remember how
she in her last moments inquired of
the Usage Indian mission and of
Miss Lura Stump.
Fourth, That we grieve not as
those without hope, for she told us,
The way is bright, do not grieve
for me, but prepare to meet me in
the better home."
Fifth, That we bow willingly to
the will of Him who makes no mis-
takes.
Sixth, That a page Of our minute
book be ascribed to her memory and
a copy of these resolutions be sent
to the bereaved fomily and to the
Baptist Courier and UNION TINES
for publication.
Mrs. r. M. LEE,
Mrs. ROBERT RAY,
Mrs. T. j. ALvERsoN.
Committee.
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Notice..

The meeting of the Cotton Grow
ers Association will be held in the
Court House Monday, SeptembeS
fourth at IL o'clock. All
members are requested to be present.
F. M. FARR, PREs'T.
w. w. COTTON, SEc'Y.
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lpped case OF whiskey to each of
@m. we advised you in our last
.Ser we had shipped them two
es more
A DELICATE COMPLIMENT.
November (25, 1904: "I am send
I I,,SR bottle of our Deep Spring
fkeJ .->tare of Mr.. Charles and
You Will accept same with my
--SiirnentR.sI expect to be in
Columbia Sunday afternoon, and
wish to remind you of your promise
to us. l hope to be able to bring
you one of the knives"
December 5, 1904: "Wc beg to
advise we have completed the 800
case shipment. We also shipped
today one case of Silver Springs to
Mr.. Howell, the dispenser at Union,
S. c., and one case to Mr.. J. w.
Harmon, at Spartanburg, Also a
few bottles each to James Macfie at
Winnsboro, and A. G. Murrcll, at
Toddville."
December 10, 1904: Eve beg to
advise that last of the 1 500 case
shipment went forward few days
ago. We will be ready for any or
der we may receive in three or four
hours notice"
THE BREACH.
March 1S, 1905: 81 have Just
been informed by our Mr.. Lazinsky
that you claim 25 per cent. Oh all
cases over 2,40O and cannot in any
way understand how you could get
such an idea, as the arrangement
that / made with you was for 25
per cent. per case on all over $500
cases. 1t you recall my conversa-
ton told you that we were selling
then over 5000 per year, without
having anyone represent us there,
and that l would give you 500 per
month salary, and expenses while
you were away from Columbia, and
25 per cent. on all cases in excess of
$500. If you will look over what
1you have done for us, you will sec
that you only placed $50 more cases
this year than we did last year with
out your service and without the
additional cost of your salary and
expenses. From the present turn
of things, do not think it would
be either t0tyour or our benefit to
be represented. Later on it might
be we could make some arrange
ments. We cannot understand
what grievance you can have against
us. My object in employing you,
as told you at the time, was to get
our Deep Spring in the dispensary,
and distributed to the dispensaries,
and, as you know, this has not been
done.o
This letter was from Col. D.
Cardwcll of the Southern Railway,
to the Kelley people, about a re-
ported loss of two cases of samples:
: octobeffi7, 1904: Transports
ton: tracing two cases of whiskcy
from Chattanooga, Tenn. Refer
]. ring to the above matter the turn
ing of it now is that the two cases
n were billed mineral water, in viola
y ton of the dispensary law of this
y State, and of the statutes of this
I State, and of the United States. 1t
f it strange that the law should be
violated in shipping to the directors
u of the dispensaIy. will cndeavor
to locate this shipment, but in do
ing so INill bave to start new
% tracer for m;aeral water, as no one
n will look for @hiskey on the records
when same is billed as mineral
n water. l understand that there is
r case of mineral water at Bates
= burg, consigned to j. B. Towill,
n which he can get by paying the
! freight, which was not prepaid"
n After the letters had been read,
or rather the extracts from them,
+ Col. MiXson made his statement,
- already given.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-19
ANUS N EN S

I-spiendid opportunity for the display of his ability
 David Garricts Love" is an English comedy. In it MT. Whiteside portrays another actor who was the greatest of his time. tho greatest of any age or cline The lights and shadows of the brilliant but eraetic Garricks affections; his strug- gl for self-mastery the conflict between his natural affection and noble desire to sueeor and save are portrayed by Mr.. whiteside with rare power of discrimina- ton. The de1icacy of his art and his quick appreciation of fitness and force at no time degenerate into stage rhodomon- tade.
 It is characteristic of Mir. Whiteside that his art is original, conveying his own interpretations. This gives it freshness and charm that pleases the critical ob- server and disarms those who look for defects. While his makeup and acting have Garrick for their model his con- captions and movements are evidently his own He puts himself as nearly as possible in GarriclIs place but being himself the interpreter of emotions and thought. The result is an original pie ture. a portrait it is true, but charac- terized by the Individuality and genius O. the artist,
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Walter Edwards.

walter Rewards return 10 the BlJou tomorrow night will be welcomed by one ot the largest and most representative gatherings of theatre-goers yet assem- bled in the popular theatre. t The player established himself locally, as favorite, when here last season. ana the impression he created has argument ed the interest in the coming Wells Dunne and -4arlan production of a new version of Sir A. Conan Doyle's me Sign of the Fonrn
 Or Course MT. Edwards will be seen as Sherlock Holmes It is a character that he handles with degree of artistic abil- ity seldom demonstrated by other play CTS attempting the role of the detective while the company supporting MT. Ed- wards has been well recommended.
 The fact that he star is so well known removes the necessity of referring to his ability to mease, and the endorse ment that has been given the players supporting him seems to be encourage ment that there is a treat in store. 1t is declared that the new version of the play is superior to the old version, and that the play is practically new in all save name
 There is some interest in the fact that Mugh l.. L. Cardoza figured in the re- vision of the play. Thoroughly familiar with the modes and ability of the star Mir. Cardoza, with the assistance of MT. Edwards, has won his first laurels as playwright.
 There is every indication of a thorough ly entertaining week. at the Biiou
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"The Battle of Bull Run"

Tn all the modern times no more bril- lant spectacle in affairs military has been gwen to us than the late manouevers of Bull Run and Manasses, which for strategic cunning has eelipsed every other military spectacle within our knowledge. Differing completely from the many so- called and prearranged "sham battles" this was not previously laid out in move ments but was an effort to test the skill at strategy of the various officers in command Over one hundred thou sandsoldiers met to commemorate the eventful day. and under their opposing generals, Bell and Grant gave to the people a stirring manifestation of their study of war and it's ways.
 Lrchie L. Shephard brings these man. ouvers to us in his moving pictures just as if we had been there at the best ob- ts.inatle point of observation. and shows the successive movements with an ex- actitude of detail that no word draw ings or paper notices could illustrate Especially remarkable was the brilliant work done by the Virginia and North and South Carolina regiments, which are In the foreground well before the eye. Shep- hards moving pictures will be shown at the Jefferson next Tuesday and Wednes- day.
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ROMANCE OF A BANKNoTE.
Refused at the Bank of England After
 Twenty-three Years.
From the London Mall.

From the London Mall.
 A man who walked into the Bank of England the other day and laid ten pound note on the counter was surprised to hear the clerk say; We can't cash this The note was stopped twenty-three years ago."
 Over twenty years back the note was stopped by clerk then in the employ of one of the provincial branches of the Lon don and County bank IL had been brought in by an employe of one ot the bank s clients in order to be pair into the clients account, with some loose change.
 By strange oversight the clerk, after jottlng down the number of the note and after counting the change, omitted to take the banknote. When he discovered his error note and messenger had disap- peared Neither was seen again.
 The clerk took counsel with a colleague at the counter and for the sake of their own prospects the two young men deter but to bear the loss themselves. Each paid e5 to make good the loss and stopped the number.
 The man who presented the note for payment the other day had found it among the papers of his father, who re- gently died.
 The two clerks instrumental in stopping the note were traced, and though both had left the employ of the London and County bank long ago, each has received back his e5 after the lapse of twenty three years.
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John Peachey, Nina Rudolph, Charles Airing, Josephine Newman, Florence F. Smith, Fred ". Huntley and other ar lists whose names are well towards the top of the column in the list O. stage fa- vorites.
 Besides securing a company of the best talent which his experience with players anG his willingness to pay any reasonable price for their services suggested Mr. Fisher has also fitted San Toy with some of the finest costumes and most ex pensive scenery that were ever used to ill -strate the Flowery Kingdom. The picturesque wardrobe was all imported direct from China through the New York firm of Sun, Kim, Lung x Co.,, as was the armor and very large quantity of Incidental accessories which are desig- n.-ted as ''props." Two of New York 8 leading artists eollaborated on the seen cry and as a result nothing of hand somer or more strikngly novel design has been produced.
 MT. Fisher has given the production his close personal attention, wl.ich he is also devoiing to the. direction. of his comz pany.
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Why He Missed the Lynchins.

From Modern Society
 At a recent dinner in London the con- versation turned on the subject of lynch ings in the United States. It was the gen. eral opinion that a rope was the chief end of man in America. Finally the hostess turned to an American, who had taken no part in the conversation, and said:
 You, sir, must often have seen these affairs Y
 "Yes,' he replied, i've take a kind of municipal pride in seeing which city can show the greatest number of lynchings yearly
 "The night before I sailed for England" said the American, "I was giving din- ner to a party of intimate friends when a colored waiter spilled a plate of soiip over the gown of lady at an adjoining table. The gown was utterly ruined and the gentlemen of the party at once seized the waiter, tied a. rope around his neck and at signal from the injured lady swung him into the air" ef
 "Horriblei" said the hostess with a shudder. -e
 "And did you actually see this your self?'
 "well, rio,'' said the American, apolo- getically "Just at that time I was down. stairs killing the chef for putting mustard in the blanc mango"
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 Some years ago when "The Henrietta was produced. William H. Crane scored a hit in it as old Van Alstyne the broker. When the actor wanted a new play an energetic, midde-aGed man of the Van Alstyne type vas decided on for the central charactsr and the work when produced was known as "The Senator" After that every author commissioned to write the actor "a play had in mind for it's pivotal character type of hustling energetic Amerieal of middle-age In one play he would be aspeculator, in an other a politician. in another a broker but he was always the same type with a different name avd a different makeup. It came to pass that people forgot that MT. Crane ever did anything but depict this type of American. Time and again the actor wanted to get away from the type. but the authors would not allow him to do so. He came near it in David Harum." bu that Is all This season he succeeded in throwing off the shackles when he got hold of Business Is Busi- ness" Here was a play entirely unlike any In which he, had figured in years. It was a serious drama with a serious domi- mating character Upon it's production he scored soidly, much to the surprise of those who forgot that years ago he was noted for his versatility and his skill in playing a wide variety of parts Tn ''Bu- siness is Business" Mir. Crane enacts the
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"san

san Toy will be presented at the Jefferson theatre tomorrow night. Local players will see 1t under the most favor able conditions. James T. Powers is at the head of the cast and this means that the creator of the role of "Li." a sort of up-to-1ate Chinaman, and one of the hest fun-malleri in his profession. will play the same part that he did during the long run at Daly's theatre. New York. when san Toy" had it's first presents tion in this country. George K. Fortes- cue, another very prominent member of the original cast is also in the company
 as is Nagle Barry, Margaret Mckinney
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ehe Cast suppo. tIns M. 4yunn VIII Dc al the Iofmef 1as0rItes, including enarles Dox, Clarence Harvey. Thomas MMhltbread, " WiInam Meenan, ErmlnIe i1eiie, Marie diazler. Florence .daftia' lne Althea sisters ana the oflslnal Saslno show girls.
 The advance sale of seats begins We'd hesaay morning and all indications pont 10 large audiences.
 ms year there will be presented a new leatufe Ill the Pony ballet radium dances me use ot radium as means of illuml- nation Is the greatest Of modern stage craft, and the radium ballet has proven the most astonishing feature of recent years.
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Peculiar Burial Record.
e London Chronicle

From the London Chronicle.
 The parish register of Froxield CHants) records the death during the year 1904 of three persons only, and all of them were of the same name although only two were related.
 All three had spent the whole of their life in the village.
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urday 1t Is very doubtful if the theatre will be large enough to accommodate those who will want to attend.
 Many apparently incredible claims were made for the production prior to it's first appearance here, but "The Runaways came and conquered Tn fact 1t proved to be one of the best musical produc- tions seen on the local stage, the musical programme was pleasing and Arthui Dunn was funny.
 This year "The Runaways" will be
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Walker Whiteside.

Already there is great interest mani fested in the forthcoming production of David Sarricl's Love- by Walker
 Whitesde at the Jefferson theatre next Thursday afternoon and night. Probably i1l no other role in which MT. Whteside has appeared has he been afforded such
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role of man whose creed gives the play its title. The third act of the work is said to be intensely strong and there are few emotions that the actor is not called upon to express
 Melba is most interesting woman to meet in private life. She much enjoys her celebrity and displays all the graces and none of the airs which the tradition
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nThe RunaWays."

Just about one year ago patrons of the Jefferson theatre attended the perform anee of Arthur Dunn in Sam S. Shubert's musical extravaganza, "The Runa ways
 The delight afforded at that time still fingers in the minds of local theatre eoers and when the great Casino suc- cess comes again on next Friday and Sat-
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upon a still more elaborate scale. New songs and electrical effects have been
 added, as well as number of ultra-fash- ionable gowns from Parisian modistes. Among the musical numbers will be My Radiant Briefly" Pretty Maid Adelaide"
 "The Man With the Dough- There's Nothing New to Say" "A Kiss for Each Day in the Week." Susanna from Dr. bana." and "The Maid and the Jay" In
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AT TIE JEFFERSON.

Monday night-@san Toy"
 Tuesday and Wednesday nights shephard's Moving Pictures.
 Thursday afternoon and night Walker Whiteside in David Gar rick's Love"
 Friday and saturday-nThe Run aways."
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PLAYS ND PLAYER.

"The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast ' the largest and most successful scenic pantomime ever presented in this eonn- try or Europe Will shortly pay visit to this city
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al Diva allows herself. Perfect health and strength and a happy temperament- these are the blessed gifts which were showered upon her by the gods. Fatigue or malaise she knows not and her voice is as fresh and vigorous as herself.
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ATTHE BlJoU.

t All the week.. with matinees
 TueTday. Thursday and Saturday . Walter Edwards 1T "The Sign of . the Four"