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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-12-22
". 0. ". Oyster Supper.

Forest Camp No. 36 Woodmen
Of the World will serve an oyster
supper at the Gibbes House, Friday
night, December 29th. All mem
bers can secure tickets from Capt.
E. l.. Clark, Council Commander.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-12-22
Marriage Of Miss Matte Wilburn.

The many friends of Miss Matte
Wilburn will be glad to learn that
her intended Mr.. Milton Lee Willis
of Spartanburg has recovered and
that the happy marriage took place
Sunday afternoon at four o'clock at
the home of the BRIDES father Mr..
Sanford Wilburn in the presence of
the family, few relatives and
friends.
The bride was very prettily
gowncd in a dress of white silk
chiffon heavily trimmed with lace
and medalions. Mr.. Guy Wilbnrn
played the wedding march and her
only attendant was her sister Miss
Bessie. Rev. G. II. Scaife per-
formed the ceremony. Mr.. and
Mrs. Willis left for Spartanburg
Monday afternoon where they will
make their future home.
ATTENDANT.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-12-22
Notice Of Preaching.

The first appointment for the
year 1906 for Quaker and Flint
Hill churches will be the 4th Sun
day in January.
j. S. IsoM, p. c.,
Whitmire Circuit.
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ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
OF the Double Daily Passenger Trains,
Union, S. G.
Train going North 900 a. m.
South IL :35 a. M.
North 2:35 p. IN.
" " South S:63 %. m.

These trains only make a few min
utes stop at Union, so that the hours
Of arrival are practically the hours of
departure. Any change in this sched-
ule will be published in THE TIMES for
the benefit Of the public generally.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-12-22

All members of the Lodge are re-
quested to be present at this meet
ing. L. L. WAGNoN, Sec'y.
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
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IF WE COULD HEAR 1T ALI.

We could hear the grasses grow;
- we could hear the flowers bloom;
Z all their music we could know.
AS wa-are conscious of perfume,
how would our souls enraptured be
With their transcendent melody!
II all Sarth's grief could smite the ear.
Could utter all its grim despair;
II human anguish we could hear,
Transmitted into dirge and prayer,
Oh' with what boundless sympathy,
Our hearts weSlld know griefs bitter plea,
And God does knoxville made the ear.
Each opening bud-He hears it sing;
Each vibrant thought shall He not hear.
Whose hearing hath no limiting?
He hears, through discord, sweetest chime.
And we shall hear it so sometime.
FRANK A. Breck, in Chicago Advance.
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
A THOUGHTFUL GIFT.
How Missionary Couple Were Made
Glad for a Whole Year on Their
Lonely Foreign Field.

young missionary couple, going
out to the field for the first time last
year, received most thoughtful gift
from the young woman's friends,
writes Miss Miriam Locke Corbin
from China to the Chicago Advance.
1t was presented to them at the fare
well reception in the brides church.
Toward the close of that evening one
OF the ladies produced a laundry bag
OF blue denim and handed it to the
young missionaries. The bag was
found to contain So packages, each
one bearing a date and the name Of
the giver. Beginning with the week
when the young missionaries sailed
from their native shores, one package
was to be opened each week. Eacn
packet contained a little gift, book,
pretty handkerchief or collar, a
photograph, or some similar remem-
brance, ofttimes including a helpful
message from the giver. The bride
Immediately dubbed it, "The Wonder
Bag" Only those who have been in
like conditions can understand what
joy this gift brought two young
people in the long first year of exile
from their native land. Each week
the day when the Wonder Bag" pack
age was to be opened was looked for
ward to with liveliest anticipation.
The givers were rewarded with per.
sonal letter, and these, written when
the vivid first impressions" gave the
writer's facile pens, were not the least
of the blessings that the magic laun-
dry bag was responsible for. The CIV
ers of the packages were almost all
members of the church to which the
young missionary wife had belonged
from childhood, and their gifts were
given with a personal touch that
made them doubly precious. This
thoughtful gift is spoken of in the
hope that other churches may take
up the suggestion and make other
young missionaries happy.
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
Lost Their Bearings.

In some parts OF western Canada the
population consists almost entirely Of
newly y-arrived emigrants from the
United States. Some Canadian poll
ticians addressed a meeting of farmers
in behalf Of a liberal candidate. After
the meeting a man from Missouri said:
Say, Bill, those fellers was right smart
speakers, wasn't they?y "Yes," replied
Bill. "But can't make out fer the life
of me whether they was fer Bryan or
Mckinley. Companion.
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
BITS BY THE WAY.

There is no mystery where there is
complete mastery.
Never is happiness more clear than
when founded on clean-heartedness.
There is more worship in the music
Of the heart than in all the art of
music.
Chronic self-conceit is more fatal
than either measles or rmumps-United
Presbyterian.
Some people never think of being
grateful for one meal until they are
hungry for the next.
Death is only the one who has gone
to get the home ready coming to take
us to it.-Ram's Horn.
AS a countenance is made beautiful
by the souls shining through it, so
the world is beautiful by the shining
through it of a God.-Jacobi.
If the mind is kept fully occupied
with good thoughts there will be no
room for evil ones. The cell that is
FULL of honey has no room for anything
else.--United Presbyterian.
We are apt to forget that the de-
velopment of the inner life is not per-
feet unless it issue in such going about
doing good as was the flower and fruit
of our Saviour's thirty years. rs.-Rev. r.
B. Meyer.
No one of my fellows can do that
special work for me which / come into
the world to do; he may do higher
work, but he cannot do my work. I
cannot hand my work over to him, any
more than I can hand over my re.
sponsibilities or my gifts -Ruskin.
To love is better than to be great,
it is better than to be refined, it is
better than to be wise. Love takes
precedence Of all prophecy, of every
kind Of knowledge, and Of the gift Of
tongues; love is higher than hope or
faith. and is the very royalty Of God.
Selected.
Guard within yourself that treasure,
kindness. Know how to give without
hesitation, how to lose without re-
gret, how to acquire without mean-
ness. Know how to replace in your
heart, by the happiness Of those you
love, the happiness that may be want
ing IN yourself. r. w. Faber.
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
Peculiar Tenure.

The living of Coleshill, in Warwick
shire, just vacated by the resignation
of the vicar, furnishes curious meth
cd of tenure for students of folklore.
The vicar holds, or used to hold, his
glebe on condition that If the young
men of the parish can catch a hare
and bring it to him before ten o'clock
on Easter Monday morning he is
bound to give them a calfs head and
100 eggs for their breakfast.
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
Medicine in Gambia.

An official report to the British par
lament on the condition of Gambia
states that, generally speaking, the ma
tives are in good health, which is
rather surprising, considering that
they rely when i'll upon the treatment
Of q native doctor, who, after examin.
ing them, writes extracts from the
Koran in Arabic on wooden tablet,
The tablet is then washed and the wa,
ter drunk by the patient.
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
Peace Of the Heart.

II quiet and peace could only be had
by withdrawing from the duties and oc-
cupations Of active life, then quiet and
peace for most Of us could never be. I:
is not in our power to fly to some far
still retreat, in whose quiet we may es-
cape the evils and troubles here. And
the corner will never be found In this
world where care and evil shall be un-
known to human beings. But the peace
which the Saviour gives His own i
peace Of heart and mind amid daily d,i-
ties. It is that Central peace" !" which
may subsist at the heart Of endless agis
station.
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
Paradise for Anglers.

The spot in the world which offers
fishing of the greatest variety is Free
mantle, Western Australia. A man fish
ing from boat in that harbor may
catch two dozen varieties of fish within
an hour. He may successfully draw up
a snapper, mackerel, perch, an eel,
a hog fish, which grunts; a hatchet fish.
skate, and many other varieties.
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
A Medical Student

Mrs. Donohue-Th' druggist sez ye're
to take wineglass full av this medi-
clnew anst ivry hour durin' tn day.
Mr.. Donohue-An' durin' tn night,
phwat?
Mrs. Donohue-He didn't say, but
suppose he names ye're to slaep off tn
iffects av it thin.-Puck.
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
Weakened by Bells.

Another Italian campanile, only one
degree lower in fame than that of Ven-
ice, is threatened. This is the great bell
tower of the Cathedral of Lecce. one of
the loftiest in Italy-about $50 feet. 1t
is also of great antiquity It's weakness
is due to the daily ringing of it's enor-
nous bells.
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
LARGEST Sun Dial.

Greece boasts the largest sun dial on
the planet. There is a large promon-
tory in the Aegean sea. looking to the
east, which extends 5000 feet above the
level of the water. AS the sun swings
around the shadow of the mountain
touches one by one a circle of islands
separated by regular intervals, which
act as hour marks.
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
Opaque.

Opaque.
A New Zealand publication, the Con-
tract Journal, makes this bull: ''The
clash Of party cries is obstructing a clear
view Of the present position of this
country"
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
Philanthropy at Small Cost.

Friend-Say, old boy, how In tho
world did you. with your small income.
get such a reputation as great philan-
thropist?
Sharpp-I announced far and wide
that would pay the railroad fares #
all the unemployed who wished to 60
to work on farms.
"Well?"
''Well, total expense so far, ten
cents. IN. Y. Weekly.
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
His Choice.

Tired Tatters-Say, Weary, eff youse
had yore choice, which'd youse endder
be-hang'd er 'lectrocuted?
Weary Walker-Dunao Wn!chd
youse?
Tired Tatters-'Lectrocute Nv
cotrse.
Weary Walker-'Cause why?
Tired Tatters-'Cause dey let fel.
Ter die a-settin' down.-Chicago Daily
News.
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
Give and Take.

The other day the head of boarding
school noticed one of the boys wipin2
his knife on the tablecloth, and pounced
on him at once.
els that what you do at home?" he
asked, Indignantly.
''Oh, no." answered the boy quickly,
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
Butterflies at Sea.

Butterflies which are blown out to
sea have been thought by inexperi
enced observers to belong to differ.
emf species from the ordinary land
butterflies; but there are none which
can be said to live on the sea.
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
Insinuation.

Mrs. Newcomer-Were you ever in
Washington?
Mrs. Upperton-Yes. my husband
served two years in the house of repre-
sentatives.
Mrs. Newcomer-Indeed! BY the
way, how much do the pages get a
year?-Chicago Daily News.
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
An Annoving Mistake,

wasn't it scandalous the way Mrs.
Waddson acted at the Cashington's 8
dinner?"
II hadn't heard about it. What did
she do?"
"Flirted desperately with her hus.
band all the evening, supposing he was
somebody she had met somewhere in
Europe. ."-Chicago Record-Hera.u.
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
Inventor of Bombshell.

A grandson of Gen. Shrapnel who in
vented in 1894 the missile that has cut
such figure in the Russo Japanese war,
is endeavoring to obtain from the Brit
ish government part of the 100000
spent by him for the benefit of his coun.
try.
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
No Wonder.

Swords for ploAshares make poor har-
vests. It is not surprising to learn that
Russia's wheat crop is short 180, 1000, 900
bushels. Youths Companion.
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
Value Of q Reputation

Judge (indignantly)-And you de-
clare this man to be innocent, even
after hearing his own confession to
the crime?
Foreman of Jury-Wal-al ye see, yer
homer, he allus wuz sech liar that
we're afeard to trust him now.-Judge
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
The Best Way Out.

Wedderly-You look worried, old
man. What's the cause thereof?
Singleton with sigh)-Oh, several
things.
Wedderly-Well, take my advice and
marry one of them and let the others
60. I've had the same experience
Tit-Bits.
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
The Proper Sensation.

The Proper Sensation.
"How does the razor feel, sir?"
asked the silly barber.
II give it up" snapped the victim,
"but if it realizes how it makes my
face feel it ought to feel ashamed. -
Philadelphia Press.
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
Always Somethin,

What do you think will be the re.
exhausted?"
"Are you worrying over, that? My
dear sir, rest easy; there will be some
thing just as easy to work, only by
another name.' e.''-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
Oldest Inhabitan

"Who is your Oldest inhabitant?"
"Old Bill Davis
where is he living?"
"He's in Jail. He wuz sentenced to
be hung 80 years ago an hez bin fight.
in the case ever nce."-Judge.
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
Big Profit.

"A quack cancer" cure sold in Eng
land at five dollars q bottle proved to
contain material worth, at most, four
cents. 3,5
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
Preserves.

Mothers putting up preserves;
Fathers awful sore,
For it gets on fathers nerves
To put up, with and for.
Puck.
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
Was an :Eton Boy.

Mr.. Austen Leigh. an authority on all
matters pertaining to Elton, has discov.
cred that Thomas Lynch, one of the
signers Of the Declaration Of Independ-
ence, was an Etonian.
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
Not the Right Kind.

Not the Right Kind.
Husband-I can't get the casters un-
der the bookcase to work at all, and I've
oiled them twice.
Wife with conscious superiority
But you didn't use castor oil.-Stray
Stories.
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
Railroad for Africa.

The Portuguese government will
build q railroad from Delagoa bay to
Swaziland. That adds one more to the
many openings up" in Africa.
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
Victims Of Carp.

Victims Of Carp.
Whitefish and salmon trout are al.
most extinct in Canadian waters. The
few remaining are being destroyed by
the German carp, which breed about Is
times as fast as the whitefish.
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
Speed 81 Light.

"A ray Of light could move eight times
round the globe between the ticks of :
watch. 4, ...,
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15
M Arfificial Em aralds

No Artificial Emeralds.
The artificial production Of emeralds
is declared to be impossible by Prof.
verneuill, the first creator Of rubies.
The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-15

Belle-Dd you tell Arthur you would
leave him out Of your will II he mar
ried that girl?
Father-No; the idiot would marry
her in spite Of that, so told the girl!
ILLUSTRATED Bits.
So Sudden.
"Your sudden marriage to Mr.. Sap
py," said the ex-widow's friend, "sur.
prised me.
II reckon 1t surprised him, ALSO, re-
piled the bride, with q smile. Hous-
ton Post. s
Evasion.
We've quit keeping up appear
ances. !"
.What are you doing now?"
"Oh. keeping up Disappearance
Puck.
Businesslike.
Caller I'll give you twopence II you
tell your sister I'm here.
Young Brother All right; and for
sixpence extra I'll promise not to tell
lather. Cassell'k
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-01-07
This is a Good One.

The Western Publisher tells the
following on newly married cou-
pie who attended the Wyoming
State Fair and stopped at one of
the salem holders, 1t is a good
one. Read it;
About 2 a. m. the husband was
seized suddenly with severe stom-
ach cramps and was almost frantic.
His wife was frightened, but knew
that something must be done quick
ly, 80 without waiting to put on
clothing started down stairs on the
jump with naught on but her
mighty" Running into the din
ing room she saw mustard crue /
on the table. Emptying the con-
tents into her handkerchief she
started up stairs on the run, and
entered the first door she came to,
Here she saw man lying on the
bed, who in the dim duskiness she
mistook for her husband, and
gently tucking up his lingerie slap
ped the poultice on his abdomen.
The man let out howl, and cit
ting up, quickly shouted in angry
tones: woman, what in the HI
are you doing?" There was
shrek, patter of unshod feet on
hall floor, and frightened half to
death the poor wife found her room
aud suffering husband. She told
her troubles and it tickled him so
that his cramps took change of
venue.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-01-07
Resolution of Board of Trustees Re-
Gently Adopted.

1t is hoped that the following
Regulations recently adopted by
Board of Trustees may be most
highly sanctioned by the patrons
of the school and thus assist US in
promoting more earnest and tho.
rough work:
list. That two written examinations,
designated intermediate and final ex-
aminations, be held at the close of the
first and second terms respectively, for
the eight higher grades; that all papers
relating to such examinations be sub
sequently delivered to the Supt. and by
him submitted to the Board of Trustees
for final inspection and filing; that the
paper of no student be graded unless
such student sign the following written
pledge: 81 pledge my honor as lady
or gentleman that have neither given
nor received aid on this examination. ;"
End. That the Assembly Hall shall
not be used by any one for other than
school purposes, unless express per-
mission for use of same be had from
Board of Trustees.
Ed. MEYER, G. w. Brown,
Dec. 81, '04. Trustees.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-01-07
JEFFERSON. TEXAS. SATURDAY. JANUARY z, 1905
FORGIVENESS.

The doctrine of forgiveness is
taught in the bible as often per-
haps, as any other principle that
comes within the life of man. The
question was asked Christ, "how
oft shall forgive;-Seven times
day? and the answer was not only
seven times a day but seventy
times seven. I suppose the man
was ready to say. o myl How can
l forive 80 often, and yet that is
our instructions. Jesus taught to
ask forgiveness of him, as we for
give our fellow beings who trespass
against US. Remem Der the ad.
verb, "as" we forgive; how do
we? when do WEI and for what
do we forgive? 1 answer,
freely, fully, with a hearty good
will, or it amounts to nothing.
Now is the time, not tomorrow, or
till the party offending comes ask
ing pardon. But you say: I do
not know whether they want for
giveness. With that you have
nothing to do. 1t is your business
to forgive, and leave the result
with God and the offender, you are
clear. We are to, forgive every
offense. How did God forgive you
you and me? Not few sins, but
every sin and trapsgression were
blotted from the book of His re-
membrance, and we were told to 20
and sin no more. One will say, 1
can forgive but I can't forget. Well
let me tell you that where there is
vivid remembrance there is but
little forgiveness. Blot ont all the
past is the only course OF safety
In the long ago, when younger
than now, were two neighbors, both
wealthy and professed christians
belonging to different denomina-
ton. These two men wers having
for tract of land that actually
neither had any right to. One was
named Billy and the other named
Nathan. Billy was taken sick and
sent for Nathan, and said to him:
II think am going to die, and
don't want to die with faweuit on
hand. I want to stop this and be
friends, forgive and forget the past :"
Nathan said: Il am glad to do So"
and they shook each the others
hand and Nathan starred home and
got to the door, and Billy called
him back. and said. Now if die
this agreement stands good, but if
get we'll we will go on as we have
BEEN" Billy got well and they
went on as formally. This is no
fancy sketch, but a statement of
an actual occurrence. Reader, are
you guilty of an unforgiving spirit?
If so, pray the good Lord to help
you get rid of it and create within
you a better state of mind, No
one can be happy harboring en-
nifty against a fellow being,
QUIZ
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-01-07
HONOR ROLL.

Honor Roll of Public School for
Dec. '04:
First Grads-Kathleen Smiley,
Fannie Jones, e. s. Hooper, Tom.
mie Tribble, Elmer Jones, T. D.
Rowell Jr., Daisy Faviell.
Second Grade-Caude NJ &C rity,
Rebecca Cohen, Mabel Simmons,
Grace Rowell.
Third Grade-Katherine Rowell
Marguerite Singleton. F. A. Coop.
or, Madge Terry, Dan Zachry.
Fourth Grade-Jim Badgett,
Margureet Collins. Eugenia Nc.
Clarity, Francis Rowell, Josephine
Rowell, Eugene Smith, Katie
Tribble, Jewel Wurtzbaugh.
Fifth Grade-Zeo Fitzgerald,
Gertrude Hussey. Lucille Hooper,
Jessie Moseley, Hazel Rose.
Superintendent.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-01-07
AMERICAS ATTITUDE.
Position of the United States Has Un-
dersone Not Slightest Change.

Washington Jan. 4.-Whatever eff
feet the fall of Port Arthur may have
on the ultimate issues of the war the
attitude of this government toward
the belligerents has not undergone the
slightest change. More than once the
American government has let st. Pet
ersburg and Toxic know that 1t stands
ready at any time to render neighbor-
ly assistance whenever both belliger-
ents are prepared to welcome it,
Further than this the government has
not gone.
Reports that President Roosevelt is
likely to initiate negotiations of friend
ly negotiation between Russia and ia
pan are mature, at least. are entirely
unauthorized. 1t is stated most posi-
lively that no negotiations looking to
mediation on the part of this govern
ment are pending and 1t is not known
such negotiations are to be instituted
In the near future.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-01-07
Happy Family Reunion.

On Wednesday. Dec. 18th. Maj. and
Mrs. A. @. Allen entertained at fam
lily reunion. Among those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. D. @. Wise, Mrs. Lucle
4 Mabry, Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper Van
( Dyne, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Mabry, DR..
and Mrs. VIM. E. Wisdom, Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin j. Ragley, Messrs. Charles
and Ebert Wise. Jessie, Lucy, Hay
wood and Dorothy Mabry, Misses Mary
Dunlap and Virginia Van Dyne and
pretty little Elizabeth Mabry.
In the evening Mr.. Allen Mabry gave
the gentlemen smoker, but about IL
O'Clock, the ladies stormed the smoking
room and routed the occupants, taking
them captive to the dining room, where
a delicious lunch of salad courses were
served by Mrs, Mabry, assisted by Mrs.
Van Dyne.
Many pleasant bits of "Reminiscences
were exchanged, and the day will re-
main bright spot in the memory of all
who were present.-Daily Courier, Tex
arkana.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-01-07
TERRIBLE PLIGHT.
General StoesseI Recites the Situation
at Port Arthur.


ST. Petersburg. Jan. 4.-By permits
sion of the Japanese General Stoessel
sent a cable message to Emperor Mich
olas. The message recited the fact
thft the Port Arthur commander was
forced to surrender, announced terms
granting the officers parole and asked
the emperor to send his commander
A dispatch to the general staff from
Stoessel recites how the position of
the fortress at Port Arthur gradually
became less safe and more critical, the
ravages of scurvy increasing enor-
mously. the casualties list already 80
considerable from the Japanese as
saults and commandments. Towards
the end of the year the supplies of
ammunition completely gave out. There
were $4,000 sick and wounded In the
hospitals and 300 fresh casualties com
Ing in daily. the general reports at
the end of the siege he had only 10000
men under arms, the remainder of the
original garrison having been either
killed or disabled.