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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-04-26

The greatest event of the year in
college life in this state will take
place tomorrow at Greenwood when
the state oratorical contest will be
held. The association includes
every college in the state, and the
contest promises to be lively one.
The first feature of the day is a
game of base ball between Furman
and Clemson. These two institu-
tions have two of the strongest teams
in the state and the game will be
most interesting.
Come, now, ye sneering skeptics
who would have us believe there is
no such thing as constancy in the
heart of man or woman. 1t is an
nounced that John B. Bundren,
aged one hundred and one, and
Miss Rose Mcclure, aged one hun
dred, will wed on August 26, 1907.
Neither have ever married, and they
were childhood swecthearts. Bun
dren is man of some means, and
now resides in Tennessee. He will
journey to England and there claims
his bride.
The blackberry crop killed? Not
a bit of it. The peaches, apples,
plums and pears have curled up
and died. Not so the blackberry
There is some comfort in that. We
may still look forward to the lusci-
Gus pies with butter sauce. We
sincerely hope the price will not be
raised even if other fruits are killed.
What can the poor man hope for if
the very necccssaries of life climb up
in price until he is unable to reach
them?
johnson Davis, colored, was
shot and killed by Love Knight at
Will Ginni's, Il few feet on the
North Carolina side of the state line
Wednesday. 1t is said that there
was no provocation for the shooting
and that Knight shot the inoffcnsive
negro, without even a word, because
he did not have anything else to
shoot at. Knight figured in the
recent killing of julie Combs in his
barroom. He was probably drunk
on both occasions. Pee Dee Advo-
cate.
And "hoozen did it. Is there
my good thing that "booze" ever
did? 1t is always bloody ueeu; a
weapon in the hands of a whiskcy-
adcned, cmpty-headcd fool.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-04-26
PRESENT DEFEAT THAT
TAXES THE FUTURE

There are crises in the life of
every human soul that are, at the
time regarded very lightly, and
that the future years alone serve to
fully manifest. When a man meets
such experiences and the battle
goes against him it is with the re-
curing years that he begins to see
how great his defeat was. Such
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-04-26

and your point is well taken. II something
like small pox breaks out the community gets
excited and the whole town goes wild, and
orders vaccination and all sorts OF precaution
The truth is more die of Pneumonia than most
anything else, and yet when you can buy for
rs cents fifty cents a dollar bottle
OF Gowan's Pneumonia Cure which used ex-
ternally will cure Pneumonia, not near as
many people will buy it as should. 1t also cures
coughs and Group and colds. But it's queer
old world, isn't it? Yours
CHARLEY.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-04-26
Land for Sale.

We have 1,5C0 acres OF land for sale in
tracts OF from 200 to Loo acres i'm
Greene county, Georgia. This land is
fertile and will produce good crops. We
VIII cut the large tracts into small farms
ana give hvc year payments with first
payment cash. Price $40 to $3.50 per
acre. For further information apply to
McCOMMONS, IL REID,
- Greensboro, Ga, .
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-04-26
Candidate for City Treasurer.

hereby announce myself candidate
for city treasurer and ask the support
"i the democratic voters of Union in the
city democratic primary election on MAY
7th, 1907.
Respectfully,
JNO. p. GAGE
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-04-26
$3.50 per Month.

Why work for mere living when
you can easily clear 81 profit on each
dollar. Work in your own locality.
Sells at almost every home over and
over again. Plain and complete in
struction by return mail for % cents.
Address J. F. Clark, Conway, Ark.
:)-yr
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-04-26

earthquakes in various parts of the
globe.
We hope everyone interested in
the development of moral schools
will read the prize offer made to
schools making most Improvement
during this year. The article will
be found in another page.
Summerville, town in the lower
portion of the state must be in IA bad
way. An editorial in the Summer
vile News of recent date was head
ed: Backbone gave out and COWS
run riot once more on the streets. p"
Two negroes in Wilmington, y.
c., fell out over a plug of cheap
tobacco; the quarrel resulted in one
shooting the other through the head,
killing him instantly. We venture
the guess that there was some cheap
whiskey as well as cheap tobacco
mixed up in the fray.
X
President Roosevclt's suggestion
to other nations to limit the size of
battleships to be built in the future
is not worth much. The suggestion
comes too late. The huge monsters
are already about as big as they
could well be made unless we could
have harbors big enough and deep
enough to admit them. Mr.. Roosc-
welt need not worry about the size
of the battleships, nature will take
care of that
Houses must be pretty cheap in
the Philippines. The press dis
patches recently told of 100 houses
being totally destroyed by fire result
ing in S2OO,OOO loss. That is about
$3.50 per house. Indian wigwams,
provided there was few coon and
bear skins spread about in them,
would be worth that much. The
United States is losing a good many
men and considerable money in the
effort to hold these islands. Is it
worth while?
A wave of suicide seems to I've
sweeping over the country. Almost
every paper has one or more ac-
counts of such tragedies. No doubt
many OF these cases are the result of
insanity. The others are largely
the product of cowardice. 1t is not
brave thing for man to deliber-
ately put an end to his own life. 1t
is anything but brave. A man,
faced by his own evil doings, puts
an end to his life Why? Because
he is too great coward to face his
own acts.
We have decided to leave Union
about the middle of June for the
jamestown Exposition. We felt
sure that the building would not be
completed by the opening day,
April 26. 1t has turned out that
we were right in our surmisc.
Everything will be completed by the
date we have chosen for our trip.
We have met with very great en-
couragement in our contest, and we
are very much gratified at the results
as far obtained. Remember, the
contest closes May 80. Do not hold
back your votes. Let them come
in.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-04-26
UNION s. c., APRIL %. 1907.

Something must be doing" on
the earth's inside, Judging by the
earthquakes in various parts of the
globe.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
Dangers AflOat.

Some day il will not be lawful, as
it is not morally right now, to ship
coal along the coast in decrepit
barges towed by tugs that in a
storm may be obliged to part with
the barges to save themselves.
This is a business that calls for
reform. Wednesday last three barges
were lost in Long Island Sound. In
one case the tow line broke; in the
other the barge sprung a leak and
went down off shore. In both cases
there was an unpreparedness for
an emergency that indicates reck-
lessness somewhere in the system.
This is but the beginning of a
series of disasters that every winter
brings to our Atlantic seaboard.
Accidents are bound TO happen, but
If proper precautions were taken
the number of them would be con-
siderabIy Iessened. 1t is as criminal
10 send out more barges than a tug
can take care of in a storm as it is
to send out barges that are fit only
for the woodpile
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE BREWER
DENIES POLITICAL ACUMEN;
TELLS OF HIS FISHING FEATS

Hon. David J. Brewer, Associate JUS
tice of the Supreme Court. knows more
about fishing than current politics, ac-
cording TO a report from Chicago. JUS
tice Brewer has been III Chicago for
several days IN connection with the
hearing In the Union Traction appeal
case He sat with Judge Baker and
Judge Seaman. of the Federal circuit
court, 70 hear the argument.
When seen at the Auditorium Annex
the night he arrived in Chicago, jus
tice Brewer was asked:
DO you think the strenuous anti-cor-
poraticn policy of the Administration
will have any i'll effect on the country $
prosperity
Il can't make any statement on that
matter" he replied.
Pleads Ignorance of Politics.
what Is tie Presidential forecast
down at Washingtcn-for Fairbanks.
Cannon. or a black horse?''
Really. I don't know. You see. l
have been up in the Catskills in New
York on my vacation for the last
month"
Wei, how's fishing back there? See
anything OF Rip Van Wrinkles ghost?"
This subject seemed TO concern JUS
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tice Brewer more than topics Of politi-
cal and local speculation.
"Ah. fine" and smile lighted his
face. Never cared much for the sport
but think made better record in the
last month than Grover Cleveland ever
did. and you know he has told some
pretty good sized fish stories
At this interesting Julcture Justice
Brewer happened 10 think that he
couldn't even tell fish stories 10 the
newspapers.
I have been on the bench seventeen
years and never have permitted myself
TO talk TO newspaper reporters he said
And / never Will be aole tc talk 10
them, because my Job isn't supposed 10
expire until / expire"
Exrscts Tedious Ordeal.
The jurist excused himself upon look
ing at the clock, whose hands pointed
out the hour of 10 O'Clock.
ITS past my bedtime now. I must
get plenty Of sleep. The newspapers
say the traction case is a tedious one.
he said seriously, and started for the
elevator
Just how many fish a minute Justice
Brewer caught during his vacation -e-
NAMED a matter of speculation about
the Annex lobby. One guest said the
Judge was telling FISH stories with his
hands stretched three feet apart just
before The reporters "butted In.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT
TURNS DOWN DEnURRAGE

Tho District Of Columbia government
has refused TO pay a bill of demurrage
Of Sg7 for failure to unload within forty
eight hours nineteen cars OF terra cot'a
nine brought TO this city over the Balti-
MOVE and Ohio railroad. The Washing
ton Car Service Association and the
Baltimore and Ohio and the Interstate
Commerce Commission. have each failed
TO collect the bill.
Property Clerk NJ. c. Hargrove. on be-
half of the District of Columbia govern
ment puts up the defense that these
cars OF pipe were shipped at different
times from New Cumberland. ". Va,
and in transit went astray. All OF them
were offered for delivery at the same
time.
He says it was impossible TO unload
more than six of the cars within the
forty-esght-hour limit. The tender of
the nineteen cars in one lot was due to
the negligence of either the common
carrier or the cOnslgnor who delayed
them
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
Indiana Growers Meet,
Hear "Pome," and Form
Organization.

WOLF LAKE, Ind, SEPT THE great
onion dav celebration held here last
week was a great success and the event
has now become a fixture among onion
growers in this section, who include
about ell the local population and some
Of the inhabitants from over beyond
JORDAN and Jericho.
Last Friday was the second annual
the first event being held
in 1906. The attendance was estimated
at close TO 5000 and complete pro-
gram. which included addresses by three
Indiana Congressman, was pulled of
on schedule time. Of course, the onion
was made a headliner from start to I'm
ish. Bunches OF onions were swung on
lamp posts in the streets, on the caves
Of houses, and in front Of stores.
Punches of little onions were worn as
bouquets and some OF tie ladies even
had onions on their hats for trimming.
The following is part Of a 'poHe'
which was said 10 have been written by
an Indiana novelist who had absorbed
so much Of the onion dope he had to
get II out OF his System somehow. The
aforesaid Iitterateur was said to have
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
A Right Stand.

Discourtesy is rarely so conspicu-
Gus as when committed by a police
man. To nine citizens out of ten he
is the sign of the law. Not one man
in a hundred knows the limits of the
patrolman's authority. The uni
formed officer is more morally
taken on faith than any other rep
resentatiye of the American city
government, When the policeman
fails, therefore, even if it be only
by a short answer, the offense IS
glarinc.
Washington has earned high
standing among the cities for the
politeness of its policemen. As a
rule, they are much more patient
than the ma crity of those who ask
them questions. All of which makes
it the more important that offend
ers against the standards of the
corps should be promptly and yigor-
ously called to time. This was evil
IDENTIFY the view taken by Judge
Bundy, in the Police Court yester-
day morning, when he had before
him two officers whom he believed
had been unnecessarily rough in
making an arrest, and had then
added to the offense by making fun
of their prisoners name. His out
spoken rebuke under such circum
stances should have the approval of
every right-mnded member of the
force, from the private of the low
est class TO the Major and Superin-
tendent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
Good Words From a Good Source.

Representative Richard BarthOldt,
who is chairman of the House Com
mittee on Public Buildings and
Grounds as we'll as a champion of
world peace, has expressed in the
Woman's National Daily some views
on proposed improvements for the
District towhichal of us should give
a willing ear. The interview fol-
lows the direction of that recently
in The Times, in which Mr.. Bart
holdt advocated the transfer TO the
Capital of the historic "Constitu-
ton" But it includes much else, as
the following will Indicate:
He is impressed with the desire of.
Secretary COrtelyou for spacious new
building for the United States Bureau
Of Engraving and Printing. This bureau
is so crowded and cramped up in its
present quarters that 1t has been aptly
designated the sweat-shOp Of Wash
ington.'
He also favors the erection OF a big
and badIv-necded home for the United
states Geological Survey, the present
quarters of which are in a lot of insult
able. rented office buildings. He feels
the necessity for the Department of
state 10 have a building of its OWE con-
sonant With its dignity and importance;
and. at the same time, ne would like
TO see a splendid structure reared on
the squares bounded by Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and the Mall, for the accounoda-
ton of the growing Departments Of
Commerce and Labor, and of Justice.
All this Mr.. BarthOldt thinks i'm
portant. But he would have it wait
upon the construction at the new
Union Station of a model city post
Office His plan corresponds to that
of First Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock and Postmaster
Barnes-''to have the new city post
Office as close as possible to the sta
ton, and connected with it by sub
terranean passage ways. so that
mail coming in on trains could be
dropped into reeeptacles provided
for that purpose, and Immediately
carried TO the distributing desks.
Under such a system, within ten
minutes a letter could be on its way
to its destination"
A little further along, Mr.. Bart
holdt says: I'VE have quit erecting
monumental buildings for the Gov
eminent However, such buildings.
even as workshops, can be so con-
structed as to comport in style and
architecture with the dignity of the
fzor-a,-r, -, ,,-av-v-
Those are goods words-from the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07

chairman of the House Committee
on Public Buildings and Grounds.
We of Washington will bear them
in mind. And next session, when it
is proposed to build workshops for
the bureaus mentioned by Mr.. Bart
holdt, we shall count on his support
for good workshops, designed for
the special work TO be done within
their walls, and so constructed as
to comport in style and architecture
with the dignity of the Government
in every way"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
Women "Primp," Men Sport"
Most Government Clerks Are
Unfit to Wed, She Says

imagine anything, this side OF a painted,
feathered savage. 50 unpleasant 20 be-
hold2 have often wondered what would
be the decision Of a court should mis-
take be made and one OF these women
with the many pocketed petticOats be
held for shop-lifting. I believe the pet
ticoats would convict the woman, though
she be innocent. These women the men
Of the busy class do not marry
The men spend their entire income
(sometimes more) just 10 sport silk
hat, a dress suit, a diamond stud, a
watch and chain. and sometimes an
automobile. They are more attentive 10
what Is snowy than mindful OF what
is necessary. The busy women avoid
such men.
The rose OF Florida, the most beauti-
ful of flowers, emits no fragrance tne
bird Of Paradise. the most beautiful OF
Greece the finest OF trees. bears no
fruit; dandies. the shiniest OF men and
ballroom bellies. the loveliest Of created
creatures, generally have no sense.
These men and women do not marry
for the salary OF one is inadequate to
meet the demands OF the Two for dress.
There are exceptions TO all rules, and
when the exception happens 10 come IN
a case Of this kind, they both retain
their Government positions.
Clerks Who Support Others.
The class of Government clerks who
have only enough Of their salaries for
the bare necessities, is the class which
above all deserves our compassion.
Many OF these men and women are eX-
ceHent persons. honorable and noble in
character. They are supporting an aged
father or mother. or sending a young
brother or sister through college. II IS
absolutely impossible for them 10 have
q home.
In time these cares and responsibilities
cease. but usually they come late IN
life and then il IS too late.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
"POrCuDine" Is
Latest " rinkle
InWOrnen'S SHAT

NEW YORK, sept THE porcu-
nine, hat is tIte latest for women.
II has arrived from Europe, and olga
Nethersole. the actress. is the importer
So far as known it is the only one IN
existence today, as It was created in
paris especially for her American tour
The porcupine suggestion comes lIoIi
A bunch of heron feathers Whlch Ii9e
from the front of the hat me nat
proper resembles nothing so much as
an enormous cream-colored shell eA-
tending in parasol effect
Miss Nethersole left Immediately Tor
Kansas CITY 10 appear September i IN
s.C1arn1er. . She viii travel westward
g. francisco and returning viii
venture into Mexico. SaDho' ana
Mrs. Tanguery'' are among the plays
she will produce
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07

The following belated answer 20 the
Sunday Times question No. Z, Why
Don't Government Clerks Marry has
been received from Ida Parker, 50 Sea
ton place northwest:
The best men and women in the Gov
eminent service do marry. They be
long to the busy class. and they are
few IN number. They are those who
have their salaries TO expend upon
themselves, or at least most Of it. They
attend night schools. colleges and uni
versities. They seek every opportunity
Of adjoining and b,'autifying their minds
They prepare themselves for life OF
usefulness A few years IN the Govern
ment service and they are gone. In
stead Of folding circulars and address
irg envelopes Mr.. Blank Is practicing
his profession sid Mrs. Blank IS de-
voting herself 70 her husband and his
home.
There is another class whose members
have the full amount Of their pay en-
velopes TO spend as they choose. and
they spend it all for outward show II
is sad. but nevertheless true, they make
up the majority OF the Government
clerks. For dress they neglect the cul-
rrIre OF the mind
Hard on Women
The women put on plumes and flowers,
diamonds and chains. paint their faces.
grid Up their waists, curl their hair all
over their heads, sleep upon kid curriers'
for 365 consecutive nights and endure
s65. headaches for $50 days IN each year.
carry their lunches in their pockets In
their petticoats for fear Of being brand
ed a working woman" Now can you
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
Art Study of American
HumoriSt Presented to
Chicago Man

\ bas-raHef Of Mark Twain Samuel
L. -CIemcns). executed by John Mari, OF
Milwaukee. Is the gift OF tho sculptor
TO William Freund, 1853 North CLARK
street Chicago. Sculptor Mari is q
clos. friend OF Twain and sent dupli-
cate OF the bas-relief TO the great Amer
lean humorist. 10 which Twain replied
ic a characteristic letter. MI MARI Is
a native Of SaXonia. Germany. anu
sixty-eight years old but mas done
most OF ais art studying in TINS seouIa-
- Ar,oDo, other works he has made
a busl Of the mayor OF Milwaukee. OF
Henry w. Longfellow. and OF the head
~ the Academy OF Science in Munich.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
Marbles in Oxford-OhiO.

Thirty-nine miles north of the
great city of Cincinnati is a village
of 1909 inhabitants which holds its
head as high as any town in the
State of Ohio. At the station is a
girls school, and for four blocks
around, as the visitor leaves his
train, he can hear the humping of
pianos. In the middle of the town
is a thorough. live, country college.
turning out its full quota of mani-
ness every year. At the far end
there are a retreat" for the insane
and a girls college. And all around
live old families-as old as any in
Washington, as we'll bred. and as
proud. This is Ohio's Oxford.
But there are limits to the power
of government authority even IN
town. There the council is COM
posed of college professors and re-
tired business men. All the tradi-
tions of the Western Reserve, re-
enforced by a local decorum colder
than the public opinion of Cam
bridge, Mass, cannot reach every
thing. So, at this distance, it would
seem Oxford had rather overreached
herself in the following:
oxford. Onio. Sept. Mayor King.
whose lid" has become famous
br ho .T11 IL
again. This time The put the ban on
marbles, and instructed Marshal over
hultZ 10 stop the game. He holds that
the boys lose their heads in the eX-
learn to swear hence the game is
stopped.
We do not know Mayor King
More important, perhaps, we have
not the honor Of the acquaintance
of the doughty Marshal Overhultz.
But we do know bOys-and we want
to see ten Marshal OverhuItzes and
twenty Mayor Kings stop them
from playing marbles for keeps"
On the edges of Oxford are the
barns that herald the prosperity of
the town. Like the farmers of
southern Pennsylvania, these people
have houses for their cattle and
their crops twice or thrice as large
as their houses for their families.
In the middle of each barn, on the
hottest day, there is a spot dark
ened by blue shadows, and kept
deliciously cool. Let Marshal Over
.hultz hunt cut that spot in every
barn if he would stop the playing
Of marbles for keeps
Back of the college buildings, in
hundred places, the ground has
been pounded hard by the feet of
verdant freshmen and dashing
sophomores. Unless college boys
have changed nightly of late, we
think those at Miami viii make way
for their youngers with marbles,
but never for Marshal Overhultz.
There are many hills in Oxford.
Let not the marshal and his chief
think their sides are too steep for
marbles. Across the railroad track
down at Big Rock in the creek Off
there isn't a Big Rock Oxford is a
strange town and no credit to
Ohio, under the trees in Main
street, under the very noses of
Colonel Overhultz and Mayor King,
the boys of Oxford viii find album
dant opportunity to play marbles
till doomsday, and before that pair
of precious beauties can stop them
they viii have to multiply a thou
sand-fold in numbers and improve
beyond all record in feetness Of
foot.