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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-04-11
"ROBERTSON'S SPECIAL" PASSED
THROUGH MON ON THURSDAY
This Body of Fifty of thSfost Prominent Men of the
Country are the Classl of E. w. Robertson,
Who Graduated at &ale in 1885 and Are
Being Entezskined By Him

"Robertson's Special passed
through Union at 8:05 o'clock Thufa]
day morning. The train carried fiftS
of the most prominent citizens Of th{
country. These gentlemen nm
classmates Of Mr.. E. w. Robertson|
graduating from Yale in 1886. I'M
Robertson conceived the novel ids1
of entertaining his class by q 4ssntS]
mental journey through South Care
lina." is
South Carolina is extending cordial
hospitality to these distinguished viz.
itors. Wherever they have. stopped
over they have been royalty entsf
tanned. In Charleston, Columhix
cities already visited, they were mos,
cordially received.
The Union Chamber Of Commerc<
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-04-11
Training Glasses in Sunday School
Work.

Rev. j. D. Moore, os Columbia, Sum
day School secretary of the Baptist
State convention, is conducting
training classes in the Normal Man.
ual at the two Baptist Churches of
Union this week. A session is held
at the First Baptist church at $3.50
each afternoon, and one at the Second
church at 7:30 each evening. At the
two classes more than twenty-five
Sunday School workers are in attend
ance, most of whom will finish the re-
quired work in the course of study
and will receive diplomas or awards
therefor.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-04-11
Levees Give Way After Hard Fiqhf

itants of the immediate proximity of
the break reached places Of safety.
Gap is Widening.
At late hour tonigh. the gap was
about 300 feet in width and widening
rapidly.
The guage reading at Memphis at
z o'clock tonight showed a stage of
46.4, a rise of four-tenths in IL
hours. At 10 o'clock the river was
stationary. Cairo reported stage of
SAG, stationary, but above that point
the Mississippi is rising, st. Louis
reporting 2G.4 feet, c rise cf Ia feet
since z a. m. All points along the
Ohio river reported the river falling.
AS result of the break parts Of
Mississippi, Poinsetta, Cross and Crit
ten counties will be flooded, and with
the water coming through the crew
asse at Graves Bayou about 40 per
cent, or 100000 acres, of the St..
Francis basin will be flooded. The
greater part of this area is timber
land.
Wilson, a settlement of about $50
lumber workers and their families,
is the most important town that will
De swept by the first rush of the
water. "Back water" may reach
thin two miles Of Osceola, on the
north, and Marion on the south.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-04-11
Child Burned to Death.

The three-year-old boy Of Bin
Johnson, a colored tenant on Mrs. J,
F. Belue's place near Bonham wal
burned to death Monday. The parents
were at work in the field, having lefi
the child with another older one ID
the house. The child's clothing war
completely burned and its y skin
burned to a crisp. There was small
bed of Goals in the fire place and II
is supposed the child's clothing
caught fire in that way. The child
when found was lying in the yard,
face down, and dead.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-04-11
Preaching at Cane Creek.

Rev. Mr.. Lennon, of the Presbyte-
rian Seminary, Columbia, will preach
in the Cane Creek Presbyterian
church at Santuc, next Sunday, April
18th, in the morning at II o'clock,
and at night at Carlisle, at 8 o'clock.
All are invited.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-04-11
Swearingen May Run for Senate.

Columbia, April 81. E. Swearin-
gen, state superintendent of educa-
tion, has been suggested as candi-
date for United Statse senate. He
had no comment to make today. The
campaign will be held in 1914 and he
believes that there is plenty of time
to decide on the qustion.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-04-11

Mr.. George Clark, who has spent
the past winter with relatives in I'm
ion, will return to his hsme in Chica-
go, at an early date. Mr.. Clark won
host Of warm friends here, who re-
gret to see him leave.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-04-11
Speed Limit.

The town authorities have put the
speed limit at 15 miles per hour and
notified the public to that effect.
Signs have been posted in conspicous
places and the "speeders" have been
warned.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-04-11
School Closes at West Springs.

The school at West Springs will
close on April 18th and on the even
ing of April 18th, an elaborate enter
tainment has been arranged. The
public is cordially invited.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-04-11

Mrs. E. Williford and Miss Sadie
Hyder were united in marriage by
Rev. ]. D. Moore, at the home of
Rev. w. D. Wakefield in Union on
Tuesday, April 9th, 1913.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-04-11
Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting of the men,
bers of the Chamber of Commerce
will be held Monday evening, April
21st.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-04-11
An Entertainment.

Rocky Creek school will give a men,
tertainment on Friday night, April
18th. The patrons and public gener-
ally are cordially invited to attend.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-04-11

itants of the immediate proximity of
the break reached places of safety.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-21

a coy, hOmelike appearance. They
had left the busy, grinding east in
quest of health for her young husband,
who was slowly regaining his lost
strength and vigor in the bracing eli
mate of Colorado, which alone kept
Milly's heart light and hopeful, but in
spite Of that joyful fact she could not
dispeI a SILVER of loneliness when she
thought of the long. dreary winter be-
fore them.
Pm getting morbid simply for the
want of a little company" she said as
she walked down the ~untraveled road
In the face of the crisp north wind.
.That will never do for you, Milly Ben
net. For Jim's sake. you mustn't give
way to such foolishness."
Suddenly Milly's ear caught the
sound Of chopping. which seemed to
come from the hollow beyond the d.
vide. She turned and made her way
easily through the leafess thicket.
walking briskly over the hill and down
the opposite descent until she distinct
ly heard voices. Farther on, at the
edge of a natural clearing. she came
upon a party of travellers camped be
side a newly kindled fire. where a lean.
gaunt appearing fellow busted himself
with preparations for the evening meal.
They were eight in ALA rough, I'M
kempt lot, in leathern jackets and
rusty boots. Beside the cook lay a bag
of -four, a side of bacon and two jugs
stoppered with corncobs.
Milly stopped abruptly when she
found herself observed by the curious
eye of the eight strangers, then chang
ed her mind and crossed the icy little
brook and made her way toward the
fire.
A big. black whiskered man dropped
his armfuI of horse feed and looked at
her piercingly. .Lostr" he asked
brusquely.
mo. | live two miles up the divide
/ happened to hear you ~chopping and
stopped out of curiosity"
The mans insistent gaze annoyed her.
but the forlorn. gaunt appearance of
the little group melted a little throb of
pity and made her think gratefully of
her own cozy. cheerful little shack.
with Jim waiting for her beside the
glowing hearth.
II suppose you are simply camping
here for the night" she ventured. look
ing about at the meager comforts of
the camp.
well. no." answered the black
browed man, who impressed her at
snce as being spokesman Of the part-.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-21
Thanksg wing In the Country
BY JOE CONE.

n RING on the turkey, mother. an the
1Xin's one an all.
~ Pile 'em high upon the table for the
big an fur the small.
1t Is time to set the dinner. it is time to
set us down.
An my appetite, l reckon, Is the biggest
thing in town.
Bring on the sass an dressin'. Don't leave
anything behind,
Cuz today we want to sample. mother.
each an ev'ry kind.
So don't furgit the puddin'. an please
don't furgit the pie.
Today's Th~anksgivin'. mother, an we're
goin' to travel high.
Amt tibet turkey Jest a daisyf Amt he
juicy, plump an browni
Don't he make you hungry. motherf Amt
80 ut LIE anY crownI
Seel His glossy skin Is buetns1-th9
stuffin's runnin u
Oh, / tell you, mother, children, this is
heaven, Jest about
Draw your chairs around the table; ZOOS
en- buttons where you kin:
You don't want your highest collars In
t~erferin' with your chin.
Now I'm goin' to carve the turkey. Pass
your plates. you youngsters five.
Today's Thanksgivin'. mother. Amt II
good to be alive2
Baltimore Herald.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-21
Some EventfuI Thanksaivinas.

Among the days set apart for thanks
giving which In reality have been days
of national sorrow may be numbered
that Of 1915, when the entire country
was mourning owe the death of Vice
President Henry Wilson. whose re-
mains on the Thanksgiving day of that
year were lying in state at Washing
ton; that of 1878. when the German
steamer Pomeranla. from New York,
crowded with passengers, sank off
Folkestone. England, carrying to a wa
terry grave fifty souls; that of 1881,
the morning of which found the coun-
try grieying I'VE the death of Presi-
dent Garfield; that of 1882, when an
other terrible loss at sea set the coun-
try mourning. the steamer Ocean
Grove striking ON the rocks of Cape
Canso and proving a coffin ship to
many on board: hat Of 1885. when tho
country mourned over the death OF
Vice President Thomas Hendricks.
sleeping his last sleep at bis Indian
apolis home.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-21

That your girls are not boys and are
ambition to play football.
That your boys are not girls and will
not therefore tax your digestion later
with the nice little things they have
learned to make at cooking school.
That up to date none of the aviators
have fallen down through your Chin
ney fue, filling your drawing room
with yells and SCOT.
That, thanks to the butcher having
refused you a further extension of
credit. that particular bill won't grow
any bigger.
That. la wing during the last year lost
the last remnant of your hair. your
capillary attractions have at last ceas-
ed to fall out.
That. your joy riding chauffeur hav-
ing reduced your $1,000 car to scrap
iron. you are relieved of a $4,000 an
nual expense in maintaining him
and 1t.
That. whatever else happens in the
way of draining your pocketbook, you
won't have to draw a check for the
payment of your own funeral expenses
That your well beloved wife con
siders her new winter hat a dream
only tread softly lest you both wake
up when the first of the month brings
the whistling postman to your door
with sundry requests from the little
milliner.
That. having remained a poor, OBJ
scure %nonentity all your days. there is
no temptation for any mean spirited,
envious person to try to pull you down
off your pedestal and prove to pos
terity that you didn't know a bean
when you met one. q
That. not being a woman. you don't
have to wear a hobble skirt to trip you
up when you 90 walking in public or
carry your car fare in a small porte
monnaie inside a pocketbook, inside a
wallet. wrapped up in a handkerchief.
inside a chain bag. inside your muff.
That. not being a man, you don't
have to smoke cheap cigars, pretend
ing that you like them better than
those made of real tobacco, or think up
foolishly transparent explanations for
having stayed Mt the club until 4
o'clock in the morning. = Harper's
Weekly.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-21
Thanksgiving at
Lonesome Hollow

By FRANCIS A. MILLER

- EEMS awfully forlorn to eat a
Thanksgiving dinner all Alone
~ said Milly soberly, looking owe
at the young fellow who sat
mending a harness strap beside the
blazing hearth. Il haven't the heart
to get up a big dinner for just US two"
Il don't see what else we can do. No
neighbors to invite except old Pete
Sprat. and he wouldn't come. We might
send him something by way Of being
n%eighborly."
And be turned away for our palms,"
the woman laughed.
you can't ever go out on the high
ways and hedges and gather in stray
glers like the ancient host of Bible
fame. Maybe it is just as well not to
have all the work of getting up a
Thanksgiving dinner. for it seems to
me that you look tired. Milly. What's
the matter?"
Nothing. Jim: | guess | need a little
outing. III take a run across the
hollow and be back before supper"
Milly put on her cloak and went out
into the crisp autumn afternoon. The
woods were bare except for a few
torchlike flames of red which marked
the presence of IA occasional gum tree.
The sky was clear. cold and pallid.
tinged with a ~greenish glow where the
dark forests trimmed the far horizon.
Not a sign of human habitation was
visible, and not a sound broke the vast
stiffness save the steady tap-tap of a
woodpecker. The loneliness oppressed
Milly strangely. For two years she
had endured it In cheerful silence.
working patiently at whatever her
hand found to do In the rough little
shack, which had gradually assumed
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-21
THANKSGIVING
+ THE YEAR ROUND +;

a WOMAN who has an almost old
"a fashioned faith in Providence
"a keeps what she calls her
thank offering box" Into
this goes through the year. from one
Thanksgiving to the middle of the fol-
lowing November, a sum of money for
every accident escaped, calamity avert
ed or special joy.
These offerings are not confined to
her own escapes. but each time some
member of her family hobs up from
some threatened woe into the box goes
the money offering Of thanks.
Not the same amoun is given each
time, and rarely large sums, for the
woman is not rich, but a nice little sum
is realized.
This is devoted to giving some one a
happy Thanksgiving day. 1t does not
always go into the regular channels.
AS the says, the poor and hos
pitfalls are usually well cared for In
holiday seasons.
Sometimes a homesick girl in a
strange city is given car fare home for
the Thanksgiving gathering she would
otherwise miss. Once a music lover
was given a season ticket to the SYM
phony concerts. Again a doctors bill
that had worried a young s%tenogra-
pher who had her mother to support
was quietly paid.
In speaking of her pretty custom the
owner of the thank offering box said.
Never have | known what thankful
ness really meant until | started my
box and saw the joy my thankfulness
brings to Others"
Such a box, besides c%ultivating ones
bump of gratitude and making others
equally grateful, cannot but afford
great pleasure and interest in the
spending. 1t is a gracious thought one
more woman could profitably put into
practice.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-21

a WOMAN who has an almost old
"a fashioned faith in Providence
"A keeps what she calls her
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-21
Table etiquette.

Don't scalp the Indian pudding; cut
straight down.
What is sauce for the goose is also
sauce for the turkey.
This is no day to pick a quarrel; try
it on the bones.
Don't try to paint the table clotn red
with the cranberry sauce.
Out of respect to the fallen gobbler
don't try to gobble everything in sight
Do not ask for helpings until you can
no longer help yourself.
Don't lean on the table; probably the
turkey is lean enough for everybody.
You may rest assured it is in per-
fectly good taste to knock the Btuf1ng
out of your ppetite.-Baltimore Her
aid.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-21
A Thanksgiving MonoIoaus.

IA, I want that drumstick there
An some raisin stutiin' too.
Uncle Jim. l like a pear
Fixed with pickles. Say, don't
j you?
Aunt Marie. | wisht you'd pass
Me tn iam--that amt enoughi
Whut's that in that big green
glassg
Aw. ! mean that frothy stuff!
Kin | have some white meat, pa?
Yessir. I'm a-goin' to be
Keerful. Sis. | want some slaw.
Gee. you're always stintin' me!
Whoop whoop ouchl / never
meant
To upset that gravy boat
Guess that stuffin' must "a went
Down my Sunday meetin' throatl
Pa. amt there one more drumstick:.
Huh! Eat three il I'd jest tryl
Um-yum! Nav, | won't be sickl
Gimme mother piece o. piel
Charles c. Jones in Puck.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-21
In a eastronomfe Way.

do You think Thanksgiving turkeys
will 20 DOWN."
Il am sure of it."
That's good Do you think they will
fall much?"
II didn't say anything about their
falling; | said they would go down" :
Baltimore American.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-21
THE TRUTH OUT AT LAST.

Old Mother Hubbard she went to the cup-
board
To get the poor dog a bone.
But when she got there the cupboard was
bare,
And so the poor dog had none
The cause of this osseous vacuum was.
The turkey. neck. stern and breast,
Being eaten. the cool had made UT her
mind
To make hash md sour of the rest.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-21
A Dinner jingle.

Eff no turkey dish o view
Possum's good enough fer youi
Eff no possum's on the plate
Rabbits oyerrun the state.
Anyway. in light we're Twin.
An' we're willin' fer ThanksgivAnrs
Atlanta Constituttea
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-21
THANKS


BY MARIAN DOUGLAS.
| counted up my little store. ,
Why was to others given more?
Why were their lips with honey fed
While mine had labor's hard earned
bread?
A weary. hopeless task seemed liv-
ing. f,
! could not bring to God thanksgiv-
ing.
There came a poor man to my door,
II shared with him my scanty store.
}vhen, 10. my sense of van had
flown
And rarest riches were my ownI
So sweet Is loves divided bread ,
l seemed with heavens own mamma
fed. ,
What blessed Joy there was in liv-
Ing!
I brought to God my glad thanks
giving. .
-Harper's Bazaar.
L
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-21
How THAT TURKEY LASTS.

Roasted turk on Thursday;
Friday eat it cold;
Saturday it's turkey hash
(Eat all that you can hold.
Sunday you win have croquettes-
Ha! Monday you'n eat stew;
Tuesday they will surely get
Some turkey soup In you.
"Durn this turkey How 1t lastsl"
Every will say.
Don't let's have another one
Till next Thanksgiving dayr'
philadelphia North American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-08

ing the truth at last" do you realize
that you are intoxicated?'
Me 'toxicatedr he replied as he
Strengthened up. Never, sir-never,
That old cats as drunk as lord, but
I'm all right, all right. What makes
you think I'm 'toxicated? Mighty
funny you can't see that I'm sober and
the cat has a jag on. Shay, Mrs.
Bowser, amt you sorry for my poor
Cousin Joe?''
I'm more sorry for you. You ought
to be ashamed of YOURSELF
what should 1 be 'shamed bout?
Don't scold me, darling. L don't think
I'm going to live very long, and then
you won't have any hubby. You won't
marry again if I die first, will you?"
TIL help you upstairs to bed she
said as she rose up and took him by
the arm.
"Yesh, help me upstairs, cause I
won't live long. I'd like to live a hum
dred years, Mrs. Bowser, but that old
cate won't let me. Call me hubby and
say you love me?'
1t was composed of Connoisseur Bow
SER his indignant wife and the Won
dering cat and their progress had diff
ficulty in getting upstairs, as Mr..
Bowser halted on every step to weep.
but it was finally accomplished, and
two minutes later he fell forward upon
his bed and whispered as he closed his
eyes:
.'Zhat brandy is xxx, and you tell
your bruzzer-in-law. Mr.. Bowser says
So Mr. Bowser never makes no mish-
takes '-(Copyright, 1913, by Associ-
ated Literary PreSS.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-08
- ON*TKE .SPXRs.A:553555
rs OE.TAE,MOMENT
NR& by Roy K. Mo1lt or. u

there was anything in particular to be
done around the farm, which the coloneI
should have done, he accidently lost the
cork leg and was thereby incapacitated n
manual labor of any kind. His vile
would invariably hunt up the leg, how
ever, and found it in the most surprising
places Once it was found hanging in tie
well by a string and several times buried
in the hay. Finally the detective i'll
stincts of his wife began to pail upon the
warrior and he went to the village thirst
garage and sold the leg for quart of the
stuff that made Kentucky more or less
famous. The proprietor of the place cut
the leg up into corks for his bottles and
the Colonel thought his troubles We're
over. But his inventive wife had made
him a wooden leg out of old whiffie
three and has fastened it onto him with
iron straps locked with three padlocks, to
which she holds the keys.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-08

They are going to raise prices
again, and L have come home to write
out a warning in behalf of the Amerl-
can people. The deadline has been
| reached at last Another rise and
the people will cry for blood
| 1.-The people are always crying for
something, but they never do any
| thing
"They will now, with Bowser to
| lead them"
When the Bowsers sat down to
| dinner, there was a fine steak staring
them in the face, and Mrs BoWser
looked for words of appreciation:
| After it had been tested the enemy OF
| the beef trust said:
81 don't say this isn't fair steak
| a fair to medium steak, such as one
! can buy anywhere, but I'm conce1ted
enough to think 1 can select bet
ter
1.-The butcher said it was his best"
replied Mrs. Bowser.
Then he lied, and I will go over
and tell him so. I've got to nave
row with him about so often to keep
him halfway honest"
81 shouldn't go over and raise
| fuss. We have very little to complain
off,
But he needs some plain talk
| Ten minutes later he entered the
[ butcher shop with blood in his eye,
but before he could explode he caught
sight of gallon jug tagged with the
| butchers name, and the man of meat
| explained:
| IT just got that jug from my broth
er-in-Iaw up the state today. He went
into the manufacture of peach brandy
f.! three years ago and has sent me
! sample of his Oldest. You are posted
on wines and such. and l wish you'll
tell me what you think of it,
1T must be ordinary stuff if made
| in this country" observed Mr.. Bow
SER as he toyed with the cork. I'VE
| have the peaches, but we don't seem
| to know how to use them. III taste 1t,
| however"
| He lifted the jug and took a swal-
| low, and then stood for a minute
smacking his lips. That peach brandy
was not so ordinary as he had looked
| for.
Il should say" replied Mr.. Bowser;;
as he took long swig and looked
very wise over it, that is at least Xxx
stuff. Your brother-in-law has done
very we'll, very well, indeed. With a
few more years experience
He took another drink. looked wis
| er than before and continued:
With a few more years experience
he can almost hope to compete with
the French in the manufacture.
Album
I'D like to send him back a pretty
good report" said the butcher
| Would you mind tasting again? '
Not at all. Hal 1 find the slick
| ness of it fully equal to the best
French brandy, though it may lack
brother-in-law that the sickness is
all right. A gallon of it would slip
down a mans throat while he was
winxing his eyes"
Thanks. sir. My brother-in-law will
be highly pleased. Won't you taste
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-08
BOWSER'S FOUR x.
1t Made Him Think He Was Not
Long for This World.

During the panic of four years ago,
Mrs. Bowser lost the sum of $3.50
that she had in a bank. Since that
time every time that Mr.. Bowser has
happened to come home a bit early
or late she has held her breath for
fear he would announce that the bank
in which she has $500 on deposit
had gone up the spout.
He was home an hour ahead of
time the other afternoon, and as he
entered the house she cried out:
Don't tell me! 1 can't bear it,"
Tell you what?'
That the Double-Security. FideI-
ity and Can't-Lose-a-Cent bank
has busted"
II guess the bank is all right. There
was an old woman scrubbing the
steps as I came along, and she didn't
seem at all excited
Thank heaven for that! But what
brought you home so early?"
1.-The Chicago beef trust"
"Rut how %