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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-09-04
Was Too
Original

Good evening"" said the young
man in fervent tones, as the young
woman on whom he was calling enter
ed the room. 81 just thought that
I'd drop in and ask you to marry
me-"
Il will not!" declared the young
woman after she had caught her
breath. Why, Arthur Lewis! The
idea! What do you mean by"
81 thought so,' said the young man.
resignedly, sitting down and staring at
the polish on his shoes. There isn't
girl on earth who is mentally ad-
vanced enough to appreciate common
sense or admire novelty. They all
want the same thing in the same way
at the same time! I suppose if led
you into dim corner and held your
hand and gazed into your eyes with
an expression of , emotion and
| adoring worship, ana ad said, Made
line, my hearts darling! Listen!
/ l-lov-ov-e you.' you would have fall
en- on my neck"
II don't understand you!" interrupt
ed the young woman, breathing rap
idly. 81 don't understand you at all!
I don't see why you should assume
that I'm in the least anxious to marry
you
II don't" explained the young man.
81 wouldn't be so rude and conceited.
I merely assumed that you would
marry me If l asked you-and I've ask
ed you, and you say you won't
II must admit" went on the young
man, that l am both surprised and
panied. 1 feel that you have been
leading me on all this time just to
didn't think you were that kind
l."
Il don't think you are very nice,''
declared the young woman, ito come
| here and call me names and act as
| though 1 were to blame about some.
| thing! I'm not in the habit Of be.
lieving that every man who calls on
me wants to marry me, and
Now, Madeline." interrupted the
young man decisively, that sounds
very pretty and ladylike and no doubt
you think it is so, but it isn't. In the
bottom Of your heart you know that
when a man calls three times on q
girl she begins sizing him up as a
possible husband, and II she thinks he
won't do, she gets rid Of him. She
has headache when he calls, or she
has another engagement when he asks
her out, or she forgets appointments
! with him. You've not done a solitary
one of these tricks! You've let me
come and acted glad to see me-and
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-09-04

ixiIh, at UUn % 'in,,SIS1 a,Sii a n,uo.,SS--.
per pound for middling less such marA
gin as the lender shall consider neces-
sary will afford reasonable protection
to bankers and will greatly facilit -
the financing of our most import
export crop in the present emerge W..
The Eight-cent Basis. Tor
"5. That in suggesting cents
pound for middling cotton as a bned
for loans, it is not the purpose of an
committee to convey the idea n
that figure represents in their opin or,
the intrinsic value of cotton. but t to
it is sufficient in their judgment
meet the requirements of the sitl
ton, and enable the farmer to markfi
his cotton in an orderly and delibel'
ate manner.
SO. That in case of tobacco and
naval stores the committee is inform
ed that when these commodities are
properly conditioned, stored and I'M
sured, they are practically non-per-
iShable, and that the committee there
fore recommends that warehouse re-
ceipts for tobacco and naval stores be
accepted as security for loans on a
basis that has due reference to their
market value less such allowance as
the lenders shall consider reasonable
in view of the present suspension OF
the export demand.
Would Accept Notes.
81. Your committee recommend!
that notes having not longer thar
four months to run, when secured b!
proper warehouse receipts for the
aforesaid commodities, properly in
sured, be accepted for rediscount b!
the federal reserve banks when or
ganized. and that they also be ap
proved by the national currency asso
Citations as security for additional cir
culation to the national banks unde
| the provisions of the Aldrich- -Vree
land act, as amended by the fedora
reserve act.
"9. That subcommittee be ap
pointed by you for the purpose o
comforting with the trade and tn
banking interests with view of car
rying into effect the recommendation
herein made"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-09-04
Don't BE Bothered With Coughing

Stop it with Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound. 1t spreads soothing
healing coating as it glides down the.
throat, and tickling, hoarseness, anc
nervous hacking, are quickly healed
Children love it-tastes good and nc
opiates. A man in Texas walked IL
miles to drug store to get bottle.
Best you can buy for Group and bron.
chial coughs. Try it.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-09-04
A Question.

Here is a question for the farmer
to answer: Will it be best to sell
100000 bales of cotton at ID cents
or sell 100000 bales at 7 cents? ?-
Pickens Sentinel.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-09-04
A Lame Back-Kidney Trouble
Causes IL.

And it will give you even worse i
Gainesville, Ga, was fairly down OF
her back with kidney trouble and in,
famed bladder. She says: "I tool
Foley Kidney Pills and now my bacE
is stronger than in years, and botl
kidney and bladder troubles are en-.
tirely gone."' For sale by all dealers
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-09-04


and he swept the coal dust off the
walk"
Wonderful memory you have"
Newsom declared, shutting the file in
disgust. How do you happen to re-
: member that Oct 10 was the day the
man put up the storm windows and
swept off the coal dust?"
Because that was the day after
we started the furnace fire on the
18TH" Mrs. Newsom answered, tri.
umphantly. Nov, are you convinced7
And. speaking Of memories, you de.
stroyed last years recipted coal bills
when we cleaned house. so It's hardly
worth your while looking further for
them"
I'm not convinced" Newsom
shouted, springing to his feet. He
dropped the file in his furry and scat
tered the contents. which did not add
to his amiability. "But there must be
some way Of convincing you. Yes.
come to think of it, I made a note on
the direction card that hangs beside
the furnace. Now I'll show you"
"You never mentioned before that
you made a note on the card when
we started the furnace" Mrs. New
some said, suspiciously.
In the dining room thye encoun-
tered Mrs. Newsom's young sister.
who exclaimed: Whats the matter?
why aren't you eating your dinner?
7 ran over to borrow the evening pa
per for mother; dad forgot to bring
one"
"Rhoda." Mrs. Newsom cried. des-
perately, edo you remember what day
we started our furnace last year?
Wasn't it the day | entertained the
card club and You helped me serva,"
mo. indeed" said her sister. "The
women nearly froze that day sitting
around in their thin dresses" was the
unexpected answer. "It was the next
day. remember perfectly, because
you had to keep an appointment al
the tailor's and you were afraid to
leave a fresh fire unmatched"
"I-I-well-" Mrs. Newsom STONED
and a reminiscent look crept into her
ewes. "But that was the day the man
put on the storm windows. and can,
recall that I went to the tailor's
Still-wait a minute. I'll telephone
erything."
Mrs. Newsom rushed to the tele
phone and Newsom made his escapt
downstairs. The next moment Mrs
Newsom exclaimed. the receiver tc
4 ear: "The 10th? You're sure,
The day you brought rs baby
over and the fiat was SO lovely ant
warm? You're quite positive?"
Mrs. Newsom flew downstairs ant
breathlessly confronted her husband
us he lighted the gas In the base
ment. 1--WE are both wrong" she said
1T was Oct. 10. Mother remembers.
In silence Newsom consulted tn,
card. 1--WE started the furnace fir,
lAst year on Oct. 20-exactly ono yea,
ago today" he announced. Como on
Kitty. I'm ravenous
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-09-04

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Allow us to draw your at
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We will appreciate an op>
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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-09-04

-
ers to go places with me, and you've
cooked indigestible things in the
chatting dish at weird hours and urged
them upon me, and otherwise given
me to understand that you didn't ex->
actly hate me. Naturally, from all this
I deducted"
II don't understand you at ALI"
flared the young woman. II think you
are acting perfectly horrid, and you
ought to apologize!"
"Oh, of course" said the young
man. II know if I had wanted to be
dishonest with myself and you could
have wrung tears out Of my eyes and
murmured things about not being
worthy and not daring to reach so
far above me and called you an angel
but really, you know, it's six of
one and half dozen Of the other, and
we'd make a good married couple.
However, you must admit, Madeline,
that you get an edge on your temper
occasionally-just as you have now,
for instance. Still, I can handle that.
You could do far worse than marry
me. Do you love any one else?"
NO" said the young woman. "Bu,
that doesn't mean that I care two
straws about such conceited individ.
ual as YOURSELF"
"You should" he persisted. "You
can't deny that you've been fond Of me
up to this moment. What's wrong al,
of a sudden?"
you are!" she told him. Totally"
Strange" murmured the young
man. Say, / bet what you're mad
about is the way I did it-isn't it?"
81 never heard of such a proposal, y
she informed him. "You might have
been Offering to sell me a book or ask
ing for contribution TO something
Any girl would say no."
WELL" said the young man with q
sigh, getting up, cts too bad, and
I'm awfully disappointed. | won't both
er you any longer"
There's no need to hurry" said
the young woman.
whats the use Of staying?" he ask
ed, bitterly. I've got broken heart
and you don't love me, and"
q never said that" murmured
the young woman. She looked away.
TITS just as I said," the young man
told her two hours later when affairs
were permanently settled. Girls in
sist on all the artistic finish on these
little affairs. was too abrupt"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-09-04
TO HOLD PRODUCT AT
EIGHT CENT BASIS
Cotton Congress Committee Approve.
McAdOO's Plan to Save Situation.

Washington, Aug. %. -Secretar,
McAdoo's plan to accept as basi!
for currency notes secured by ware
house receipts for cotton, tobacco anC
naval stores at rs per cent of thei
face value was approved tonight in ;
report by the special committee ap
pointed by the conference of repre-
sentative planters, bankers, manufac
turers and dealers held here Angus
"a and 25.
The committee recommended tha
every effort be made to assist pro
ducers in holding their cotton for
price that will minimize their lose
until the channels of foreign trad
are reopened. Eight cents a pount
was suggested as a fair basis 70
loans on cotton.
The report, which was submitted
to Secretary McAdoo, follows:
Approves of Plan.
81. That the committee entirely ap
prove of and congratulate you on tn
announcement made by you yester
day afternoon that notes secured b,
warehouse receipts for cotton and to
bacco and naval stores, and havin,
not more than four months to run
will be accepted as basis for tn,
issue of currency to the members o
the national currency associations a
70 per cent of the face value of sait
notes.
''2. That it is the sense of the com
mittee that cotton, tobacco and nava
stores should be marketed as deliber
ately as possible until they can again
be exported in normal quantity an,
that when properly conditioned
should be warehoused with responsi
| bic concerns, that they should be pro
tected against weather damage an
property insured against loss or dam
age by fire.
"3. That warehouse receipts fo
those commodities are proper collat
eral for loans by banks, and shoul
be accepted with such limitations a
to margin, inspection and valuatio
as conservative bankers may each i
their discretion see fit to impose.
Will Last For Years.
81. That the average market vel j
of middling cotton for the past
years has been in excess of ~
per pound, that the committee
formed that the cost of pre-
cotton averages throughout tn
ed States about 1-2 cents
that it is rule of economyk
production of staple commof
decrease if they continue uL
less than the cost of prod
reasonable profit. That
not deterorate when pri
housed and is as good I'm
it is picked as when itH
cred; that it can thereX
over until the restorl
business conditionN
worlds consumptionM
committee is thereto
that every effort
assist the produceLk
ton for a price
their loss as far
time as the chat
shall be reopen
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-09-04
Starting
The Fire

They brought the coal this after
noon, Harry" Mrs. Newsom an
nounced as her husband sat down at
the dinner table and she placed the
steak before him.
:Good!" calculated Newsom. "I'l
pulid furnace fire tonight, Kitty.
We're starting 1t earlier this year
than we did last"
Later" Mrs. Newsom said, as she
seated herself opposite him. Last
year we built our first furnace fire on
oct. is. | remembar the date per-
1ec'ly; 1t was the day l entertained
the card club and Mrs. Warren
couldn't come. Her sister was i'll and
MIS-. Warren remained at home to
take care of the children. much to my
reilef; she is a very fussy woman and
you know how furnace fire makes
such an odor when it's started?"
Newsom nodded his head as he cut
into the steak. 81 don't remember all
mat, Of course. but | do remember
that we started the furnace later.
about the 2Sth, I think"
How ridiculous of you to insist
upon that. Harry, when I've just told
9ou when we did start it," Mrs. New
som reJcined, her cheeks flushing. 81
say we started the furnace on Oct
49,"
I've not the slightest objection to
your saying that. my dear. because
you evidently believe 1t, provided you
grant me thep rivilege of saying that
we started the fire on Oct 28."
You're exasperating. Harry" Mrs
Newsom exclaimed, rising to her feet
I'll get my diary and settle the mat
ter once for ALL" She rushed out Of
the room.
Newsom called after her: "Ill get
the coal bill; that will settle it,"
AT the end Of several minutes Mrs.
Newsom appeared in the library,
where her husband was searching
through letter file.
Harry, you've hidden my diary so
can't convince you of your mistake" 4"
she accused him. What have you
done with it7"
II haven't seen your diary. What
have you done with the coal bills?"
They're somewhere in the file You
o"i iooN ioi 'heh "hile III eatlns my
dinner; I don't propose to dine on
cold steak and potatoes after I had
the trouble Of making them hot. sim.
ply because you're obstinate"
Mrs. Newsom swept out of the
room. only to return the next instant.
declaring with visible eIation: Now.
I'm certain we did start the Gre on
the 18th, because the day after that
The man pSt aR the storm xi0d0Xs
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-07-22
MISS EVA MAY
Entertains Music Pupils With
Porch and Garden Party Fri
day.-.Fifty-three We're Pres
ent.

Miss Eva May, assisted by Mrs. l..
T. Reid and Mrs. j. F: Lightfoot, en-
tertained her music pupils Friday at
her beautiful home in Wall street wit h
a porch and garden party. Those
present were: Misses Ro Schubel,
Mary Cary Hardin, Ruth Schubel,
Thelma Shoemaker, Irene Bube rz r,
May Tuchs, Mary Burton, Marie Wegl-
mast, Mary Morgan and little Miss
Esther Scnubel all from Rome, CHI a
roned by Mrs. J. E Schubel and Mrs.
James Huckeby; Misses Virginia Whit
worth, Eva Basham, Myrtle Bell SMELL
man, Mabel Shellman, Celia Jarboe.
Mary Bruce Shellman. Maud Smith
from Stephensport, chaparoned bv NJ.
w. II. Basham and Mrs. James Shell
man; Misses Matte Black, Susie Btce
Julia Fella, from Addison; Misses NJ O..
| tie Hawkins, Beatrice Pavne. Ei.le
May Allen, Ada Polk and Mamie Polk
from Tobinsport; Misses Rosetta Wat
ers, Katie Mattipgly, Elsie Mckaup han,
Ernestine Lewis Nell Lewis Mattingl>
Mary Christina Hannah, Celestint
IO'Connell, Eva Wroe, Helen King
bury, Sudie Mattingly, Kathleen Chris
Kathleen Squires, Virginia Harris
Bernice Tucker, Eula Bennett, Euli
Pryor, Ruth Wetzel, Anna May Pen
ner, Louise Whitehead. Lena Nav
Leila Tucker, Eleanor Reid and Robei
Hannah, Rodger Harder, all of Glover
port. Ice cream was served and thu
day was mostly spent in music Eacl
one rendered a selection, after whicl
Mr.. Brabandt made a splendid pictur,
of the crowd. Every one left thankin,
the Misses May for the delightful da.
they spent.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-07-22
Beautiful Parties.

The parties given for Miss Eva Bell
Plank last week were beautiful and each
one was a shower of lovely and useful
gifts.
The kitchen shower at the rocks was
greatly enjoyed and the bride-to-be and
her iance received thirty-one pieces in
blue and white enamel
Miss Margaret Burn and Miss Edith
Burn gave a delightful party for Miss
Plank Thursday. \ large hat box, at
tractively covered with sun flowers, was
filled with a miscellaneous shower. De
licious ices and cakes were served.
Mrs. Frank English gave beautiful
linen shower for Miss Eva Bell Plank
Saturday afternoon. In the center of
the dining table was white parasol fill
ed with the gifts of linen and covered
with pink roses and ferns. Brick ice cream
and sherbert in pink and white was served
and on each brick was a little pink paper
parasol, containing favor for every
Martha Willis assisted Mrs. English in
entertaining.
Linen pieces were received from Mes
danes: J. Proctor Keith, Ben Ridgeway
Frank Mattingly, J. Byrne Sewers, Shell
by Conrad, Harry Newsom, Ira Behen,
Hoffious Behen, Frank English, and Mrs.
Lillard, Misses Willis, Misses Margaret
and Edith Burn, Katherine Norman,
Pauline Norman, Louise Babbage, Ray
Lewis Heyser, Cleona Weatherholt, Edith
Plank and Miss Florence Allen Fair
leigh.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-07-22

Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Schopp sailed
July IS, for Germany. They visited
Washington, Atlantic City and New York
before leaving for the old country. The
editor of the Breckenridge News received
a card from them which was very much
appreciated. 1t was picture of the $,
5. Imperator, Hamburg American line.
This vessel is gao feet and inches long
breadth 9S feet. Think OF that There
are IS decks, gymnasiums, swimming
pool and winter garden, besides the
grill room and restaurant. Capacity 4, 400
passengers, 1880 crew.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-07-22
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
About People al Home and Abroad

Fresh meats Of all kinds at Quiggins
& Beavin's.
ROWLAND Mccoy has returned from
Evansville.
For good cream and cold drinks see
Kingsbury.
Miss May Lamb has returned from a
visit in Rockport.
Meat market every day in the week
at Quiggins & Beavin's.
Mrs. Fred Fraize has gone to Louis
vile to spend three weeks.
Mrs. Ambie Williams Daniels spent
the week-e end in Louisville.
New line of groceries Goods deliv-
ered.-Allen NJ. Kingsbury.
Mrs. N. j. Quiegins and children are
visiting relatives at McDaniels.
Fred Cannon and family, McDaniels,
are at the Tar Springs this week.
Mrs. Lambert, of Lewisport, was the
guest Of Mrs. T. F. Sawyer last week
Miss Edith Plank is the guest of
Miss Jennie Mabel Harris in Louis
vile.
Mrs. Afford Heston, of Sikeston, Mo,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Francis
Sawyer.
Rev. c. a. Galloway, of KingswoOd,
was visiting his old home at Henderson
last week
Mrs. Robert Brown and two sons, Of
Warsaw, are the guests of Mrs. Leon
McGavock.
Henry b. Knue, McQuady, is taking
weeks vacation at his old home in
Indianapolis.
Mort Humphrey spent the week enc
in Stephensport with Mr.. and Mrs. w.
G. Humphrey, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Flood, near Ste
phensport, spent Sunday with Mr.. anc
Mrs. Steve Wilson.
AIluuI bediu soy liz 10 eSse'"s Pie
from all over the county and his ad IN
the News is doing the work.
David NJ. Duncan and lack Richard
son, of Brandenburg, were here Satur.
day night to hear Beckham.
Miss Minnie Schmidt, of Louisville
returns this week after visit to hei
sister, Mrs. E. Frank Carter.
Andrew Driskell, Hardinsburg, /:
attending the Ohio County Institute II
session this week at Hartford.
Emmett Crenshaw returned hom'
Thursday from visit with his aunt
Mrs. Eliza Long. in Louisville.
DIR. p. w. Foote, Irvington, was II
Louisville Monday with his daughter
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-07-22
Handsome Boat Gone.

The handsome little passenger
vessel built by the Cloverport
Boat and Machine Company, has
been delivered to the Evansville
Traction Company. 1t is one OF
the best built boats on the Ohio
river. and Cloverport was very
proud of it. Mr.. William Pate,
manager of the boat company
here, is receiving many congratu-
latiOns.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-07-22
lnsures Tobacco Crop.

j. H. Spencer has insured his
crop of tobacco-five acres-at
SIS per acre. The insurance costs
bin only 50 an acre and lnsures
him against hail. Mr.. Spencer is
one of the leading farmers of this
part of the county, and Mr.. l.. c.
Taul, the insurance man, thinks
many others will follow his wise
step.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-07-22
DR.. Palmer is treating her eyes.

Miss Adde G. Ditto and Miss Flor
ence Fairleigh, of Louisville, are the
guests of Mrs. John d. Babbage.
Rev. l. DeHart, MeOuady, filled
his regular appointment at the Baptist
church at Bewleyvile last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Porter Atwood, of New
Bethel, spent the week end here the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Miller.
Fred May does the butch ring for
0uiggins & Beavin. You know it is
clean and sanitary when Fred does it..
Mrs. C. Il. Menden and daug liter,
Miss Charlotte Menden, OF Evansville,
are the guests OF Mrs. Tony Nicholas.
Miss Eunice Conrad of Warsaw, Ind ,
will arrive Friday evening to spend
two weeks with Miss Virginia McGav-
ock.
Miss Jennie Hardin, of Brandenburg
is visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. V.
X. Hardin and Miss Clara Hardin this
week.
Miss Virginia Whitworth, Of Steph-
ensport, spent the weekend here the
guest of Misses Bernice an6 Leila
Tucker.
Miss Nellie Flood and brother, Pete
Flood, near Stephensport, were the
weekend guests of Mrs VIM. Nc
Cracker.
Miss Lille Midlothian, Owensboro
arrived Monday to visit her brother
| T. n. Midlothian, and other relatives
at lrvington.
j. .. Hook, proprietor of the Brick
Hotel, Hardinsburg, is putting in new
windows and other needed repairs or
his hotel building.
Master Ross Blythe, of Irvington, will
arrive Friday to make his annual visit a
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. V. K Hardin
and Miss Clara Hardin.
| Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Brown and TIVE
children, OF Brandenburg, were guests
last week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
V. X. Hardin and Miss Clara Hardin.
Miss Bette Davis and her cousin
Thos. Kincheloe, Basin Spring, return
ed last week from pleasant visit t.
her brother, P. l.. Davis, Vine Grove
Mrs. Ross Lloyd Gordon and littl
daughter, Florence Malissa, of Louis
Vile, are expected this week to visi
their cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Johl
Ridge.
Arts Adams, Of Louisville; Miss Mil
bred Murray, of Indianapolis; an
Murray Beard, Of Hardlnsburg; ar
visiting at the home OF Mrs. Fred Fer
Try.
Mrs. Julia NJ. Phelps and daughter
Virginia and Gladys, of Louisville VIII
have been spending the summer at tn
Grayson Springs, are now visiting Mrs
Phelps sisters the Misses Meyer, of Blu
ras.
Logan Hiekerson, of Hardinsburg
passed through here Wednesday en-
route to Illinois, where he will spsn'
several weeks with his parents, Mr
and Mrs. John Hiokerson, who recent.
moved there from Hardinsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Proctor Keith ant
daughters, Misses Anna Elizabeth ans
Cathrine Carr Keith, and Miss Pauline
Norman will leave this week for Der
by. Ind, TO spend two weeks camping
with the Carr family from Elizabeth
town.
Type-writing, letter writing, ant
any paper Of whatever character
promptly and neatly executed on the
Smyth Premier machine at the offics
of v. G. Babbage. Also any deeds
mortgages, bonds, leases, etc. execut
ed promptly.