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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-29
OUR SHORT-SIGHTED SOUTH

(From Wall Street Journal, Dec.
%, 1914.)
There is a tremendous moral in a
statement made by the Manufacturers
Record, of Baltimore, which the South
should ponder and digest. Railroad
construction in the South, in the year
now closing, showed the smallest
mileage in the thirty-three years of
that publications. existence, and less
than one-half of the average annual
increase in that period.
In congress the South is now in
control. Perhaps unconsciously, it
has been paying off what it chooses
to believe are old scores. To do this,
the entire railroad industry of the
country has suffered. But the invest
ment of new capital in the South has
been less, relatively, than elsewhere,
and the loss to business in that Sec
tion has been enormous.
This is at a time when the cotton
crop has failed, not in quantity o.
quality, but in market ability; while
important states have received an
other black eye in the adding of resi-
nous products, by the allies, to the
contraband list. Rosin is the binder
Of shrapnel shells, camphor is con-
stituent of smokeleSs powder, and
turpentine is the only discovered basis
for synthetic substitute. These,
with the depression of trade make the
burden heavy to bear. But perSecu-
ton of the railroads. for the cheapest
kind of politics, has added immeasur
ably to the paralysis of what once
looked like promising development
of Southern resources.
What is at the bottom of all this
1t is two-cent fare laws. extra crew
laws, miSchievous meddling in the
place of regulation. trucking to the
labor unions, sacrificing broad inter
ests to the selfish demands of ship
perS who demand rates bearing no re-
lation TO the value of the service per-
formed. These things have frighten-
ed capital away. Real estate remains
undcveloped, the industries which
supply the railroads drift from bad to
worse, and the last economic failure is
seen in the fact that additions to tax.
es already oppressive yield a lowe,
revenue to the respective States.
There is an old fable of Aesop which
congress and the southern legislature
should ponder. 1t tells of the dispute
between the sun and the East wind as
to which could make the traveller re.
move his cloak. The wind only made
him draw it closer around him. Pros.
porous railroads mean prosperous
business, and larger tax collection
for public development from the
greatest taxpayers in the country.
Here is a proposition as simple as
elementary arithmetic. Can ou,
Southern politicians see it? And il
for no less selfish reasons. can they
see it before it impresses itself upor
the mind and pocket of the voter OF
1916.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-29
HOw's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollors Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. j. Cheney for the last Is years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and fl
nanciallv able to carry out any obli-
cations made by his firm.
National Bank of Commerce,
Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system
Testimonials sent free. Price rs
cents per bottle. Sold by all Drug
gists.
Take Halls Family Pills for cons
tipation.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-29
Nine. Ernestine Schumann-H Heink.

In the hope of finding relief from
severe attack of bronchial pneumo-
nia with which she has been suffering
for some time, Nine. Schumann-Heink
the famous concert star, has entrain-
ed for California. She is accom-
panied by her son, Ferdinand Schu-
mann-Heink.
Friends all over the country and
here in our own city will be grieved
to hear of the illness of this much
beloved and famous contralto, and
are hoping the balmy climate of the
sunny west will completely restore
her health.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-29

To the Defendants above named ::
You are hereby summoned and re-
quired to answer the complaint in this
action of which a copy is herewith
served upon you; and to serve a copy
of your answer to the said complaint
on the subscribers at their office at
Union, S. c., Rooms 1918, Foster
Building (upstairs), within twenty
days after the service hereof; and if
you fail to answer the complaint with
in the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in
this action will apply to the court for
the relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated November %, 1914, A. D.
(SeaD Wallace & Barron,
I. Frank Peake, Plaintiffs Attys.
Clerk of Court.
To the Defendant, r. F. Bobo: Take
notice, that the complaint in this &C
tion was filed in the office of the Clerk
of the Court for Union County, State
of South Carolina, at Union, S. c., on
the 30th day of November A. D. 1914
WALLACE & BARRON,
2-6t. Plaintiffs Attorneys.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-29
Bridal Chorus

Here comes the
Groom,
Pale as
Sheet.
See how he
Stumbles
All over his feet.
Notice his
Gloom
Sadness
Complete.
He'd give his
Shirt
For chance to
Retreat.
He has the gold
Ring
Tucked in his
Vest
So, why this
Worry?
Why this
Unrest?
Woe and
Alas!
A thousand
Alacks!
The poor gink's
Forgotten
The dime for his
Tax.
~ NT
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-29
For Men and Women.

Backache? Feel tired? Not so
spry as you used to be; Getting old
Many persons mistake kidney trouble
for advancing age. Kidneys out OF
order make you feel old before your
time. Foley Kidney Pills tone up and
invigorate the kidneys, Danish back
ache, rid your blood of acids and poi
sons. Sold by all dealers everywhere.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-29
Many German Lawyers Killed

Berlin, Jan. 22-More than a
thousand lawyers had been killed in
battle up to December 28.> The num-
ber officially given in the reports is
1,071. Six of these jurists were pro-
fessors of law, 236 were judges, state
attorneys, or other officials of the
judicial department of government.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-29
Whenever You Need General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties of QUININE
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. so cents.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-29

A brief inspection of Caldwell, N. J.
shows two famous places. One is the
house in which Grover Cleveland was
born, and the other is the peniten-
tiary Only difference is that Gro
yer Cleveland was able to leave the
house and come to New York, where
as the inmates of the other place
haven't that chance.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-29
SUMMONS FOR RELIEF.
Complaint Served.)

State of South Carolina-County Of
Union--Court of Common Pleas.
B. G. Wilburn and W. II. Wilburn,
partners trading and doing bus
mess under the name of B. G..
Wilburn & Son, Plaintiff,
against
r. F. Bobo, w. D. Arthur and F. G
Mosely, Defendants.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-29
A New One.
(Florida Times-Unionl

(Florida Times -Unionl
"She has an automobile face.
"Why, she doesn't even own al.
auto"
81 know; but that peculiar express
sion of hers was caused by her max
ing faces at people who have"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-29
A Tip For Young Mothers.

Don't let baby walk
Too soon, | pray,
Lest he should come
To walk this way:
Jacksonville Times Union
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-29
COLDS & LaGRIPPE

5 or 6 doses 66S will break
any case of Chills & Fever, Colds
& LaGrippe; it acts on the liver
better than Calomel and does not
sripe or sicken. Price 25c.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-29

st. Louis paper objects to bare
foot dancing, on the ground that it's
immoral, and then adds the real
reason-that the girls out there
haven't pretty feet, anyway.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-29
Invigoratlng to the Pale ard SickIy

The Old Standard general strengthening tonic,
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC. drives out
Malaria enriche the blood and builds the sys.
tenn. true tonic For adults and children. SOC
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-29
Cures Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't cus.

fhe worst cases, no matter Of how long standing.
are cured by the wonderful, old reliable DR..
Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. H relieves
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-29
HOLINESS CONVENTION.

E. F.. MCINTYRE
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-29

Learning to do without gives you
more to do with.-The Youths Com
panion.
Many a new house looks as if it
had been designed by the man who
put the bungle into bungalow.-The
Youths Companion.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-25
SAVING IN MOTOR DRIVEN FIRE ENGINES

The announcement of the plan of Fire Commits
soner Taylor to recommend to the City Commits
sion the purchase of motor tractor for the Friend
ship steam fire engine which sent to the repair
shop by the unfortunate accident of last Saturday
is a step in the direction of economy. While the
original outlay in cash will be large one, never
theless there undoubtedly will be an ultimate saw
ing to the City
As pointed out by the Commissioner it would
require outlay of about 81 900 to put the engine
III the same condition it was in before it crashed
against support of the Cumberland Valley Rail
road bridge Part of this expense for actual repairs
would be avoided if tractor We're purchased as
the tractor would take the place of some of the
parts of the apparatus that were smashed and
would otherwise have to be bought 1t had been
planned to equip the engine with a tractor at an
early date anyhow and it would be the wiser course
10 do it now rather than to wait for few months
as this latter plan would make necessary the pur-
chase of all the broken parts, for some of which
there would be no need after the ultimate purchase
of the tractor.
Moreover to repair the engine as a horse-draw
vehicle would involve the buying of new horse to
take the place of the one killed in the crash where>
as II a tractor were purchased at once the two
remaining engine horses could be sold and the
money thus received could be applied to meet part
OF the cost of the motor equipment
While the original outlay for the tractor. of
course, would be considerably larger than the cost
OF putting the engine in the condition it was in
before the accident there is money available for
such purposes in the special fund obtained for the
Fire Department in the recent $25, 900 bond issue
There would be little risk involved in the expert
ment OF trying out motor tractor on a steam fire
engine in this city 1t has been done in other cities
with marked success and it has been shown that
the saving effected by doing away with the cost of
caring for and feeding the horses is so great in
year as to make it possible to offset in compare
lively short time the initial expense of purchasing
tractors. Once the original outlay for tractor is
saved there is constant saving in the yeartoy
operation of motor-driven fire apparatus as COM
pared with the expense of maintaining horses to
draw an engine.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-25
ON CAPTURING A KING

Some of the most interesting stories connected
with the war; we may assume, do not reach this
country. Many of them share the fate of the pa
thetc account headed ~ Sad Story which was
represented by two blank columns the other day in
Paris newspaper after the censor got through
with it,-only the headline surviving to tell the
tale. Other stories certainly never reach journal
lists, for there must be much greater abundance
of them than ever get into print.
One interesting story has appeared, however
which, if not late still is news and even if not
authentic is nevertheless interesting 1t is the story
coming from London about almost capturing the
Kaiser, in which an officer of the Tenth Hussars
tells how part of his regiment made off Christmas
morning toward certain fork in road on the
way to General Mauben's headquarters where
they understood the Kaiser going to pass, and
how they just missed automobile in which they
could recognize the Kaiser with their glasses but
succeeded in cutting off two ears which followed
and in capturing the royal luggage.
1t is difficult to conceive of the Kaiser or of anv
OF the other warning soveregns for that matter in
captivity. There is certainly question as to what
the consequences of a capture would be- Without
drawing close comparisons between the game of
chess and the game of war; might call attention
to the fact that in the former, the king cannot be
taken and therefore has advantage. Yet when
he is checkmated the game is over
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-25

If the department were to instruct employees to re-
move the twine carefully from all packages when
distribution of the mail is made and preserve it
for further Thrifty housekeepers are accus-
toned to save twins for future service that comes
to them, often in liberal allotments, on packages
from the stores. Employees of the Postoffice De-
partment might get the same habit, if they do not
already have it, and they could thus make one ball
of twine do service for long time.
The story about the postmaster who saved the
government several cents worth of ink by refrain
ing from dotting his is and crossing his ts was
possibly the invention of some malicious individual
who wanted to cast reflections on Uncle Sans eco
nomcal practices. Yet the reducing of parcel
post rates. the lowering of the registry fee and
the ultimate establishing of cent postage, must
depend largely on the economy in little things, as
well in big ones, which the Department is able
to exercise
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-25
is BASEBALL WORK?

In discussing the squabble between the organized
baseball leagues and the Federal League now being
threshed out in the Chicago courts, the question
often asked is is baseball work?''
1t reminds one of the days when baseball first
started in this country-that is. when it got its
first actual start as the national game-iust after
the civil War. In those days the game was re-
garded as sport pure and simple, entirely divorced
from professionalism, and there WASH town of
any size in the East that did not possess one or
more baseball clubs, many of them with fancy
names, the players on which played for the pure
love Of it.
So quickly did the popularity of the game spread
in Pennsylvania that the clubs of the state formed
state association, and in 1868 there met in Har-
risburg representatives of more than two hundred
Pennsylvania clubs, the object being to further the
interests of the game and make closer relations
among clubs. The convention met in the hall of
the House of Representatives and at the close of
two-day session the entire convention attended a
game between the Harrisburg Tyroleans and a
Coatesvi1e team. The Harrisburg team, with Will
liam Murray as pitcher and Thomas Montgomery
as catcher, won the contest.
The state association did not last long however.
dying at the end of couple of years. but nobody
IN thoSe days ever looked upon baseball as work
On the contrary it was played mostly in the early
summer evenings after the days work was done
and was regarded purely as recreation. IF anv.
body had suggested that players should be paid
he would have been regarded as mild Lnatic and
hooted
1t was not until 1874 that paid baseball got into
Harrisburg There was great rivalry between the
home teams known as the High Boys and Experts.
and IN series of games it was thought necessary
to have better pitchers and catchers. The Experts
engaged brawny mill-worker from Philadelphia.
VINO was crackerJack catcher, and the High Boys
sent to Philadelphia and engaged battery known
as the Snyder Brothers and shortstop named
Harry Rffert.
That was the entering wedge Thereafter maid
players were employed here regularly and instead
OF baseball being recreation it became a profess
sion. 1t has been that in Harrisburg ever since.
and now 1t is regarded as work, after all.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-25
PHONE COS. MUST COOPERATE
Rival Companies Must Work Together
in Northampton County

In granting a certificate of public
convenience to-day to Blue Mountain
Telephone and Telegraph Company, to
extend its business operations in the
borouehs of Pen Argyll, Wind Gap, Ro-
seto and East Bangor, all in the county
of Northampton, in opposition to the
protest of the Slate Belt Telephone and
Telegraph Company, the Public Serv-
ice Commission declared that the future
development of the telephone service
win demand that every local commun-
ity, however small, shall be given the
opportunity to communicate by tele-
phone with the state ait large and the
state at large with every local COM
munity whenever circumstances will
permit such cooperative service.
There is no reason, the Commiss on
says, why the 265,000 and odd indie
pendent telephone subscribers in the
State who can reach the slate region,
and who can be reached from that re.
gion over the wires of the Blue Noun
tain Company, through present or flu.
ture traffic arrangement, should not be
permitted to get that service.
The protest of the Slate Belt Com.
pany was that it already occupies the
given territory with telephone sys-
tenn and that if permission would be
granted to the petitioner to enter a
territory so limited in area and popu.
lation, the competition resulting there.
from would seriously injure, if not de
stroy, the property values of the Slate
Belt concern.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-25
ECONOMICAL OLD UNCLE SAM

When 1t comes to economy business men might
well learn thing or two from their old Uncle
samuel. There is notice in the current number
oil the United States Official Postal Guide
headed Conservation of Twine" which might be
joke but 1t ism t. 1t is lesson on the impor-
tance of avoiding small extravagances Men in
almost every line of business might profit by it.
The Department instructs its employees as follows
In tying small packages of letters, one wrap of twine
ony each way should be made If the package is so bulky
as to necesstae the of wine or in tying out
letters the least number of should be each
that VIII insure the safety of the package transit
All concerned Will be expected to put forth every effort
looking to possible retrenchment along this line
ltwould also be TO the purpose we might suggest.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-25
lonaue-End Topics
Activity of Underwater Craft

The steady extension of the sphere
of activity of German submarines is the
subject of recent article by the Ger
man naval expert, Count Reventlow.
The sinking of the British battleship
Formidable in the Channel, preceded
as it was by the sinking of a patrol
boat off Dover and later by the de-
struction of two commercial steamers
off the French coast, gives evidence,
says the writer, that German under
water craft are able to operate almost
anywhere even in the most frequented
waters.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-25
Heavy Tax oil Brussels Street Cars

The German military authorities in
Belgium have forbidden the sale of
photographs or picture postcards of
King Albert and NJ. Max, Mayor of
Brussels, now imprisoned in Germany.
In Brussels, the street railway still is
being operated by the Belgian company,
which is required to turn over thirty
per cent. of its receipts to the German
tax collector.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-25
Receives Damages for Lost Horse

Lebanon, Jan. 25.-A verdict for
s1O2.S0 was returned by the jury in
the case of David Swanger against the
supervisors of East Hanover township
in civil court Saturday afternoon. The
verdict covers the jury's valuation of
Mr. Swanger' s loss of horse which
had to be killed after it's leg had been
injured and the tendons cut by strik-
ing a terra Gotta pipe which was ex-
posed along the side of the road.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-25
BREAKS A COLD
IN A few HOURS
WITHOUT QUIN|NE
First Dose of "Papes
Cold Compound" Re-
lieves All Grippe
Misery
Don't stay stuffed.unl

Don't stay stuffed-up!
Quit blowing aud snuffiing! A dose
of 'Pape's Cold Compound" taken
every two hours until three doses are
taken will end grippe misery and
break up severe cold either in the
head, chest. body or limbs.
1t promptly opens cloggedup nos
trils and air passages; stops nasty
discharges or nose running; relieves
sick headache, dullness, feverishness,
sore throat, sneezing, soreness and
stiffness.
"Pape's Cold Compound" is the
quickest, surest relief known and costs
only 20 cents at drug stores. 1t acts
without assistance, tastes nice, and
causes no Inconvenience. Don't accept
a substitute.-Adv
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-25
First Thanksgiving

The first Thanksgiving was conduct
ed by an English minister named VOL
fall In 1878, on the shores of New
foundland. The first celebration in the
present territory of the United States
was held in the Popham colony at
Sagadahoc, on the coast of Maine, in
1907. The first regular appointment of
a Thanksgiving day was by Governor
Bradford, the first Governor of Massa,
chusetts bay.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-25
Sir Galahad

The Most Conspicuous of the Knights
of the Round Table was Sir Galahad.
the son of Launcelot and Elaine. The
familiar words, "There Galahad sat,
with manly face, yet maiden meekness
in his face, ;" sufficiently indicate the
qualities for which the knight was fa-
mous-to wit, lion.hearted courage
combined, with humility and meekness
of spirit, the strength of the oak with
the soft beauty of tie lily.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-25
Penrose Escapes Pneumonia

Especial to the Star-Independent.)
Philadelphia, Jan. Ex-senator
Boies Penrose, who is i'll at his home,
1881 Spruce street, of bronchitis, show
ed some improvement yesterday, accord
ing to his physician, DR.. H. B. Carpen-
ter. AT the Senator's home last night
it was said that danger of pneumonia
developing was slight.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-25
why HAIR FALLS OUT

Dandruff causes feverish irritation
of the scalp, the hair roots shrink, loos-
en- and then the hair comes out fast. To
stop falling hair at once and rid the
scalp of every particle of dandruff, get
25-cent bottle of Danderine at any
drug store, pour little in your hand
and rub well into the scalp. After
few applications all dandruff disappears
and the hair stops coming out.-Adv.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-25
Jailed For Trading With Germans

Judgment has just been decreed in
the courts of Calcutta in the first ease
of Grading with the enemy" which
was made a severe misdemeanor at the
beginning of the war. The accused, an
employe of Calcutta exporting firm,
was sentenced to eighteen months i'm
prisonment and to pay fine of $500.
He was convicted Of endeav voring to
arrange for the sale of shipment OF
mica to German firm.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-25

Perhaps the experts can tell whether the losses of
43 ships by the German Navy and % the British Navy
as reported since the start of the have had the
matte effect of raising United States from position
fourth Naval power, which it held July 1, 1914
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-25

"Biggins doesn't get on"
"No. He insists on figuring on the
high cost of living instead of on how
to get the, price. Washington Star.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-25

The Chamber of Commerce apparently meeting with
good deal of success in its work of to whole
saes the great advantages Of Harrisburg distributing
center This is the practical kind of work that brings
business to the city.