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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-02-19
Card of Thanks.

I desire to express my gratitude to
my friends, both white and colored,
for their many kindnesses to my faith
er, Charlie Harris, during his last ILL
ness and death. Respectfully,
l t. pd. j. Z. Harris.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-02-19

AS rule vanity, to exist, does
require food of a very substantial
order.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-03
Sinking OF the Falaba.
Regarding the L~usitania.

Regarding the loss OF life by the
sinking OF the British passenger
steanror Lusitania, the German gov.
eminent has already expressed to the
neutral governments concerned its
keen regret that citizens OF their states
lost their lives.
On this occasion the Imperial gov
eminent, however, cannot escape the
impression that certain important
facts having q direct bearing on the
sinking OF the Lusitania may have es
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-03
Says Ship Carried Cannon.
POINTS ADVANCED BY
GERMANY AND AMERICA

Germany advances self defense in
support OF submarine warfare against
~belligerent merchant ships.
The United States holds that such
warfare is indefensible.
Germany declares hat the Falaba
was sunk because she signalled for as,
sistance.
The United States has declared that
no potential menace by submarines
justities the death OF the American,
Leon c. Thrasher.
Germany claims that carelessness or
suspicious acts of neutral vessels is
responsible for unjustiied attacks by
German submarines.
The United States insists German
submarines have no right to make mis-
takes.
Germany charges that the Lusitania
carried mounted masked guns.
The United States denies that the
lInsitania left New York armed.
Germany describes the Lusitania as
a British auxiliary cruiser.
The United States declares the Lusi-
tania was an unarmed merchant pas.
senger ship.
Germany alleges that by direct in
structions OF their government British
merchantmen attack German subma.
rines.
Germany announces that ii will not
regard British ships as undefended
British territory.
The United States holds that human.
ity and international law forbids the
exercise of a revolving practice.
Germany alleges that an American
law was violated b. the presence of
explosives on the Lusitania.
The United States asserts that no
American law a violated.
Germany suggests that II will cease
submarine warfare IL the United
States will induce Great Britain to
surrender its war against foodstuffs
intended for the recpie of Germany.
The United States feels it cannot
barter with Great Britain over a
question which relates solely to Ger.
many. ~
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-03
(signed) "JAGow."
Won JAGOW EXPLAINS AID IN.
TERN NOTE To II e

Berlin, via London, May 31.-Got
tiieb Won Jagow. the imperial Ger
man foreign secretary has outlined the
reasons which impelled the German
government to send ad interim the
note to the United States government,
instead of a final and definite reply
to the American representations re
garding the Lusitania and other ships
that have been t%orpedoed and Ger
many's submarine policy.
The issues involved" said Herr
Won Jagow, ARE of such Importance
and the views in regard to the Lusi
tania show such variance that the
German government believed II essen
tial to attempt to establish a common
basis of fact before entering into q
discussion of the issues involved.
Open For Discussion.
I'VE hope and trust that the Amer
lean government will take the sams
view OF the case and let us know in
what points their understanding Of ths
facts differ from the German view
point as set forth in the note and In
what points they agree before looking
for a direct answer to their .communi
cation.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-03
Holland Giving Up Motoring.

Rubber has become very scarce in
Holland. 1t is becoming almost impos-
sible to obtain tires for motor cars,
and the prices are prohibitive. Doc
tors in some cases are giving up the
use of their motor cars for this rea-
son. The bicycle. which is perhaps
more used in Holland in proportion to
the population than anywhere else, the
fat country and excellent roads rem
dering it an exceedingly convenient
means of locomotion, is also affected
by the exhaustion of the rubber sup.
ply. Persons of good judgment are of
opinion that in a few months motor
cars and cycles will disappear from
the public thoroughfares for this
eason
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-03
Commencement"

Twenty-Five members of Princeton's
senior class announce that they have
never been kissed. Before reading
this we never could understand why
the end Of a college course vas known
AZ commencement.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-03

capped the attention OF the American
government.
In the interest of a clear and COM
plete understanding, which is the aim
of both governments, the Imperial gov
eminent considers it first necessary
to convince itself that the information
accessible to both governments above
the facts of the case is important and
in accord.
The government of the United
States proceeds on the assumption
h a the Lusitanid could be regarded
as al ordinary unarmed merchantmen.
The Imperial government allows itself
in this connection to point out that
the Lusitania was one Of the largest
and fastest British merchant ships,
built with government funds as an
auxiliary cruiser and carried express.
ly as such IA the navy list issued by
the admiralty.
Says Ship Carried Cannon.
1t is further known to the Imperial
government from trustworthy reports
from its agents and neutral passen-
gers, that for a considerable time
practically all the more valuable Brit
ish merchantmen have been equipped
with cannon and ammunition and 9th.
er weapons manned by persons who
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-03

Mrs. w. NJ. Danner, wife of the Sec
rotary of the American committee of
the Mission of Lepers, is one of the
few women who dared to stay for any
length of time in a leper colony. She
says that leprosy is on the increase
in this country, and that there are m
or more cases in Is different states.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-07-22
Properly Land O. cakes.-

Scotland came to be known centu.
ries ago as the Land o. Cakes" and
as such has been celebrated 10 prose
and poetry. One may yet, In travelling
through that northern land. come up
on country inns and herders' huts. see
women who never attended cooking
school" and who over peat FIRE In the
great chimney place. q griddle swung
By Q crane over the SLOW Goals. baking
a cake more than q foot IN diameter.
savory and promising Of . meal for
the gods. and who when the big cake
10 ready for the turning win seine the
griddie BY thu handle. sivs u . toss
IN the air. and turn that cake with an
art motion not 10 be seen In any other
place on earth. the big round slab turn
ing q loop theioop and aliehtins with
the other side down In the same place
a. before TO the breadth Of Q sisntss
sssm Of The heAthsei
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-07-22
SYNOPSIS.

A curious crowd OF neighhors invade
the mysterious home OF Judge Ostrander.
county Judge and eccentric recluse, tol-
lowing yelled woman who proves TO pc
the widow OF a man tried before the Judge
and eleCtrocuted for murder years before
Her daughter Is engaged 10 the judge
con. from whom he is estTanged, but the
murder Is between the lovers. She plans
to clear her husbands memory and asks
the judges aid. Deborah Scovile reads
the newspaper clippings telling the story
OF the murder OF Algernon EtheTsdge by
John Scuvile in Dark Hollow, twelve
years before, The Judge and Mrs, SEQ
vile meet at Spencer's Folly and she
shows him how, on the day OF the muir
der, She saw the shadow OF man, whit
Ting stick and wearing long peaked
cap The Judge engages her and her
daughter Reuther to live with him In hts
snysterious home. Deborah and her law
yer. Black, so to the police station and
She discovers broken knife-hlade point
embedded in IT. Deborah and Reuther SO
70 live with the Judge Deborah sees a
portrait OF oliver. the Judges son, with n
black band painted across the eyes, That
might she finds, in divers room, n cap
with a peak like the Swallowed one, and
q knife with a broken blade-point. Anon
ymous letters and Il talk with Miss
Weeks increase her suspicious and fears.
She finds that Oliver was In the ravine
on the murder night Black warns her
limiting at divers guilt In the court
room the Judge is handed an anonymous
uote. The note Is picked UP and read
aloud. \ mob follows the Judge to his
nome Deborah tells him why suspicion
mas been aroused against Oliver,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-07-22
A NEW FatTA

Although Ma! Dan Morgan Smith
81 Chicago was never personally AZ
dic,cd to thr use 81 strong drink. get
he aas for several years The able ern.
eral counsel Of the Model License
league lie L. uos aeaioGs advocate
Of temperance. aud thus writes Ar
guments that once seemed go plaus.
this have failed me. for the foanda'
ton Of my faith and the corner stone
OF my arguments Mas the failure 81
regulation and the success of prohibit
ticn Ny faith is gone and my corner
stone Is displaced. nay structure has
fallen. and ii remains for III" 10 help
build another. founded on acw faith,
with corner stone as enduring as
the truth. and that faith shall be
called Temperance and the corner
stone shall be Aanihila,ioH shall
never make another speech in behalf
Of the Mcdel License league. | am
through with the vet side. My intel
lEencc insists upon 1t. my conscience
demands 1t
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-07-22

had few hours Of freedom. de-
cided to begin the remodeing in clay
of an exquisite statue which had great
ly aroused my admiration.
This statue stood in forbidden
place. 1t was one OF the art treasures
Of the great house on the blum com
monty called Spencer's Folly. | had
seen this marble once, when dining
there with father, and was so i'm
pressed by its beauty that it haunted
me night and day. The boy OF fifteen
would attempt the impossible ! pro-
cured my clay and then awaited my
opportunity. 1t came. as have said
on my birthday.
There was no one living In the house
at this time Mr.. Spencer had gone
West for the winter The servants
had been dismissed, and the place
closed
What to every other person in town
would have seemed an insuperable OBJ
stacle to this undertaking. was no OBJ
stacle to ne. | knew how to get in
One day in my restless wanderings
about a place which had something OF
the nature Of shrine TO me, | had
noticed that one OF the windows "a
swinging one) overlooking the ravtne
moved as the wind took II Either the
lock had given way or it had not been
properly fastened II ! could only
bring myself to disregard the narrow
ness Of the ledge separating the house
from the preoipice beneath | felt that
could reach this window and sever
the vines sufficiently for my body &c
press in and this | did that night.
let myself go--I had to-and imme
diately found myself standing upright
in a space so narrow could touch the
walls on either side. 1t was a closet
had entered, opening into the huge
dining hall, where had once sat be
side my father at the one formal mea
Of my life,
remembered that room: It haG
made a great impression upon me
and some light finding its way through
the panes Of uncurtained glass which
topped each OF the three windows over
looking the rav!ne. soon was able Il
find the door leading into the drawing
room.
had brought q small lantern In tht
| bag slung to my shoulders. but | hac
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-07-22
BEFORE HIS HOUR or GLORY
Attitude a. tire Youthful Napoleon on
Tina, Memorable June Day
In French History.

While we were spending cur time tn
rather saFaboud manner the twea.
tieth O. June arrived We met by ap
pointment al a restauratour' In The
Rue ST Houore, near the Falais
Royal. To take one Of our daily ram
bles On going OF, We saw mob ag'
preaching In the direction Of the mar
ket, which Ronaparto estimated at Eve
or six thousand men They were
rabbla Of hlackGuArds ludicroHsly
armed with weapons OF every descrip-
ton. and shouted while they proceed.
ed rapidly toward the Tullsrios, vocif'
Grating all kinds Of gross abuse II
was a collection o! all that was Tilesi
in the purleus OF Paris
Let US follow the mob" said Bona
parte.
We got the start OF them and took
up our station on the terrace along the
river, II was there that he witnessed
the seandalous scenes which took
place. and IL would be diG'eult 10 do
scribe the surprise and Indignation
NulIu tue1 eACitsu IN AlAut " ava VA"
king showed himself at the windows
overlooking the garden with the red
cap which one OF the mob had put on
his head be could no longer repress
his Indignation. What stupidity" he
loudly exclaimed Why have they
let In all that rabblcf They should
knock of 400 or 500 OF them with the
cannon: the res, would take. them
selves of fast enough"
When We sat down to dinner. which
I paid for as generally did. for was
the richer OF the two. be spoke OF moth.
ing but the scene We had witnessed
He discussed with great good sense the
causes and consequences Of this unre-
pressed insurrection. He foresaw and
developed with sagacity all that would
follow. He was not mistaken
Memoirs Of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-07-22
BUILT A MONUMENT
IRE ass, Sort IN tire World.

n monument built By and from
Postum Is the way an Illinois uaa
describes himself lilo says.
Fer years Vas . coffee drinker
until q, last | became q terrible sat'
terer from dyspepsia. constipation.
headaches and Indigestion.
The different kinds OF medicine |
tried did not cure me. and finally some
one told fne TO leave OF coffee and
take up Postum I vas fortunate in
having the Postum made strictly ac-
cordins TO directions on the pkE, 90
that from the start liked IT.
Gradually my condition changed
The old troubles disappeared and I
began to feel well again. Ny appetite
became good and could digest food
Now | am restored TO strength and
health. can sleep sound all night and
awake with a fresh and rested body.
Il am really q monument built by
Postum. for Was n physical wreck.
distressed in body aud mind. and am
now a strong. healthy man. | know
exactly what made the change; II was
leaving of coffee and using Postum"
Name given BY Postum Co. Battle
Greek. Mich. Read The Road to Well
ville," In pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum csrest-,he original form
must be well boiled. i5c and 25c pack
ages.
Instant Postum--a soluble powder
disscives quickly In a cup OF hot va
ter. and with cream and sugar. makes
a delicious beverage Instantly. soc and
soc tins.
Doth kinds are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup
There's q Reason for Postum
sold By 0roee1L
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-07-22
LOUNGERS HAVE NEW GAME
What 10 Known az Shoe Poker 10
Amusing the Idle Young Men
OF New York.

Have you taken hand ut shoe
ooker' It's a merry little pastime.
and. thanks to several shoe designers
running riot this summer. it's likely to
prove one OF our best known outdoor
sports for the season.
Just at present shoe poker parties
are confined 10 the idle young men
who make the corners OF broadway
In the theatrical district look busy.
Every hand is jackpot. and each
player Is entitled 10 Ave shoes Tho
game Is played after this fashion:
The first player elects TO chose tho
shoes worn on tho FIRST Ave women 10
pass the corner. The second player
the next Ave. and 10 on. II the first
Ave women who pass the corner are
wearing the regulation laceup-thc-
front shoes the player has straight
II the second group OF Ave women all
chance 10 have on boots Of the same
color-whi,c, black. champagne or
any one Of the dozen or so various
colors that are worn this season--the
second player calls flush and na,ur.
ally beats tho straight,
II, In the third group ~ Ave female
shoe wearcrE. there are two pairs lac.
iur up the front and three lacing up
the side. that's full house. and tho
third hand beats both tho other hands
Because Of tho variety Of design In
female boo. toeEery this year there
tons that can be made, and shoe
poker has, for the time a; least. made
the corner sports forge; all about
white horscs. red haired eirls aut aa-
tOmohilc poker ~-. NcU York World
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-07-22
HOW TO EDUCATE.

HOW TO EDUCATE.
In the temperance education cam.
paign now being vigorously carried on
In all parts Of The country u special.
ICED system Is advisable, Or. Wells
Andrews, In Chicago Daily News.
puts this suggestion into words that
are well worth passing on.
Tell the lumber men Of Michigan. he
says. how many thousands OF drinking
farmers viii single their homes and
barns or build new ones as soon as
they quit their mcanness." Tell the
shoe manufacturer OF Massachusetts
what II means to take all the bare
feet OF drunkards' children on the
ground. Tell tho iron men OF Penn
sylvania that new stoves will be need
ed In 100, 900 homes when the saloon.
keeper ceases TO get the money, and
tell the miners they will have work
all winter through getting coal enough
TO put into those stoves, Tell the wool
growers OF Ohio that every body in this
country Is going 10 be wrapped in
woolen and sleep Under blankets when
the hlizEards blow, and the men no
longer heat up with liquid FIRE" in or.
der 10 oNterminate their families With
atmospheric cold Tell the cattle rails.
ers OF the West and stockyards men
IN Chicago that there is going 10 bc
beef on thousands OF tables. where
now there are a few cold potatoes, Tell
the grocer he can sell Tor cash and say
good.by TO bad debts when the dimes
no longer 30 into the saloon TIL Tell
tho farmers there is going 10 be an
unhcard OF demand for -four and nNal,
butter. cheese and egEs as soon as
beer drinkers cease fostering that in
dustry and begin fis,ng oa, the hol
low checks Of wives and children.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-07-22
ALCOHOL, sHor AND SHELL.

Tho Reiormer. paper % Western
Australia. writes o! the effects Of IN
tortcating drinks In the oSpcdl,lonary
force OF tha, state as follows
A little time age 10000 troops we're
medically certified as sound In ~iad
and limb Then alcohol began to put
IN lis nua work. aDd In a short time
2 1000 Of them. either ior behavior or
sickness. we're dismissed Te.ir
places ucru soon Oiled but neither
tho citizens nor the soldiers had learn
ed their lesson. and 80 whisky ~
beer aas stili regarded az the bond
~ good fellowship. and the test OF
hospitality Then came a!oug pacS
monsa that dread daughter 81 alCo
holism IL was pneumonia In tho
canp. rneamortA al Alhany gurs
mcn.A ON tho SEA and pneumonia -"
meath the shados o. the pyramids
Som. ,ardsiY recovered, others acre
laid beneath the tggt az the save To-
fore ever fhe1 NA~ The fash 81 Turs'
ten swurd or heard 'hc bars, oi Ger.
uAR homh
Alruhc!lsm ana pneumonia Indeed
ear scarcely b. separated. and the
foremost physicians os knslan3 BOW
are saving that they lonS uppa ihe
previous alcoholic condition a. -
tlrnt A. the Arb3t0r NJ his TIE ~bcE
attacked b. YurE rnuta Ths trt'
blood In nur wag @as drawn. not by
the bayonca Of the ca~my bgt by
the folls 81 oaFsrltes The foolish
hos pHaljty Of abe pssopic Aaa the
drinking de0x az tbs state Eetnsd
hands In destroying car defenders
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-07-22
bag slung L

not hitherto dared to use 1t on &C
count Of the transparency Of the panes
| have mentioned; but once in the per
fectly dark recesses of the room be-
yond, | drew it out. and without the
least fear OF detection boldly turned
1t upon the small alcove where stood
the object OF my alteration. | knelt
before the glimmering marble and IN
rolled my bundle Of wet clay.
began my work. then | began to
realize little the nature OF the task
had undertaken and to ask myself
whether II stayed all night | could
finish II to my mind II was during
one of these moments OF hesitation
that I heard the first growl OF distant
thunder
But the thunder growled again and
my head rose. this time In real alarm
A man-two men we're entering by
the great front door. | heard Q loud
laugh. and the upsy exclamation OF a
voice knew:
There! shut the door. can't you,
before it's blown from its hinges
You'll find ,!erything Jolly tere. Wine.
lights, solitude in which TO finish our
game and q roaring good opportunity
TO sleep afterwards"
The answer I failed to catch was
simply paralyzed by terror. As the
door of the room opened to admit
them. I succeeded in shutting that Of
the closet into which had flung my
self--or almost so. did not dare to
latch Il. for they were already In the
room and might hear me.
This IL the spot for rs" came
In Spencer's most joviai tonea Big
tshla WHISKY handy. eards right here
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-07-22
COURT ADMITTED ITS ERROR
Might Be oovetee, Ne~ever, Whe'nsr
lns,rve.en TO Disregard State
merit Sad Much Effect

II vas ar action aEaias; an iatar.
ancc conf any In AR ArisonA eosT', TO
recover tho sAiuc Of gaaTtR uiii
that had boon buvHea The drtpHd
AIT introduced the former foreman
@, tho nii. no testified THAI ,aa
plaintiff had admitted 10 NsH ;tas ha
bad Sc, arc 10 tho m.ll IA order 10
set The Insurance nsuacy
The presiding !aase Eaew 'he all.
ness, and had q ycry lom oriuson -
bis vrracity Tie kaew The p'a,a'tT
10 BE an honorable and alr.sa; mAp.
~hegr'nr" ho bars; forth ujth the ~.
mark. Ever BODY knoss that to b. q
lie
Whrrcgpon the eu4Gc!I Tor the !csar.
aHco CON Parry tpgaBs To hts tret to
rage, = object ;o the iAnsaAss os
tho court. said he. and demand
that II BIZ sAAeu ao~u ara nay obsec-
t.oE catered IN the record
~CsrtAluly CalaucI tlravH" Rala The
co4rs, Yea ara quite F,gA,. aaa the
coGrt ~as altogether wroGs 10 ssaAkgag
sarh A'gsHAgk The cnart @tlt So
3fAror 90 correct tho effects 81 Iis
tHAGxcusacr, tstnflfmscn ~ tEs barry,
saftr1gcl yoa that yaa ;G4s; disregard
say remark Iua airs TIE cxe,astNe
badges ~ tAc evidence aud e thu
credibtttf Il the witnesses. and Il
mast have Wv wrlsht @uA yoa that
gsmep;ed As / tid Sp0A gte taos hat
The wi;uess Told unc * 'Aa aau@t!esg
lies that was esrr attrfrd In a eogrt.
yuoaa < AsF And Goa aoas
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-07-22
FOR ras SAKE OF OUR BOYS.

A mother having expressed her re-
greet at the lukewarmness OF q certain
preacher on the prohibition question.
received the reply. But my dear
woman. Il is not necessary TO urge
u. II is right and Is sure 10 come
II may be twenty or. perhaps. ten
years. but what matters a few years.
more or less What matters a few
years." replied the mother with deep
feeling IF your boy or my boy are
20 be among those who will be ruined
in the saloons In these ten or twenty
years. II would seem a matter Of
infinite importance how socn the
liquor traf7e was eSterminaied"
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-07-22

ire and the crime | had just seen per
pctrated there would soon be crime
stricken from the sigh, Of men for.
ever,
In the fare OF It's tremendous burn.
Ing ! found my way up through the
forest road 20 my home aad into my
fathers presence, He Ike everybody
else was up that night. and already
alarmed nj my continued absence
Spencers Folly is on nra." cried.
as he cast dismaycd eyes at my paIl!d
and dripping figure II you so to the
door, you can see III"
But told him nothing more.
Perhaps other boys O! my age can
understand my silence.
CTo BE CONTINUED