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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-10-12
DESIRABLE LOTS FOR SALE.

| will sell before the Courthouse
door on Monday, the 5th day of No
vember, 1917, during the legal hours
of sales, five desirable building lots,
situated on Henrietta street, in the
! City of Union, on and adjoining the
corner of said street and Beatty street,
and near the intersection of Gage Ave-
and said Henrietta street: said lots
formerly known as the Francis Harris
Beatty lot. Said lots being 80 feet by
130 feet, two of them little longer.
A plat of same may be seen at my
Office
Also, two other lots with houses on
same, situated on said Henrietta street
and across Beatty street from TIE
above mentioned lots, and formerly
known as the Ed. Lipscomb lots Said
lots front 80 feet each on Henrietta
street. Plats of same may be seen at
my office.
Terms of Sale: One-fourth cash,
balance on credit of one, two and
three years, the credit portion to bear
interest at the rate of SO per annum,
secured by mortgage of lot sold. Pur-
chasers to pay for recording papers;
and may pay all, or any greater part
than one-fourth, cash.
J. A. Sawyer
Union, S. c., Oct. 10, 1917. 41-4
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-10-12
COMFORT BAGS FOR THE BOYS

The Union County Equal Suffrage
league packed shipment of comfort
bags for the soldiers and sent them to
Atlanta for foreign shipment. The
bags were khaki colored, with the
United States flag on the back and
contained soap, tooth brush, foot ease,
vaseline, new skin, wash rags, chew
ing gum, handkerchiefs, socks, tooth
paste, kodak films, games, needles,
pins, bachelor buttons, chocolate and
many other things too numerous to
mention. 1t is hoped the boys will
enjoy going through them and using
them as much. as the Suffrage league
did making and packing them up. The
ladies of Union are having good time
working for the soldiers and unless a
woman wants to be horribly out of
style, she dare not show her face
without her knitting bag. Grand to be
soldier of Uncle Sam.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-10-12
CAPTURE WIRELESS PLANT
IN HEART OF SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco, Oct. "A wireless
receiving plant, which is believed by
naval officers to have been used in
ti-American activities, was seized
by federal officials this afternoon in
the heart of San Francisco.
Edward Abrahamson, a German, in
whose home the plant was found, and
his son, Ray Abrahamson, formerly a
licensed wireless operator, were not to
be found. 1t was reported the plant
had been used in taking code messages
from outside the country.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-10-12

The absurd report, put out by enc
mics of our country, that the govern
ment intended to commander the
pantry supplies, taking over the con-
tents to the use of the government
is as absurd as it is false. 1t was a
report circulated to hinder our good
wo.nen in their effort to conserve food.
But it will not accomplish its pur-
pose. Even if it were true-if the
government did do such thing under
the stern demands of an intoerable
situation, the women of America
would gladly cooperate. Anyway,
Union county women would do that
very thing, we feel quite sure.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-10-12
YOUNG MAN, BUY LAND.

We are not in the real estate bus
mess, not at this time nor at any
previous time. Nor do we anticipate
going into any sort or phase of the
real estate business. We can, there
fore, write what we will say below
without any apology and without any
ulterior motive.
We say to the young men of Union
and Union county: Buy land; buy
and build a home There has never
been time in the history of this
country when such fiattering prospects
presented themselves to the small
farmer. There is not much hope for
the big landed estate; the owner of
vast acres is faced with too serious a
condition in the matter of labor. But
to the young man, willing to work
and with ordinary intelligence, the
opening is most attractive. For the
next five years everything that can
be raised on the farm promises to
bring good prices. A man can buy a
fifty-acre farm in Union county and,
if he manages wisely, he can pay for
it in three years or even less, and at
the sam etime get his living from the
land. We know of one small farm
this year whose owner will clear
enough to pay back twice over the
purchase price. 1t is veritable wide
open opportunity to the man who is
willing to try. Hard work? Yes,
plenty of it; so is working in the mill,
clerking in store or working on the
railroad. Each of these occupations
work longer hours and have less of
freedom and less of good prospects
than those presented by the farm.
And farm lands in Union county are
to be purchased at astonishingly low
prices today. In less than five years
the prices of today will double. This
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-10-12

Some time ago we advised the farm
erS to hold their cotton for a good
price. We advise the same thing now.
If you owe money, take your cotton
to the bonded warehouse here and get
certificates for it; take your certif-
Gates to the bank and get what money
YOU must have. Pay your debts and
wait. No man can be sure Of what
cotton will do, but every indication is
that it will bring a much higher price.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-10-12

The present price of cotton is goou
There are many reasons for sup
posing that it will go higher later on
If you owe money, sell, or put your
cotton in the warehouse and pay up
You will feel better and you will be
safe and secure. If then you wish to
hold for 80 cents, go to it, There is
every reason for believing that cotton
will go there by or before next spring.
Some predict that it will go much
higher.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-10-12
A CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to each and every one of our
many kind friends and neighbors who
so faithfully rendered their aid to us
during the recent illness and death of
our dear father, j. S. r. Alexander.
May the good Lord bless each and
every one of them is the prayers of
his dear children.
His Children. ..
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-10-12
COTTON OIL co.
DISTRIBUTING A VALUABLE
HAND BOOK FOR FARMERS

The Southern Cotton Oil Co. is Civ
ing away book of valuable informa-
tion that any farmer will profit by
reading as it contains over 100 prac-
tical suggestions that will save both
TIME and MONEY. The next time
you are in Union go by and get one as
they are Free for the asking. 1874
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-10-12

is no foolish prediction; it is a pro-
phesy that we would be willing to
stake our reputation upon. Young
man, buy a small farm. Get out on
it, and go to work. You will be glad
you did this if you live five years
more on the earth.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-10-12
TO THE PEOPLE OF UNION
AND UNION COUNTY

| am doing my bit in taking the
management of an optical department,
relieving two good Americans who
went 'to make the world safe for
democracy" hence it will be impossl-
BILE for me to be in Union this fall.
thank the good people of Union
and County for their past patronage
l have the names and prescriptions of
the glasses | fitted for the last 18
years and if any of you don't get the
satisfaction of the glasses I fitted, or
if the frames are faulty, please send
the glasses to me (enclosing return
postage) and | will exchange the
lenses, frames, or both, free or charge.
If you break your glasses send them
to me. Will duplicate at a great saw
ing to you. If you come to Atlanta
come to see me: / am at your COM
mand. Respectfully,
/. f. GRIMM.
Atlanta, Ga, $3.50 Whitehall ST.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-24

Lawrence Wheat Is "a clever as here
tofore and pleased the audience lust as
much as in the past. while Harry Clark
and Gilbert Wells added to the success
OF the occasion.
Of the ladies in the east May Thomp-
son and Marie Flynn easily captured the
honors Of the evening while Florine Ar
mold ran a close second
Taking 1t all in all and Judging en-
tirely from the applause and remarks
of the audience. Arthur Hammerstein
has given the public Just what 1t wants
and when it wants It. From present in
dications You're in Love" Will continue
for the balance of the season
lane Cowrs Lilac Time"
Jane Cowl's entrance into the lime
light as a playwright was not a particu
larry brilliant one.
Lilac Time" which one might sup
pose was a play Of fragrance and spring
zephyrs. l. a dsnk. gloomy war romance
which borders on tragedy. NotwIth-
standing this. however. there are several
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-24
Some Stirring Musical Mum
bers Feature One of Them;
a Gruesome Soldier Play.

NEW YORK. Feb. 24-At Maxine
I ~ Elliott's theater q two-bill pro-
duction Wa made OF Magic
and The Little Man the plays beng
| from the pens Of Gilbert X. Chestcrton
f, and John Galsworthv. respectively
In Magic Chesterton has dcl,ed
deep into the realms of the unknown,
and although his dialogue l. exceedingly
! clever and his plot strong. the theme of
the play Is rather above d he head OF the
average mortal and for tlfst reason viii
perhaps never arrive at the point where
the plav may be called a popular sue
cess. However, 1t i a remarkably play.
Galsworthv. in The Little Man. has
given the public something which II can
readily understand but which fades far
into the background beside the produc-
tion of Magic
Johnny, Get Yolr Gun"
"Johnnv. Get Your Gun farce. by
Edmund Lawrence Burke, revised by
Dorothy Dohnclly, which was presented
by John Cort at the Criterion was by
far the most notable production Of The
week from the standpoint OF popular
appeal.
1t Is a breezy AmericeI farce. some
what reminiscent OF the Man From
Home" as 1t might have been written
" II NAu- bflilli, oitA- even tuuu-h III
construction it is a bit crude. there Is no
doubt that it appealed 10 the audience
from start 10 finish.
Johnny Virgins. an American Cow
hand who has gone into the movies.
IS the hero Of the production. and he
comes east TO inspect a certain fortune
hunter who has succeeded in ~rustling'
his girl.
The fortune hunter doesn't stack mp
verv high In JOhnuvs estimation and
friend John decides 10 erase him from
the scene. This he does in most hum0r-
Gus manner and with his quaint drawl
and six gun methods hc keeps the au-
dienee in commissions whenever he ap-
pears.
The play i a pleasant diversion from
the usual run of farces Of this kind, and
although the character OF Johnny Wig
gins i obviously the Buck Parvin' of
the Charles Van Loan stories. 1t j.
nevertheless a clever character.
think the producers OF such f0rces
should be encouraged. This one Is light.
breezy and full of fun and that Is Just
what Is needed in these times OF I'M
certainty.
you're in Love"
Marie FLYNN. beautiful in looks and
voice and gracefully attiTed in a sUit
Of ravishing pink BAHAMAS. Is only one
Of the good things in You're in Love.
the new Casino production by otto
Hauerbaeh. Edward Clark and Rudolph
Friml.
There is no plot in the piece worth
mentioning, but one fo-gets the omission
in the JOYS Of Frimls music and the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-24
THE DAILY NOVELETTE,
ABAFT THE BEAM.
This weeks mysteryD

r Ohm McJOHNS. with ths shovel
over his shoulder. took two PAGES
- towards the apple tree. then seven
due north six overdue east and
stopped and began 10 dig.
The ninth shovelful OF earth was,
stiH flying when the earl Of Ludds
stepped from the back door Of the cha
teau. looked at McJohns uneasily and
finally said in the dialect peculiar to
the British aristocracy. "Wot make O.
shOveic"
Lea and PERKINS, replied John Nc
Johns, shortly. and the earl OF Ludds
nervously handed him cigar and
passed on.
McJOhns took the crystal out OF his
watch. and with the aid Of that and
the sun. lighted the cigar in less than
20 minutes
Nature first. last and all the time"
he murmured. and fen to digging
At the SD spadeful. lord Helpus
strolled from behind the polsndra bush
Did You know / was there he
asked. keenly but casually.
I did. said McIohns shortly. and
looked at him significantly
Lord Helpus sighed helplessly. took
a shilling from his pocket. cast il into
the hole. and turned abruptly and went
out of McJOhns's life NcJohns filled
the hole again. drew a small piece OF
blank paper from his pocket, tore It
into shredS, cast them 10 the IA winds.
and walked rapidly in the direction OF
the Great Dipper-
a 10 piece toothbrush will be award
ed to the reader submitting the first
correct solution OF ~Abaft the Beam
Ed ><
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-24

care-frce antics OF the ladies Of the east.
The scene Is laid on transatlantic
liner before the DAYS when the U-boats
changed the pleasITable trip to Europe
into the most dangerous Of sports Dur
ing the second act Marie Flynn. sup
posedlv walking in her sleep. climbs ont
on the boom OF the ship and swings
over the audience. much TO the delight
Of the gentlemen in the first few rows,
who secured her dainty slippers en route
Frimfs music deserves special reeog-
nition for the melodies are Of the plain
tive sort that characterized ''katinsa
The FREELY" and High ,Iinks.7 all Of
which We're the creations of the nimble
Rudolph.
Some Good Songs
Things You Must Not Do ami
waltz movement entitled you're in
Love" are worthy successors 10 '->vui-
pathv7 from The FREELY and High
links" from the play Of that name. aud
the other musical numbers are Of like
value.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-24

a great success. Two years later the
play was successfully presented in
London
Ia making the photoplay adapta-
ton OF the story Of "Sapho," Hugh
Ford. who directed the production for
the Famous Players has carefully
avoided the darkest side of the tale and
has lightened the tenor of the picture
so that il is not in any sense oppres-
sive in its effect
Among those who are playing i'm
portant roles in support OF Miss Fred
erick in this phOtoplay are Frank Lo-
see as CaOudal, John Sampolis as De
jOie, Pedro de Cordoba as Flamant and
Thomas Meigham as Gaussin.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-24
Stories the Indian Mothers Tell Their Children.
HOW VALLEJO SAVED THE VILLAGE

Now l that the people Of certain village fell sick them
sngs A. the sickness kind fever the patients
the
large rock lay the path Every time the people passed that
tall olazyto
One day Wau-epo which singing
he e over
the path dark owl boots Wou-o
NaueTc a LAST the
Diaek But Waupo words
understandable d
III he coudn The
that would be when ackfo
had
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-24
HARD WORK FOR MARGUERITE

II one may believe the protests Of
Marguerite Clark after her reckless
disregard of the truth in Miss George
Washington" it is a very complicated
process for an actress To play the role
Of an actress on the screen.
That is what the little Famous Play
ers star has been doing in The For
tunes OF Fiji" in which she Will soon
lie starred on the Paramount program.
The trouble lies in submerging ner own
personality, endowinE the actress
whom she is impersonating with a
personality at the same time getting
over the role which the supposed ac-
tress is playing. Miss Clark would class
this type of acting under the general
caption of hard work
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-24

I public to the Swami play
! IL Is nothing more nor less than 4
! cheap. rank mclodrama. well directed
and produced. and IN most instances
rather well acted However even with
the master hand Of HoIbrook Blinn as
| director the new play cannot hope tn
last long and there are signs even now
that it Is about TO be Withdrawn.
Il Is a shame that so clever an actress
as Sidney Shields should be cast for such
an offensive role as that which she has
in the production and other actors and
! actresses Of Ike ability are sadly ont OF
place amid the wreck of swans IF.
summing II all up. IF is perhaps the
worst play of the season.
Broadway Gossip.
The LEDGER which Is now on its
sixth week at the Randolph thester.
seems TO be Just popular enough 10 stay
there for the balance of the season.
Many critics could see no excuse for It's
production. while others maintained that
It was the cleverest thing in New York.
Personally, l liked it and am glad to see
that there are some others who are OF
the same mind.
lionel Atwell and Phyllis Relph con-
tinue IN the cast and give one Of the
most finished performances 1 have ever
seen.
Douglas Fairbanks has signed with the
Aircraft features This popular movie
star Will now make his home IN New
York. for d while at least and as
Doug" Is an all-around regular fellow,
We are hoping he'll stay here long
enough to get hack on the stage. Il
needs him
Speaking of popularity Clifton Crav-
ford continues to pack them IN at the
Aston theater. where he. in company
with the adorable Adele Rowland, Is
playing in Her Soldier Boy
In times of stress military PLAYS seem
TO be intensely interesting to the general
public
Anna Held has started on a road tour
It might be remarked however. that
there Is no crepe displayed on the door
of the Casino.
Sidney Shields. who plays a prominent
part in the new production III" Is y
native OF New Orleans and IS a graduate
OF the Providence stock stage, where
she was Tor four years leading woman
of the Albee forces
Miss Shields has a pleasing person.
slitv and no little ability. and Is q de-
eided addition to the twinklhg stars on
Broadway.
I lust read in a London paper that
Harry Lauder had contributed $3.50
to the new British war loan. VIII won
ders never cease But. wait-vhat IS
the interest ON that lOans 3
\ ne7- patriotic musical drama VIII
bs produced here this spring IN case the
war scare becomes reality II is the
work of a hitherto unknown composer,
and Is titled Follow the Guidon."
A Jap Drama
The Pawn. a drama touching on the
japanese question and written bv Joseph
Noel ha> been Put IN rehearsal under
the direction Of Frank Keenan,
Lawrence Grossmith. who plays the
leading role in Love o. Nike at the
Shubert theater. has began work upon a.
biography of the GrosSmith family to be
published next autumn. Grossmith Is a
member of the famous English theatrical
family. which includes George Grossmith,
Weldon GrOssmith and Vernon Castle.
Frank Bradley John Rutherford and
James GeorSi have been added to the
cast of Nina" the new musical comedy
BY COsmO Hamilton and Leslie Stuart,
which the Shuberts viii present short.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-24
Beauty Chats By Edna Kent FORBES
Avoiding Catarrh.

WOMAN wrote 10 me recently
a and said she had suffered from
4 - catarrh for many years and was
getting gradually deaf She wanted
some remedy and asked II catarrh was
durable. I gave her all the advice
could. but such cases. Of course. be-
come serious to be handled by one
whose specially is general health and
looks and I told her TO go 70 a physi-
clan
For cata1rn is curabl and anyone
who suffers from the least trace of this
annoying affliction should start at
once 70 cure themselves. II possible
they should go TO a high or dry eli
mate and live where fir and pine trees
grow thick. since nothing is more ef-
fectivs than breathing the pine scented
air every day. II for any reason this
is impossible. they should plant their
yards full Of pine trees. and put up
window boxes filled with dwarf pines
and frs. so the air coming through the
windows bears the healing scent For
city jewellers this is especially good.
The nose and throat should be
SPRAYED twice daily with some anti
septic solution. preferably one given
by doctor who understands the case
Anything with pine in II is sure to be
effective This treatment viii cure any
mild case of catarrh. advanced cases
need a different form Of treatment
Though living among the pines will
cure anyone. they say.
The principle is TO keep the throat
and nose clean. 10 kill the poisonous
formations. and so. 10 build up
stronger throat
Questions and Answers.
Dea- Miss Forbes. VIII you write a
chat some time soon about Yogi breath
ing and exercises 1 was extremely
interested in what you said on this sub
ject formerly. and would like to know
more about IL. Fife.
One or more chats will appear short
" Meantime. why not get some books
on the subject from the library You
viii find IL 4 fascinating study
Dear Miss Forbes What can I do
TO stop my feet from continual perspi
ration William F.
Don't eat so much meat. bathe the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-24
Queer Boats.

The people far off lands do boats like their
beautifully
have all sorts Of Some OF the
all dashed
make journeys
a.
boat in pod.
n trees
blow full
balance,
passenger The
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-24
How Marbles Are Made.

Every boys of America buy millions of
the
marbles.
The
Then of
until looks like Of Is off
small pressed the
marbles at A
IN
they IL and dried and painted
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-24
PAULINE AS "SAPHO"

Pauline Frederick who since leaving
the stage for the screen has gained new
laurels for herself. Is 10 be starred by
the Famous Players in an adaptation
OF Daudet's story. -SaphO." the heroine
OF which is one of the most picturesque
charac ters in fiction
Clyde Fitchs stage version Of
''SaphO'' was presented 10 New York
n Wallacks in 1900 with Olga Meth
ersOle in the title role and it proved
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-24
EDITH STOREY QUITS VITA

Edith Storey, with the mutual con-
sent OF Fitagraph, has left that organ
izatiOn and is considering Two offers.
With the exception of one year with
the old Melies company. Miss Storey has
never appeared on the screen in any
thing but Eitagraph productions
Miss Storey has recently been report
ed engaged to marry Antonio Moreno.
who has been her leading man in many
of her most successful pictures.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-24
alphabet Verse.

n Stands for Big, Black, Bear
Il Who'd dearly love TO pet you,
- He's very fond of honey,
So be careful he don't get you
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-24

Mary Miles Minter is on 4 vacation
TO rest up"
All she viii do while way, she says
Is 10 dance every evening, swim ev-
err morning. drive every afternoon.
visit half a hundred friends. 20 to the
theater every night. and read all tho
books she got for Christmas.
Dorothy Gish viii soon Join her
mother and sister Lillian in New York
for brief vacation. Dorothy says the
sole purpose OF her trip is to buy some
new gowns and see the latest shows.
Lillian and Mrs Gish have been in the
metropolis since before Christmas
Mary Pickford has secured the rights
70 "Pollyanna." This story OF a little
orphan who made happiness for her
self and others by finding something
in all misfortunes to be glad about
has enjoyed wide popularity as book
and a play. 1t should make a splendid
picture vehicle for little Mary.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-24
g News Notes From Movieland q
BY
By DAISY DEAN

~ ALESKA SURATT tried TO pawn
" a q carat diamond ring last
week. valued at $4,000.
The scenario OF new Fox film re
quired her 10 do so TO get money for
Harry billiard. Miss Surstt thought
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-24

feet twice daily in hot water and .
little amOmnia. once a week using soap
instead Wear fresh socks every day,
and a different pair Of shoes-that IS,
keep two pair for use and alternate
with them. letting the other pair rest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-24

she would offer a ring for pawn which
could be seen when the view was
flashed on the screen. She succeeded
For the purpose of realism, cameras
Side pawn shop as Miss Suratt entered
the place.
The uncle behind the counter al
on his counter. He thought that the
famous KohinoOr diamond was in his
grasp.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-24
Peach CuStard
By CONSTANCE CLARKE.

~EN ,ais delightful .ustard for dim
ner tomorrow. Take one can of
= peaches. drain off the juice. and
cut the peaches into small pieces. lay
these in the bottom Of little custard
cups. and then prepare the following
custard-
Melt two tsblespooufUls Of butter IN
q saucepan. stir I'm two tablespooufuls
Of flour. and gradually add a cup Of