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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-11-22
1t Was Our Fault. So.
4 a l..n ,

1t Was Our Fault. .ssG,s.
lt$ due Col. Duncan to say.fhat he requested
US to 2ntify all pesOns Interested in the las,
(o2.a5 " meeting. of'the County Commissioners
SeSS "'--'aoG- would he held ON Monday be-
,0re inc usual fucsa~s>- Ne had entire
y forgottenit until ,lhe Col remipde5 f;s-ar !,
last luesfay. We regret it more =. account of
NUMBER sf persons who como here expecting
10 meet ~ Commissioners on Tuesday.
res"'sf~~ishiaC us to notice anythins :, ,ho
paper sl6uld hand in O memorannu.. O.
they wish, at The office. We are very apt to
forget orehalf of what is told us on the street.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-11-22
= ~; The Markets.

oHAR.asToN, November l@.-Cvtton quiet.
--mid'lling 9l low mdaling 8 good ordinary
s..
NEW YORK, Nov. l9.-6. u. M.-Cotton dull:
s'es ooo-Hiddling up!ands 9 1-lG middlinr
nrie'ns ll-lG: consolidated net receipts &c.
- LIVERPOOL, Nov. l9-12M. Cotton in fair de =
mand--midd!ing uplands 16 middling Or
leans 6.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-11-22

ku-kLuxisM IN OnIo.-Ku-Klrx xsm, stamped
out in Kentucky, re-appears in Ohio. For
months Darke County in that State has been
terrorized by " gang of ruifans calling them
selves Regulators. At least two citizens have
been shot dead in their houses: another, n col.
orcd man, has been kidnapped; AMI nearly a
dozen others, including coIored lawyer, have
oeen ordered to leave the county under pain of
death Several of them have done so, great is
the fear which these lawlcss desperadoes have
inspired. Seven of the gang have at last been
arrested and locked up TO await trial; better
late than never But the rest are still ut large
to commit fresh murders. 1t concerns the good
name of Ohio that they shall be brought to jus.
tice with the least possible delay.--N. T. Sun
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-11-22

CURE FOR CoNsrMPI IoN.-The Medical Rcoord
describes n new cure for consumption. The
points are first to clear the lungs by deep torc-
Die breathing second, to establish perfect III
ges,on, by eHting good, well cooked food; third,
to promote the healing of the tuberclcs by eat
ing salts of lime; fourth to take plenty of cut
door exercise, and sleep in apartments with
the windows open, summer and winter.
Many years ago we knew young Lady who,
1t was supposed was rapidly passing to the
grave, from Consumption. An old sea Captain
happened to visit her father and saw her. He
told her that his sister, when about her age, was
IN precisely the same condition, but was then
twenty years atterwards--a hale hearty woman.
She cured herself by every morning stepping to
the open window er outside door and respirinp
freely, first emptying the lungs and then filing
them with fresh air, frequently respiring in
that way. She also found that exercise on
horseback, in clear weather. was very beneficial.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-11-22
More Fire Cisterls, &c.


We are glad TO see that our ever vigiient Town
Counci! is digging two more Fire Cisterns on
Main Street-onc OH the corner by Sartors new
building and one on DR.. ii S. Beaty's Corner.
They arc well located and will be found efficient
In case of fire in that vicinity.
By the way, would it not be we'll for the
Council to build an Engine and Tank House,
somewhere on Nloin Street We notice the
Tank is being much injured from exposure to
the weather, while the Engine is not properly
protected. Wesuggesi that they buy the lot oppo-
site the office Of the Times and put up n Council
Chamber-not large IIall-with Calaboose,
Engine House and two or three small Offices un.
derneath. The rent of the Offices would pay
the interest on the money expended and by o
proper economy the principal Of the debt could
be reduced yearly. 1t could be done without
increasing the taxes dime, we think.
DSa. J. w. II. Popo has retired from the edi-
toral charge Of Speights' Spartanburg Daily.
Mr. Pope is man of superior abilities and
made the Duly power in the.Statc for honest
government. lie hns our best wishes for success
in his retirement.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-11-22

winning four, Mr.. Hunters horse, Gov. Hamp-
ton winning two against the fastest horses on
the course. Having mislaid the report of those
t"ves' NC "rr uuuute 10 give rnvuI. ------
On the last day Santuc looms up as the win
ncr of two races, rs follows:
The first race was single dash of half A milo
Tree Tor all ages. The entries and the rcsulis
were AS follows: Santuc, first Main Brace
second Lula Star. third. Time O.GOl.
second racc-Three quarters of n mile dash
hanoicap' free to all ages. Santuc. first; Astc
ro,u, second F; on My, third; Main Brace
fourth. Time l.l9I.
The Rey'ster further compliments Union in
the following:
Three elegant Afshans. one the work of Mrs
nm. Beattie, of GrccnviIle another the haudi.
""'N ol lady OF Union, and the thiru entered
by some lady whose name we could no, obs,ip
and which hung over the thousands Of nIher
"r''c'es OF woman's skill! and inginuity, were
universally admired.
But the local Editor of that pon.r IN sno,,,
Ing OF the magnificent ball given under the
auspices Of the Carolina Club, Oh Thursday
night of the Fair, caps the climax of Union
triumph. in the following compliment, to one of
her pnrcst and fairest daughters:
All of the ladies' were elegantly dressed and
looked lovely, but the lovelicst pair of blocl;
eyes ihat sh!ne upon the occasion. sparklci and
shed an ecctrict light, as it were over the
wnoie scene, were possessed by :hc charmisg q
MISS -, Of Union. Aher this We are "soI
al nome to any lady callers until next spring
Don't be afraid, Mr.. Richardson. If YOU Get
into trouble about it, call upon Union TO-. hell
ana woil send pou dozen just such girls ns
the one you speak Of, to defend you
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-11-22
Union at the State Fair.

We are pleased to find that Union, though
one of the smallest Counties in the State, made
as creditable an exhibition at the State Fair as
any other County. In the list of Premiums we
find the following awarded to Union:
Best Universal Pickles, ..........Mrs. H. l.. Goss
- Strawberry jelly Mrs. Ill. L.. Goss
" Siberian Crab Apple Prcserves...;..
III. IL. uosS
" Strawberry Prcservcs......Mrs. III. L.. Goss
/" Green Cantaloupe Preserves " IL. l.. Goss
" Cherry Bouncc............... " III. IL. Goss
" Celery, ,.................M Miss Ahnie Thompson
" cd Toilet Matts.Mrs W. A Nicholson
90 Feather Matt. Mrs. Nj. j. Clark
a" Devon Bull .................lion. T.. Il. Jstcr
" Grade Heifer, to years old Z" ''
" Heavy draft brood mare and Cot............
...... .........................J.T Il. Douglass
- ' /" Filly, I'd premium. ...........
............................D. u. Duncan
Mare ........D =. Duncan
90 Light {" Filiy year old, Douglass
" Thoroughbred Stallion. ........J. &. linnter
"%- Brood Mare and Colt, I'd
premium. ............... .......,...J. v. hu"'e'
e" Mare..............J. G. Hunter
" Filly, = years DID, I'd prem
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-11-22

In the races we find Union still in the front,
winning four, Mr.. Hunters horse, Gov. Hamp-
ton winning two against the fastest horses on
the course. Having mislaid the report of those
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-09-04
The Judengasse.

Those of us who have seen the Juden:
gasse of modern times must in magma
ton intensity every repellent feature of
the place in order to have even an approx
innate idea of what it then was. Within
the prescribed limits of their narrow
quarter all Frankfort Jews were forced to
live. Thus the houses were built closer
and higher, until in time light ana air
were excluded, and every corner, from
dingy cellar to gabled roof, was crowed
with human beings. Nothing that imagi-
nation might picture of the life behind
those grimy walls and impervious win
dows should exceed the horrors ofreality.
The history of the men and women who
swarmed in and out of the dark door
ways was written in their crouching atti-
tude, their stealthy tread, their fierce
hopelessness or dull detection of counten-
ance; it was not only their own history,
but that of generations of wronged and
prosecuted ancestors. In Frankfort
hatred of the Jews had been from time
immemorial a mark Of orthodox Chris
tianity, municipal duty, a fashionable
custom.-FTazer's Magazine.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-09-04
Instinct in Birds.

Prof. W. K. Brooks writes list. Mich
'olos for July: No subject connected
with the history Of the birds furnishes
more interesting material for study than
that OF instinct. Young birds of differ
ent species show that they have very diff
ferent degrees of instructive knowledge.
Some are able to take entire care of
themselves, and do not need mother to
watch over them; othere, on the cor trary,
are perfectly helpless, and need teaching
before they can do anything for them
selves, except breathe, and swallow what
is put into their mouths. The young
chicken. a short time .aftersit leaves the
egg, knows how to take care of itself near
" as we'll as does the year old bird. It
can run after Its mother, use its eyes, pick
up food, and answer the COLL of the old
hen; and it does ali this without instruc
ton. How different it is in all respects
from the young barn-swallowl This is
blind and unable to run, or even stand
knowing only enough TO open its mouh,
when it hears the old bird return to it's
nest, and to swallow the food placed in
to its open bill. Ear from knowing by
instinct how to use its wings, as the
Young chick does its legs, it does not
learn this until well grown. and has had
several lessons in flying; and even then
it flies badly, and improves only after
long practice. After it has learned to
fly, it is still very helpless and baby.
like, and very different from the
brighteyed, independent like chick of
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-09-04

the barn-yard and, indeed the young OF
all the Rasores, or scratching birds, such
Is the hen, the quail, the partridge, the
pheasant and the turkey.
The scratching birds are not the ONLY
ones which take care of themselves at an
early age. This is true of the running
birds, such as the ostrich; and the same
is the case with many of the wading
birds, such as the wookcock; and among
the swimming birds, there are several
kinds that take full care of themselves
soon after leaving the shell 5.
Far from standing in need of instruc-
ton, young ducks take to the water by
instinct, even when they have been
brought up by hen; and they know that
they are perfectly safe upon it, although
the anxious hen tries in every way to
restrain them and to call them back.
There are many ways in which some
of our young birds show their really
wonderful instincts, but their is nothing
more curious in this respect than the
habits of the little chickens, which most
OF us have the opportunities Of noticing
If we choose to take trouble. These
little creatures, almost as soon as they
are born, understand what their mother
'clucks" to them; they know that they
must hide when a hawk is about; they
often scratch the ground for food before
they see their mother or any othel
chicken do so; they are careful not tt
catch bees instead Of flies; and they show
their early smartness in many ways
which are we'll worth watching.
But, sometimes, a brood of these
youngsters find something that puzzels
them, as when they meet with hard
shelled beetle, who looks too big to ca
and yet too small for playmate.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-09-04
Our knowledge OF the Sun.

Our knowledge of the chemical nature
Of the sun is now being as much advanced
by photography. for instance, as that de-
scriptive work of which I
wrote in the first instance,
which deals with the chronicling and To-
cation of the various phenomena, has, in
its turn, been advanced by the aid of
photography. The increased power in
this direction recently realized by DR..
Jansen, is one which was absolutely un-
dreamed of only a few years ago. 1t is
now possible to record every change
which goes on, on the sun down to q
region so small that one hardly likes to
challenge belief by mentioning it.
Changes under one second of angular
magnitude in the centre of the suns disk
can now be faithfully recorded and
watched from hour to hour; in other
words; changes in cloud regions 10 miles
square in body 92,OO0,O00 miles away
can be chronicled. One CT the ad-
vantages which have come from the in
PRODUCTION of new apparatus has been the
possibility of making maps of the solar
lines and of the metallic lines which have
to be compared with them on very
large scale. Thanks to the generosity
of Mr.. Rutherford, the distinguished
American astronomer, who is making the
most magnificent diffraction gratings
which the world has ever seen, and who
is spreading them broadcast among work.
ers in science, we have now easy means
OF obtaining with Inexpensive apparatus,
a spectrum of the sun, and of mapping it
on such scale that the fine line of light
which is allowed to come through the slit
is drawn out into band or spectrum
half furlong long. A complete spec
trum on this scale when complete, (as
hope it some day will be thoug h certain
ly not in our time) from the ultraviolet,
already mapped by Mascart and Cornu, to
the ultra-red, which has quite recently.
for the first time, been brought under our
ken by Capt. Abney, will be 315 feet
long. This is considerable scale to APP
ply to ADMINISTRATION of these problems;
but recent work has shown that, gigantic
as the scale is, it is really not beyond
what is required tor honest, patient
work.-Lockcye in Nineteeth Century.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-09-04
A Sabbath Morn In The Country.

How still the morn of the hallowed day!
Mute is the voice of rural labor, hushed
The ploughboy's whistle and the milkmaid's
song,
And the wish is general that they might stay
hushed.
The scythe lies glittering in the dewy wreath
OF tedded grass, with faded flowers,
That yestermorn bloom'd waving in the
breeze;
And when the old man comes along
And finds it there, he will startle the quiet
OF the hallowed day with shouts and roars
And takings on of one kind and another
That will make hired man sink into his
boots.
Sounds the most faint attract the ear-the
Of early bee looking for some one to sting,
The trickling of the (mountain) dew, glug,
glug, '.
Glug, gluggerty, gluggerty, glug, glug!
The distant bleatiDg, midway up the hill,
OF the heartbroken goat when he first dis
That he can not climb tree!
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-09-04

that destruction and death stalked before
for at that rate of motion it was beyond
possibility that the engine would keep
to the rails upon the curve, but she would
be pushed from the track and hurled
over the precipice below!
On, on they flew. A mile was passed,
and already great wall of rock stood
upon the one hand, while the chasm was
each instant deepening upon the other
Three minutes more and they would be
at the Cape, and then Parker dared
not think as he looked into the horrible
gulf at his side. There was but one
chance of escape-to spring from the
train.
Turning to his fireman, the brave en-
gineer, VINO still retained his grasp upon
the throttle valve, said, "Jim, we must
jump for it! Take the rock side and wait
until she leaves the rails" E
The fireman nodded. But even at that
moment the engine gave a furious lurch
and bound, and the increasing roar be-
hind them told the two men that thev
were off the track and might at any in
slant be hurled upon the rocks beneath.
Yet still they were pressed onward. With
great leaps like frightened deer the
mighty machine upon which they rode
was urged along, the steam escaping from
every point, the fire flying from the box
below, and the danger Of explosion added
to the horrors that threatened them.
On, on! The long train, like great
snake, writhing in and out along the mar.
row track, yet ever approaching that ter.
rible curve, that fearful plunge that must
| be made! ss.-, -, =. ,...a
Nearer and yet nearer, closer and still
closer, until Parker's foot trembled upon
the step of his cab and his hand was
raised to give the signal to the fireman
when with one furious spring the coupling
broke, the mighty engine threw hersel
directly across the abyss, and stopped a
the very sharpest point of the cape Will,
with a roar like pack of artillery tn
long train crashed onward, hurled itsel
car after car over the precipice, and wen
laundering down the valley bottom, hal
a mile below! ,..- .09a
Zen minutes later the caboose, which
far up the grade had broken it's connec
ton and fallen behind came slowl,
and safely down to where Parke
stood awaiting it.
The engine and men were saved, bu
the wreck of the cars cost the compan,
more than two hundred thousand dol
lars.-B0ston Home Journal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-09-04

Who has not noticed the cloud of vapor
that in the early morning and in certain
states or the weather hangs over a flock
of sheep or a heard of kline? The column
of moist air ascending through the
branches of the tree toward the cloud Of
fers, in consequence of the comparatively
high conductivity of water, favorable
passage of the electricity. A herd of
cattle under an isolated tree is thus ex-
posed to double risk; also it is evident
that these animals are in the open
country less secure from injury than hu-
man being, who cannot affect the atmos-
phere in like degree.-Chamber's Jour-
mil
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-09-04

A little fellow who has been scarce
halt-a-dozen summers, and whose home
hens have been kept for but few weeks,
visited neighbor's, day or two since
to get company in his play, where he was
informed that his oft-time playmate was
suffering from chicken-pox. The lady
Of the house, in tones Of curiosity not q
little tinctured with solicitude. asked the
little fellow iftthey had the chicken.pcx
over to his house, and was much amused
at the reply, with all gravity: "No; We
haventhad our hens long enough, yet"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-09-04

When Sir John Carr was in Glasgow
about the year 1907, he was asked
by the magistrates to give his advice con-
corning the inscription to be placed on
the Nelson monument, then Just COM
pleted. Sir John recommended his brief
record: "Glasgow to Nelson" Just
so,' said one Of the baillies; "aad as the
town O. Nelson's close at hand, might we
no just say, Glasgow TO Nelson, sax
miles, an so it might severe for monu-
ment an milestone too"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-09-04
Nature.

AS fond mother, when the day is DER,
Leads by the hand her little child to bed,
Half willing, half reluctant to be led,
And leaves his broken playthings on the floor,
Still gazing at them through the open door,
Not wholly treasured and comforted
By promises of others in their stead,
Which, though more splendid, may not please
him more, 49,. -
So Nature deals with us, and takes away
Our playthings one by one, and by the
at hand ss - "
Leads us to rest so gently, that we go,
Scarce knowing if we wish to 90 or stay,
Being too full of sleep to understand t~
How far the unknown transcends the what we
know. .5"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-09-04
Al the Mill.

Daisies, over the hill
Stretched like o winding sheet,
Violets here at my feet,
Poppies ablaze in the wheat,
And peace at the mill.
Thrift and content at the mill;
Grasses that bow and beat
All day with a tender thrill,
At touch Of the tireless feet ...
Fitting hither at will, 3.
Going and coming at will,
While the land is heavy with heat,
And the sun from her curtained seat
Looks down, insatiate still.
Lilies under the hill
Drink of the light their fill,
And roses are lavish of sweet,
And scatter their petals at will,
White petals about the feet
Coming over the hill.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-09-04

The late Charles Dickens is credited
with this not very brilliant play upon
words. One day while he was being
taken by a photographer, the result being
the well-known picture in which he is
shown writing, the artist told him that
ne did hold the pen right, and sug-
gested that he should take it more natur-
ally in his fingers. "Just as though YOU
We're writing one of your novels, M.
DICKENS" said he. II see," said Dick
ems, "all of 'er twist"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-09-04
Asleep on Mt. WASHINGTON,

Upon the mountains stormy breast
laid me down and sank to rest;
felt the wild thrill of the blast,
Defied and welcomed as it passed,
And made my lullaby the psalm
Of strife that wins immortal calm.
Graded and rocked by wind and cloud,
Safe Dillowed on the Summit proud,
Steadied by that encircling arm
Which holds the universe from: harm,
knew tn. Lord my soul would keep,
Upon his Mountainous asleep.
LUCY LARcoS1,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-23
WEST POINT CADETS.


A Competitive Examination Of lpplieants for
CadetihIp a. West Point from the Fiut Congress
iouRl District Of West Virginia, will DO held at
ClaIksbary on Thursday, July 25th, 1879.
The applicants must DO between II and % years
immoral Disorder or other disease or innrmlty
which would render them unht for hillary isf-
vice They must DO well yerssd In reading writing.
including orthogliphy; also arithmetic, and have
q kno sledge Of The elements Of EnglIih grlmmEr,
Of descriptive geography and history, particularly
Of the United stlles.
The applicant who shall DO appointed must 10
port Al West Point by the I2th Of June, 1879. In
the meantime he viii DO specifically informed Of
his dutien and can qualify hi lpself for them.
Aboaid Of competent gentlemen will b selected
10 conduct tho examlnation.
would give longer notice, but the War DEPART
mont requires the appointment TO Be made and 10
ported a Early a poasible.
NFr..