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love and sympathy.


DO rot keep the Alabsster boxes Of your
love snd tenderness sealed up until your
friends are dea1, Fill their lives wits sWeet-
ness. Speak approving, cheering words
while their ears can hear them and their
hearts be thrilled by them. TIE things you
mean to say when they are gone, cay before
they go; The flowers you send 10 their
collins, send them 10 brighten aud sweetan
their homes before they leave them. Ifmy
friends have alAbaSter boxes laid Rway full Of
perfume OF sympathy and affection, which
they Intend TO break over my dead body, /
would rather they woaid bring them out ia
my weary hours and open them, thAt I may
BE- refreshed and cheered by them when i
need them. would rather have a bare coihr
without = flower, and a funeral without :
eulogy, than a life Without the sweetness o.
love aud sympathy. Let ms learn to annoinI
our hiends beforehand for their burial
POst-mOr,em kindnesseS do not cheer III,
burdened spirit.
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From Abroad.

The Peruvian iron-clsd HuAscar has btok
en- the ChilliAn blockade at lqui9ue, sitter n
two hours' fight, 10 which shs had her mRsts
20 riddled with shot that they will have 70 be
replaced. The ChIlllan vessels were badly
damaged.-Hon. Luo Letellier, Lieptsnant-
Governor OF Quebec, has been removed BY
the Governor General, and pr. Robitaille
has been appointed 10 his place. There is
great political excitement in consequences,
and II has ayen been threatened that Lord
Lorne viii be burned In eiigy,-The Rogiish
House Of Commons has been asked 20 vote
48, 600, 900 Tor payment OF expecies OF the
Zulu war; 81 800, 600 had already been used
for that purpose. Tbis maRes the cost 80 fer
G4,500, 900 lS2l ,S26. 0Q0l,-Prince Alexander,
Of Bulgaria, has telegrAphe9 to the Porte
that Turkish troops hRYe violated bulgarian
territory near Dubnitza, and that RtshrR,z'
ouks are pillaging aud AssassinatiDg.--A fire
Ia the Kremlin st Moscow, July ] b, des'
troved the theatre. IL was incendisry, and
attributed 10 Aihillsts.-The Porte has decld-
ed 70 grant Tewak Paeha all the prlyile igeI
asked for by the French and k0gilsh ambAs
ssdors. SO Egypt 10 sgsin only nominaily
under Turkish coDtr0l.-Cholera Is reported
rseIug among the English troops In Afghan
las sad Northern India
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The Memphir Bere At OuarautIae

The Memphis belle stood on the deck
And begged them not to leave 'er-
Her face was OF q ssffron hue,
Her eye was full OF fever.
ePut out your tongue!7 the doctor cried
The barsh, dnfeellug fellow;
That tongue, alasi was coated Ger
A most undoubted yellow
30 doctor. tell me now In iruth,
What doth this taffy meabg
And Wiz yQu sacrifice nv youth
To death IN quarantineG
80, let me ay,n she weeping cried,
'Atready I'm belstedi" 40
"You cannot 60" the wretch rerlied,
''Till you've been fumIga,edl'
A shrek, a.seethene, bubbllug roar,
A splash on larboard side,
She Topped, she sank, to rise no more,
Beneath the mnrky tide.
st. Lofts Times-JournR
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An Essay woman,
[From the Ohio stalo LonrnAl.l

lFrom the Ohio state Journal
AFTER man came woman.
And she has been after him ever since.
She y q person OF noble extraction, belng
made Of q mans rib.
don't know why Adam wanted to fool
Awsy his ribs In that way, but l suppose he
WIS not accountable for all no did.
IL costs more TO keep a woman than three
dogs and a shotgun.
But she pays you back with Interes,-by
giving you q houseiul of children TO keep you
awake all night and smeSy molasses candy
over your Sunday coat.
Besides, a roman Is a very handy article TO
Lave about the house.
She Is handy to swear at when you cut
yourself with g razor, and don't feel like
blaming yourself.
Woman Ia the superior being in Massachu'
setts.
There are about sixty thousand more of
her sex than malas in the State.
This accounts tor the terrified hunted down
expression OF the single men who emigratc
from the East.
Woman was not created perfect.
she has her iaplts--such ~ false hair, and
false complexion aud so on.
But she ian great deal better than her
neighbor, and she knows Is.
Eve WAS q WON al.
She must have been n model wife, for II
cost Adam nothing 10 keep her In clothing.
Stll l dou't think they wers n bit happy.
she couldn't &c 10 sewing circles and siI
her Information about everybody she knew,
nor excite the envy OF other ladies by wear
ing her new winter bonnet 10 CHURCH.
Neither could she hang over the back fenc,
and gossip with her near ncighbOr.
All these blessed privileges were denieC
her.
Poor Eyt she's dead now.
And the iashion she inaugersted Is deaC
now.
II It hadn't been for the confound "snaik'
perhaps the ladies Ut the present day voulC
dress az economical as Eve did.
But the only place where her primativ
style Is emulated is in q certain povtion o
Africa, where the woman consider them
selves In full drels when they have on but
postage stamp stuck in the center OF the fore
hesd.
Woman is endowed with a tremendou
fund OF knowledge and 3 tongue TO suit,
She hss the capacity foT learning evory
thing she d~lvinely intended to know, and
few extra items besides.
Young ladies take a great deal OF stock i
classics aud learn fast,
When you see a young lady from VAs'a'
with an absorbed look In her eyes and he
lips moving, you understand at nncs that SD
Is memori2ing , psstage from Virgil.
But perhaps u closer Inspection will reeves
the isOt that she Is only chewing gum.
a woman may not be able 20 sharpen
lead pencil, or hold an umbrella, but she CA
pack more articles IN a trunk than a man ca
10 a four horse wagon.
The hspplest period Of womar's life is whe
she 10 masking her wedding PAYMENTS.
Tue sAddcst Is when her husband come
home late at night, and yells TO her from III
front door step TO throw out q handful {
keyholes OF different sig 20.
There is some curio sity in feminine nature
For instance, once knew . young lad
who could pass smother one on the sired
without looking around to see what she hs
on,
: Poor thing! she was blind
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-IH
The nations in Europe are 10 acurious mud
die about tariffs. Germany, Which has been
free trade, is imposing protective duties on
many articles TO stimulate nome productions,
while in France, which has had g protective
policy, free trade Is making Roadway. At
Lyons recently o free trade meeting number
ing 1 600, wAs held, England is also discuss
ing q tariff, bat the free trade sentiment yet
largely predominates there. There isa live
IL discussion also in this country, the tenden-
cy Of thought being In favor of reciprocal
duties by apecial conventions with foreign
nations, The protection whicn ha: given o
of prime necessity must be removed, as In
the case OF qulnine and others, The Chicago
Times, In lis last issue, 10 discussion further
negotiations with the British government In
regard to tie fisheries question, puts the
trade and tariff relations Between this coun-
try and Canada In this proper way;
t"The sensible course TO be taken 10 relation
TO bis iong-vexed question is 20 include in
the negotiation a complete system of reclpro
cal trade between the United States and Cam
ada, at least 30 far as manufactured pro-
duets are concerned. There is, Of course, no
more ssnse In q burdensome tarif upon the
trade ia any article between Canada and the
border states than there would be in the es-
tAblishment OF custom houses along the Ohio
and Mississippi riyers, to collect taxes upon
the commerce Of the states they seperate.
But free trade in unmanuiactured articles is
probably IS far as the imperfect educated
public opinion IN either country would con-
sent to 20 at present, That Tar Mr.. EvArts
would doubtlps be justified in pushing bis
negotiations which should, Of course, In
cl6ds unrestricted fishing rights, There is
not much reason TO doubt that Congress
could be easily prevailed upon 10 accept a
treaty of this kind, IL it we're at once in shape
for ratification altogether the Pensylvania
GOAL monopolist and Q ley ariow-headed
pine land owners would OF course make siren.
hous opposition to itN
The fsme liRe of suggestion with equal
propfiety apples TO Mexico, sililAIly situsted
Llong an extended line Of border. IL is alto
gether important that our trade relations
with Mexico should be drawn much closer
rs our railroads will soon penetrate her ter.
ritory and tbs Tehnantepec canel IS attract
ing the Attention Of our capitalists.-St
Louis Times-J Journal.
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a Vagetahle CarinritH.

A remarkable freak OF vegetation has ap-
reared In the grounds OF r. b. Tatman ~
Worchesler, 10 the shape Of a pOtstn vine
which basIs iputloe'. u appears TO be mix.
ture OF The v vegetables, and is accounted
tor by the fact that a strong iomato-vine
from chance.sOwn seed grew la the same hill
With the potatoes, and the pollen OF the TWO
plants became mixed. Unfortunately the
vines w~ess'pulled up before tho peculiarly
OF the growth was noticed. Some Of our
agriculturists may derive a valuable suRgea.
ton from this. As both the potato and ihe
tomato are OF the solanntp family, Il is moi
impossible that one should be ferLilized BY
the other, and q remarkable economy oflaboI
might be effected II careful and sci enliAC
cultivation should produce = plant which
should bear good potatoes At the roots aud
good tomatoes on the tOps.-sprngasld
tMass.) Union.
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A CALI THAT CAN be ANSWERED.

During the past thirty days events have
occurred in Europe which, though calaml-
tous there, will probably do more for the re.
vIyal OF American industries than oil the ef-
forts lately put forth for that purpose on
ahls side the ocean,
These events are not wars, nor rumors OF
wars, nor anything else OF human ordering,
ing but the hostile operations OF nature
against tho growing crops. The centre,
west, and northwest OF Europe have been for
weeks together the victims OF violent gales
and cold storms OF rain thar have wrought
incalculAblo rnin TO the annual harvest OF
grain, OF fruits, and Of vegetables. The
wheat crop OF France, ordinarily the heaviest
of the Continent, has been terribly damaged
this year ~insomueh that an alarm amounting
almost to terror prevails over It's shortcom.
iugs. The crop IN Germany has also been
badly cut down by coullnned wet weather
and violent storms. In England repeated
Holdings of meadow land have occurred,
destroying the cut crops, which Goat about,
rapidly rotting. 10 ireland agricultural pros
poets, from the lame cause, are equally
gloomy, When we read OF snowfall 10
pAuphinv, In the southeastern part OF France,
on the 10Th Of July, we get a fact that tells q
long story,
To America and 10 southern Russia eyes
are already turned for making up these great
dodcits in the years supply OF grain. France
In Ordinary years not only has cereals enough
for her own large consumption, but for ex-
porting To England and elsewhere. This
year she will probably join the countries that
mu t import bread snffs. Sometimes a heavy
crop OF vegetables, where the local grain sup
PLY has been .cnt down. Is perforce made a
substitute; bn this year that reliance is d.
mlnished. They exact pield of the Russian
crops lie not yet'determInedj but it seems
hsrdly probable that, with so wide a prevoil.
once OF destructive rains and storms, Russia
has enjoyed SO special an humanity as te
make her crops more Than average in yield.
The hummer here has been such sha
America is ready to supply these ioreigT
needt. The reyiYlng Influence OF q goOC
European market wobld not contln 10 itsel
70 the farmers Of the West, 10 the trsnspor
talon companies, anG 10 the marine interests
but shout be felt in sOme degree through
out the eountty.-N. Y. Sun.
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We don't know whether the snimal that
wrote the following died or not, but we thtnk
he will. IL be don't be ought TO be mssa-
creed;
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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-05-09
For the Times
From Browns Store.

Mr.. EDITOR There seems to be multipli-
city Of correspondents from this section of the
County, but will nevertheless keep my prom
ise and let you hear from me occasionally.
Farming interests now looked after with
becoming vigilance, and the outlook is promis-
ing. Wheat crops are looking well, but thin
in many places and the acreage too small Cot
ton planting is now about over, and nearly n
stand is up III some places. The fruit crop will
be very light-not so much in this community
as has been prospectively reported by some OF
your correspondents from other localities. 1t
is pleasing to see the energy with which work
is being pushed among us.
Mr.. n. G. Lttlcjohns School at AsLury Sem.
mary is in hourishing condition and with
Mr.. Littlejohn at the head of affairs there no
parent need be afraid to send his son to that in
stitution. Board and tuition both arc cheap
and the school is in q healthy locality. With
such inducements, in these financially Distress
ing times, ii will certainly be sustained. Doubt
less the Principal will give us one Of his annual
entertainments this year again, aud we hope to
see the Editor Of the Times with us on that occa-
sion. OCCASIONAL.
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OBITUARY..
Masonic Tribute.

Died, at Pacolct Depot, on the 25th of March
1879, S. G.. Thomas. lie was n member of Pru :
dcnco Lodge No. l3 A.. F.. NJ. Jonesvillc,
5. c. lie was also member Of the NJ. T..
Church. He was taken sick very suddenly and
died in few days.
In token of our respect and esteem for our
deceased brother, resolved, that the following
preamble and resolutions be passed:
ResOtred, That in the death of our brother W.
have lost good member and staunch friend
and supporter Of Masonry.
Resolved, That we deeply mourn the loss Of
our brother and to express esteem for the
same il is ordered that the members and jewels
of the lodge be clothed in mourning for 30 days.
ResotUed, That copy of this preamble and
resolutions be sent to the bercaved wife, and
that we also sincerely sympathize with her in
her aicion.
Resoircd, That copy also be sent to the Union
Ttmcs for publication.
(G. w. BONNER,
Committee: C. II. LONG,
II. d. COLEMAN.
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How to Secure New Postal Routes.

The Washington correspondent of the Ne,vS'
and Courier, who is always oil the alert to find
something Of practical advantage to the people
of this State, gives us the following formuln of
proceeding to Obtain new postal routsst>
Petitions are being constantly. .,receiyed here
from different points of the State,asking for the
| establishment of new postal routes. Some of
these petitions have yards of signatures attached
| obtained doubtless with great labor ind trouble.
and yet they are altogether Unnecessary. 1t Is
| u very easy matter to have n new route estab-
lished between any two points whenever the ne
cessties of the community authorize and re-
qure it. What should be done is briefly indi-
| Gated as follow: Let some responsible person
or persons draw up petition, addressed to one
of our Congressman asking that such and such
n route be opened. Name the two points pla-
ces at the respective ends of the line. Also, how
many ostoitces arc needed or desired on the
route, the distance Of each such Office if any,
| from the one Immediately before and the one i'm.
| mediately behind it, Give the names of the pro-
posed post sters at all the points, and the name
Of each proposed postotfce. lfthc new route lies
| between two towns which have postofices already
| established get tho approval and signatures of
| the postmaster ut each such postoiiice. Nothing
| more is then necessary to be done besides for
| wardng the petition prepared to one of the
| representatives. The postofice department will
investigate the matter promptly, and will estab.
lsh the desired route ut ouce if it is possible to
do so. II is not necessary to obtain any num-
Der of signatures tothe petiton.as they are never
seen after they leave the hands of tho petition 4.
cis.
| DISTRIBUTION OF SEEDS.
The same writer gives the following informa-
| tion about Government Seeds, sc.
| The fact has recently been made public that
Congress has just increased the appropriation
! for the purchase and distribution of seeds to q
| very large amount, and our representatives re-
ceive pecks of letters every day from persons at
| home who desire to obtain some of them. | am
requested to state that the appropriation will not
take effect until the first of July, and there will
even then be seed obtainable before next fall.
The last supply was exhausted in April.
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To Citizen"

| To Citizen"
We think your remarks upon the action of the
| County Commissioners are we'll founded. We
cannot see why they did not meet the Treasurer
last Monday week, or assemble without him
SOON thereafter, and pay out the money now
lying idle in the Bank, while so many creIitors
of the County, TO our knowledge, arc sadly in
want of their money.
We can give you no reason why the report of
the old Board has not been published, except
that the Clerk Of the Board is waiting on the
Treasurer and the Treasurer is waiting on the
Clerk. 1t is very natural for you to suppose
that the Report should be made "independent
of the Treasurcr's h:oks, and solely from the
books Of the County Commissioners You arc
not the only one who have made similar inaui-
rics Of us, and had You not written so strong
upon the matter, we should have published
your communication. We will give you the
amount contracted for by the Commissioners, to
build the fence on .he County lines, un,ler the
fence law, we can get it from the
Board-we hope next week.
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dwelling the Confederate Monument.

No doubt many of our citizens are anxious TO
witness the unveling of the Confederate Monu.
ment, at Columbia, next Tuesday, and we are
authorized to state that the fare from this point
to Columbia and return has been reduced to
S2.73. The tickets will be good to return for
FIVE days from the 18th. This liberal reduction
will make it u cheap trip-barring the milk
punches.
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Mn. II. f. Nichols diod at Cherokee Springs
Thursday the 24th instant. Before the war hc
and his brother were engaged in business in Co.
lumbia, where they were highly esteemed as
valuable citizens. Mr.. Nichols has been an in
valid for several years lie about G5 years
old. lie was buried in Spartanburg last Satur-
,ny
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Mrs. Grants Millinery.

Mrs Grant has returned, not from Europe,
but from Charleston, with beautiful stock of
Millinery, whicl, is going off like shot cakes"
The styles are the prettiest and sauccst you ever
saw. No girl will look "homely" under one of
Mrs Grants hats. 1t 8 awful tantalizng to a
man about age to meet girl with one of
those hats on
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Those two Little Girls.

We ask pardon of those two sweet little girls
who left at office last week the first treat Of
Strawberries, for not noticing their kind favor
at the proper time. We certainly did not in
tend to be SO ungallant, but by some mischance
the notice was omitted. The treat was highly
appreciated by us and as enjoyed it the
bright cclors Of the berries reminded US Of the
| sweet faces Of those who sent them. We would
| tell who they are, but we are afraid that Miss
Hill and Miss Thomas would not like our taking
such liberties with their names
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a MAMMOTH HoTEL AT SPARTANBuRG.-Tho
foundation was laid in Spartanburg last week
for the largest and finest Hotel in the State out
sidc of Charleston. 1t is to he 225 feet front by
100 feet deer, TO be three stories high with tur-
rets and towers, and to contain 100 rooms, and
nine store-rooms, oil to be finished off in first
class style of the latest modern architecture
UsrJH
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Fine Jewelry, &c.

We refer our readers TO the advertisement of
Mr.. James Allan, @O7 King Street, Charleston.
Mr.. Allan has built up one Of the best Jewclry
businesses in this country, almost entirely upon
pure and undertaking character for honest y.
Whatever he sends from his establishment can
be relied upon as being just what he represents
| ii to be- lie is one of the best jewelers. in the
country and most accomplished gentleman. If
you have to send for any article in his line, you
may rely upon his prOmptness and honorable
dealing if you go to Charleston one of the most
interesting places to visit is Mr.. Allan's Store
lie has Red Bird that sings, by machinery
| so naturally that you will think you are out in
the woods instead of in the big city of Charles
ton. BE sure anu 90 and sec it.
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Lynch Law IN Observation-Disclosures Mny
"a special telegram 10 the Ledger from StarkS-
ville Mississippi, states that johnson Spencer
and Newlcn Porter, the barn burners aud at
tempted assassins Of Jordan Moore, few days
since, we're taken from the Jail by u holy of
armed men Saturday night. white and black,
and HANGED.
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YELLOW FEvER.- -Washinington, May g.
Surgeon General Hamilton, of the Marine Hos
pital Service, has received a cable dispatch from
Hon. john NJ. Iangstou, United States Minister
resident at IIayti, that yellow fever appeared at
Port-au-Princc on the 30th ultimo and that the
steamer Andes left that port, bound for New
York, on the lst inst.
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That Prize Story.

That Prize Story.
The weekly Ncws and Courier containing the first
instalmcnt of the successful story, for which the
proprictors of that paper offered prize of 500
in gold, has been received and read. 1t is enti-
tied "Ashhurst, or the days that are not" and
written by Mrs. II. llILroN Broom, of Charles
ton.
We are Qnite pleased with the story, so far
1t is purely a aSouthern Story, and gives prom
isc of being of thrilling interest. It's style is
chaste and pure, and evnccs high order OF
literary talent in the writer. AS the publishers
have printed n large number Of extra copies,
those who have delayed subscribing can be sup
piled with the numbers containing the com
mencement of the Story.
GtS" The Merchants of Union ere selling
goods awful cheap, and their stocks arc more
complete than ever before
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Judge Wallace .

JuUB6 WHlIHC6'
1t at home, looking somewhat wcaricd, but
precious little rest does he get, for he is almost
daily called on "to hear argument" to "pass
orders or perform some other duty at Cham
bers.
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Ds4- Mr.. Nat. w. Taylor has opened his Pho
tograph Gallery at Nicholson's Hall, and invites
the citizens of Union to call on him.
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Change in Tax Collectors Notice.

We call attention of the tax payers of Bogans-
vile and Cross Keys Townships to the change
In the advertisements made by the Tax Collectors
of the days when he will be with them to re-
ceive their taxes.