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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-06-27

II 5 evident that the South owing to
the existence Of slavery, was never properly
Amcritanizcd never caught the spirit and
meaning ofDemocracy. y."-.M Pant Pioneer.
The TACT that New England was the nur.
scry anG breeding place of slavery in this
country and stuck to it until it ceased to
pay as vc.l as other kinds of business, but,
although New England got rid Of slavery
long bclfre the South did, her people have
made Il constant progress to fcudalism and
ccntralisn, while the condition is reversed
in the s.. ..th. New England to- day is less
America ized than any other portion Of the
Union. Shc has fastened upon her an oil
garchv OIL rather a plutocracy, ruling over
the subjJt people, the scrls or employees
of the great corporations. In the South
the tendcncy is altogether in the other dircc-
ton, an D. the spirit and meaning of Dem
ocracy J,ouisOW Courie".Jomnaic.
Life is Mort and he who fools away an
hour or tw' each day will have very little
left for gooi works, for the balance is pretty
we'll takcI up in eating and sleeping
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-06-27

Cor IT BAD.-If, children, you take
away al the visccra, that is the lungs and
iitcran things, from the cavity otyour body
NJ rub your finger up and down the back
":- this cavity, you will find bony column,
co:glgatcd like washboard, reaching from
the neck to the legs. 1t is made of little
fat, round pieces of bone, like SO many
lungs, Piled on top Of each other, only
theSe bungs Of bopc are very rongh and
Jazz sd at the edges. Each of these bungs
is What your doctor calls n vcrtebrn Now
all these VertcbrU form together solid pill
Ia. hat gives support to the trunk. AT the
bacG Of this column is sharp kind of au
cJ"s like, formed by what arc called the
So MS, that IS, the uneven tips Of the vcrtc-
hrr you can feel them on your own back.
IT, there is hollow ring in each vcrtc.
l',, ynat is called the arch and all these hcl.
lo", ., q. arches make the spinal canal. SO,
thCp, ali these things are bodies, arches and
spin :, chat make up each vertcbr;c, and all
thcs : vertcbrp together make what your
FAM Y physician calls the ''vcrtcbral col
umn and what all the rest Of us call the
"bacA bone" Well, that is what is the mat.
ter w,jh President Hayes, just now lie
has il las il thu worst way.-Bwiinytoa
Ha~ iwc.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-06-27
CLEOPATRA DYING.

Glorious victim Of my magic
Ruined by my potent spell,
From the worlds imperial station,
Have dragged thee down to hell
Fallen Chieftaiu Unthroned Monarch
Lost through doting love for me
Fast on shades of night eternal,
Wings my soul its flight to thee
Caesar shall not grace his triumph,
With proud Egypts captive queen
Soothcd to sleep by aspic kisses,
Soon my heart OH thine shall lean.
Soon my life, like Lotus blossoms
Swift shall glide on Charon's stream;
Clasped once more in thy embraces,
Love shall prove an endless dream.
Iras Charmion Bind my tresscs
Place the crown above my brow
Touch these hands and take these kisses,
Antony rcproves not now:
Gods my lips breathe poisoned vapors
They have struck my Charmion dead
Foolish mnion burst precede mo
When my spirits Lord has fled
None shall meet Lis smile before me,
None within his arms repose;
BE his hearts impassiIned fires,
Quenched upon my bosom $ SHOWS
None shall share his burning kisses
Ere haste me to ms side.
Octavia's tears may prove her widowed
Clcopatra's still his bride.
Sec my courage claims the title:
Closer press the aspic fangs
Memories of his quick ening touches
Sweeten now these deadly pangs
Honor, manhood glory's teachings,
All he bartered for my smile,
'Twned his heart strings round my fingers,
Vibrant to their touch the while.
Followed fast my silver rudder,
Fled from Crsar's scornful eye,
Ilccicd not his pleaded honor,
Glad upon my breast to lie
Then shared him in my meshcs,
Bound him will my willy art.
From the head OF coniueripg legions,
Snatched him captive to my heart.
Wild his soul ut my caresscs
Weak his sword at my command
Rome, with fury saw her mightest
Bowed beneath woman's hand
Noblest Of the noble Romans,
Greatest of the Emperors thee
Thou didst throw away a kingdom
Egypt gives herself to thee.
Sweet as balm Most soft and gentle
Drains the asp my falling breath:
Antony My Lord My lover!
Stretch thine arms to me in death:
Guide me through these deepening shadows
Faint my heart and weak my knee;
Glorious Victim ! Ruined Hero!
Cleopatra dies for thee
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N"iuiiS i"Piuiy upoh ilo puIhuCIS, scuG-
ding across field, he came suddenly upon
a broad, open ditch. Ills horse slipped up
on the CLASSY, ice covered ground and rolled
over, almost crushing his rider. Fortunate
ly he held to the bride, but it was some
time before he could rcmount. La the
meantime the gallant Eighth had almost
gotten up, but Smith putting his horse at
AN easy gallop, was soon out of sight, and
in half an hour once more at Cedar Hill.
To discover if the coast was clear he whis
tied softly an air which had been agreed
upon as a signal in their midnight scouts.
and soon the door was opened and heads
pcered out into the darkness Calling to
them in low tom, they soon came crowd
ing around with joyful congratulations.
But their JOY was mingled with sorrow, for
son and brother was still in the hands of
the enemy. Feeling confident that Lewis
would manage to escape, his companion did
what he could to comfort them, and sure
enough, in two hours he rcioincd his family,
giving this account Of himself: When
Smith boltcd from the column Lewis was
told he woulu be shot if he moved. But
he assured his captOrs that he was tco bad.
ly crippled to attempt anything Of the sort
having had his knee cap shattered by a
minnie ball in the Wilderness. They then
started with two men riding by him with
their pistols drawn to shoot if he made the
slightest movement that looked to escape
The column proceeded toward the plains and
the Manassas Railroad, and upon crossing
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SECOND THOUUIiTs.-A young laly was
addressed by man, who, though agreeable
to her, was disliked by her father, who
would not consent to their union, and she
determined to clopc. The night was fixed,
the hour camc, he placed Il ladder to the
window and in few moments she was in
his arms. They mounted and were soon
Somc distance from the house. After some
time the lady broke the silence by saying :
"Wcll, you see what proof | have given
you of my affection hope you will make
a good husband" lie was surly fellow,
aud gruttiy answered "Pcrhaps l may.
and perhaps not She made no reply,
but after silence Of some minutes, she
suddenly exclaimed: "Oh what shall we
do? | have left my money behind in my
room" Then" said he, 'wc must 90
back and fetch it." They were soon
again at the house, the ladder was again
placed, the lover remained below. But she
delayed to come and SO he gently called {:
care you coming - when she looked out
of the window and said: "Pcrhaps may,
and perhaps not, and then shut down the
window and lett him to return alone.
One of our most learned men has worn
his head nearly bald trying to invent a
machine that would calculate the difference
between the weight of fish when it is taken
out of the water and when it gets into the
newspapers.
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4 division of Federal cavalry returning
from raid in the direction of Gordousvillc,
cncampcd for the night in and around War
rcnton, Va. Richard lie sis, Ed O'Bricn
(of fMosby's command and Claiming Smith
started to meet them, hoping by keeping
near their line Of march to pick up a few
stragglcr5 and secure Il rcmount for them
selves, their horses being badly in need of
rest. n heavy slcct covered the earth with
solid armor of ice, so thick that man
could skate upon it, while dense fog shut
out from view objects at distance of a
hundred yards. Hearing the advance of
cavalry, they posted themselves near the road
from Warrcnton to Bethel, and could hear
the men laughing and talking. Soon they
were discovered, and a shower of bullets
whistled harmlcssly over their heads Then
began an exciting stecple- chase, in which
the scouts soon out-distanccd their pursucrs,
who gave up the pursuit in disgust Think
ing the command had pretty we'll passed,
ohey again struck down the road and came
face with four or five Yankees leading two
horses. Gobblins them up, they were
burned over to O'Bricn to carry to the rear,
and Lewis and Smith gallopcd on down the
road. About three miles from Warrenton
they met three cavalrymcn fiucly mounted
one OF whom was IL negro. At first they
showed fight, but the scouts dashing upon
them and firing as they drew near, they
turned and ran for mile over the hills,
across the fields sweeping over bitches and
fences, their horses feet ringing upon the
!ce-bound earth. Hurrah they are gain
ing upon them. See their horses begin to
show signs Of fatigue, their sides heaving,
nostrils expanded, and in vain did their
7idcrs beabor them. Smith shouted to the
negro to halt, that he did not want to kill him,
and at every step gaining upon him, while
Lewis was rapidly ovcrtaking the other two
At distance of about two feet Smith fired
shot after shot, but still the negro kept on,
though repeatedly struck. just as he was
overtaker, and his pursucr had reached out
his hand to take his horse by the Bride, the
animal slipyed on the ice, breaking the
grth and rolling in a heap. Scrambling
60 his feet just rs the negro rolled, mortally
wounded, into swamp, Smith saw others
disappearing over the hill and Lewis riding
back toward him, thinking him badly hurt
by his fall. Saddling up and securing the
captured horse, beautiful sorrel mare,
they again started in pursuit AZ Major
Saunders house, near Chestnut Park, they
discovered two buc-coatcd cavalrymcn in
front of them on the other side of pair of
bars. a demand for surrender was met by
an oath and pistol shot While pulling
down the bars bullet passed through the
neck of Lewis horse, and the scouts event
at 'cm." AS the man turned TO fly
Lewis captured him, but the other made
his escape after Smith had cmpticd his pis-
tol at him. Just then 100 cavalrymen
were seen approaching.
Having turned over the two prisoners,
the rebs rode in the direction of Lewis
house, only half satisfied with their spoils,
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Gloves,

A LII sizes. al colors and all qraliCica, At the
~ lowest prices, at $. ". PORTER'S
Cheap Store.
May Q 10 If
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HATS

~ REAT bargains in Hats. New STYLES in
N straw goods for men and boys. Ladies'
Trimmed Hats. RICE & MCLURE
May lS If
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Broad Run turned to the right toward
Hopewea Gap. Watching his opportunity,
Lewis spurred suddenly TO the left aud be-
fore they realized the situation" was fifty
yards away, moving at speed of 1.43 -
Suddenly his horse tlouudcred up to the
saddles ,girth in the mud, vainly struggling
to cxtficatc himself Finding he would be
caught, with wonderful agility fora cripple,
Lewis rolled off aud laid down in the bush
es on Tie edge of stream. The horse, re.
licvcd of his weight, struggled out and flew
up the railroad, Terrified by the rattling
vollcys fired after him, he diStauccd his
pursuJs-who, of course, thought his rider
was on him-and did not halt until safe on
Pignut Mountain, where he was found Il
few hours later, none the worse for his cx-
citing race.
Shortly after this adventure Claiming
Smith was rendered commission in Mosby' S
battGN2n of Partisan Rangers, where he
servct the close of the war.
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knoyfcdsc is only to be acquired by actual
expo mcnt, and is the only kind of any
rcal falue fall soils were exactly alike,
hay ( the same exposure and protection
sui & to the same climate, and tho same
auJ knt of rainfall, at exactly the same
dat$, farming would at once rise to the dig
nitNM an exact science. One set of cxper-
im0s anywhere would be the foundation
for Il farm operations Of the same kind
everywhere. The vast body of farmers, so
far rs concerned their own avocat;on, would
bctNmc mere machines, or even less in the
SOCIAL scale. Brains would be of no value,
ard tho fool of the family would do as well
as She genius on the farm.
fortunately, however, the soil is various
aud must be treated with brains, or it fails
to Srodncc. Business men never trust any
one until inquiries have been made into his
standing and his ability to fulfill his PROM
issE Farmers, however, never think of in :
qairing into the character of the land they
arc going to trust their seed to. They say
to qthemsclvcs, "That's land and this is seed
IFS try them together"
4 1t has been asserted that fertilizers are
washed down into the subsoil by rains,
-Nd are lost-if so, why is the subsol al
Gays poor An experiment, easily made
}ould settle this question for ever. 1t is
fc practice with many to put on too much
k45 pinS to create plenty of plant food
Rn.z 81 create too much, and the crop
ans Nms and leaves, at the expense of
rH Experiment would teach val.
pc lesson here. The question of deep
hallow p.owing and cultivation is yet Il
@ebatablc one why not cxpcrimcnt-provc
. hat which is good and hold fast to IT,
Night and heavy seeding; early and late
owing home grown or foreign grown seed
seed grown north or south of us seed gath
sireJ when half ripe o|' when wholly ma
1sa:3 i subsoiIinG, anUcvcn whether it pays
SO feed starving fields as we'll as to keep
E.ock always growius-arc all open qucs.
lions.
4 Why is this SO? Why have six thous:nd d
r% ears of ccasclcss tillage taught us nothing
nE nc arc We to 80 on six thousand years
i0rc in the same style? AS every farm is
~ measure, sui yc""ris, Sc must every
NFrmcr be its gcnius ioci. Don't trust {;
ran till you know him. Don't trust your
| sard till you know it. Experiment, dig
py> and inquire at every opportunity; don
cuarrcl with il family you are not ac
! opaintcd with, and, above all things, don Il
hlry money in Il hole without a bo,tom.-
! 8. Rufus Mason, IN Rmot New lorkcr
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TWO JOHNNY REBS.

IIow They Secured Horses from, tie Enemy,
We're Captured and Escaped Atter q
B,eah-nech Eace-Running the Gauntlet
Of Federal +Bulets--1n Ercitimy Adrcn-
tire at Ny'N. -
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-04-20
COMUNICADOS.
Sr. Director del BoLETIN MERCANTIL.
Puerto-Rico.
Gurabo Is de abril de 1879.

Muy senior y amigo milo en- ell n1mero de
hoy de su apreciable peri6dico he visto un CO.
municado suscrito por D. Pedro Costa Palol,
en- que SO me alude como jefe de la seccion de
voluntarlos de este pueblo En- su virtud de.
bo hacer V. presente encareciendole la pu-
bcacion de esta en- ell pr6xmo ndmero, que
Sc tanto ell motive alegado por d. Pedro Costa
Palol en- ell seno del comite, como ell verdadero
motive que tenia dlcho senior para impugnar
mi canddatura como concejaL Ell motive ale
gado fue que el Armante no quiso apoyar con
su voto una apelacion interpuesta por ell ayun-
tamiento actual, contra cierta resolucion del
Gobierno General, entendiendo e Sr Costa
Palol que Qnien Sc habia negado defender los
intereses del pueblo en- dicha apelacion no de-
bla ser reelectO. YO, que respetO V creo sim
cero ell buen deseo de los sehOres apelantes.
quiero y deseo Sc respete mi modo de pensar
en- aquella determiaada Question: Pero ell YER
dadero motive de la inipugnacion que me hizo
Costa Palol merece ser conocido del p1blico.
En- una de las sesiones del ayuntamiento fue
nresentado cierto escritO en- que Costa Palol
pedia prdrroga plazos para ell pago de varias
contribuciones que adeuda de amos vencidos,
ascendentes a una respectable cantidad. El
exponente, creyendo que Costa Palol no cum
plisia con el pago de los plazos pedidos juz-
gando que dicho Sc halla en- ell sagrado
deber, como tod. lemas, de pagar puntual-
mente sus cuotas,-grdn6 en- contra de la solici-
tud, cuyo parecer adoptd Ia corporation, fun.
dandose en- las razones por el que tabla alega-
das. Este no otro ha sldo >el lotivo de Ia
oposicion que me hizo e Sr. Costa Palol, v
creo tambien que la inclusion de mi nombre en-
la candidatura tornado por el Comite sea la
verdadera causa de haberse declarado contra
ella; pues 10 de que hubiese mas menos refor-
mistas entire los conc~jales propuestos, POGO
debfa disgustar quien, como ell Sr. Costa Pa
lol, pronunci6 discursos en- favor de manifesto
clones reformstas hechas en- 1873.
Anticipo V. las gracias por ia insercion de
estas lineas y Quedo de V. alto. amigo CO.
rreligionario @. B. s. N.
MATIAS GONZALEZ
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luego, de pronto, Sc ape6 rapidamente
dejo su caballo, subi6 en- un droschki J
desapareci6.
Ell E0eni''g Standard publica 81 ST.
guiente despacho de Berlin:
Los asesinatos politicos SO multi
plfcan en- Rasia. 81 iltimo que hay
que ~Qadir la lista de estos atentados
ese >up espia del gobierno, asesina-
10 %1da de Moscow. Cuando
50 n~ taver, tenfa encima del pe-
eho el fata anuncio de costumbre ::
Traidor. Ejecutado por 6rden de las
autoridades revolucionarias. ~
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nenado los pozos, (igual escena por
lamentable extravlo de la opinion
pdblica 4 la de 1884 en- Madrid.
cuando la invasion del colera-mor-
DO, degollando cruel E implamente 4
los frailes y son .quemados move
cientos de aouellos eu Strasburgo !:
sacriican 4 II mil en- Maguucia y
son persegnidos por la muchedum-
bre armada de hoces en- los pueblos
de las orillas del Rhin. por el crlmen
quimerico de haber propagado la
peste. Esto era entonces la hoy cul-
ia Alemania. La Italia, mas ilustra-
da en- esta epoca, establece tres ms
pectores de salubridad en- Venecia,
con atribuciones excepcionales, y Sc
funda ef primer Lazareto en- aquella
ciudad en- l403, en- una isla vecina,
para recibir en- el 4 los apestados i;
Geneva funda otro en- 1867, y Mar
sella en- 1476, basados en- ideas cien-
tl6cas sobre el orlgen J trasmisibili-
dad de dicho azote.
En- 1859 vuelve 4 presentarse la
peste sobre los pueblos situados en-
10 ribera del Danubio, y en- Bohemia
8 Italia pero ell ano de 1861 Sc en-
coma con filror en- Avinon sucumben
1900 personas, 10 Obispos y 5 Car
denales, y Sc extiende por la Lom-
bardla. Parma, Plasencia y Venecia.
En- 1868 acomete a [nglaterra y
en- 1872 4 Polonia, vuelve q apare-
Ger en- Italia en- 1874 y por tercera
vez EN- Avinon en- 1882, y de aquf
Sc extiende 4 Italia, Grecia, Alema-
MIA. Inglaterra y EspaIla.
Sc observa por los hombres estu-
diosos que esta Ultima epidemia no
tenia la misma gravedad, y Chalin
de Vinario publico un conato de es-
tadistica de las cuatro epidemias en-
que consign6 10 siguiente.
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BENDICI0N DEL VAP0R SAN JUAN.

La bendicion del vapor San Juan,
atrayendo al Arsena; y al nuevo precio.
so buque inmensa concurrencia, convir
tio la tarde del jueves en- verdadera fes-
ia. La curiosidad general Sc VIC salts
fecha por esta novedad que tempo ha-
cfa preocupaba q los amantes de diver
stones. Un acto como la bendicion del
San Juon, primer vapor de esta matrl-
cula, buque simpatico va todos los
que 10 habian visto y admirado sus fe-
Ices condolences, y celebrado, para mas
attractive, en- tan ameno sitio y bendeci-
do entire las frescas emanaciones del
mar y los murmullos de sus olas, debla
cautivar q la poblacion ante tan encan-
tadora perspective y sacar de sus CAST
las a 10 mas selecto de nuestra socie-
dad; por ESQ 81 muelle del Arsenal, de
81 espacioso, J el casco del San Juan no
podian contener aquella in6nita mu--
chsaumbT que discurria por todas par
tes y SO agitaba como un oleaje impri-
miendo a aquellos parajes el aspecto
mas agradable que darse puede.
Aquello era una verdadera romerla,
pero sin los desordenes y alborotos que
dan de 81 esas expansiones populares.
ALI SO habia reunido, ZEN el corto espa-
clio de una hora, numsroslsima concu-
rrencia escogida y realzada por el be-
Ito sexo que, con sus naturales encantos,
constitute los mas admirables golpes de
luz de aquel asombroso cuadro.
A las 6 y media, llenos completamen-
to ell San Juan y los amplios muelles
del Arsenal de un gentlo innumerable
y distinguido, tuvo lugar la solemne &C.
remonia de la bendicion del buque,
anunciada por un canonazo verifca-
da por el Sr. Provisor, por indisposicion
del Prelado. Fueron padrinos la Sra.
de Palacios y D. Jose T. Silva.
El buque SO ostentaba graciosamen-
to engalanado con banderas, limpio y
radiante como un yacht de recreo, ylu.
ciendo hasta sus mas insigni6cantes de.
tales 4 los OPS del obseTTadog,
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SZ ZEGEDIN.

Ell ccsresponsal del Standard descri-
be en- los siguientes terminos el aspecto
que ofrecia Szegedin despues de la inun.
dacion:
"Para los que han vivido aguf, dice,
durante, los 'dias de terror, la ciudad
ofrece ahora un aspecto casi romantico.
"Vivimos como 81 estuvieramos So
bre una isla del Oc6ano. Ell pals inun-
dado es llano, parece mas un mar que
un lago, Y los campanarios puntiagudos
de las iglesias, que salen del seno de
las agaas, parecen los palos de un bu-
que lejano.
"Una gran parte de los habitantes
han construido cabanas de MADEIRA, Y
otros han elevado tiendas con sus saba
mas sus vestidos. En- fin, la mayor
parte de la po5lacion esta acampada en-
torno de las hogueras al aire libre.
"Se han improvisado cocinas y taber-
mas primitivas en- la plaza del Mercado.
Los almacenes de las estaciones estan
llenos de provisiones, vestidos, colcho-
nes, muebles y toda clase de objetos
salvados de la inundacion.
clos pavos Y las gAllinas SO har re-
fugialo en- los tejados de las casas
arruinadas, y los perros contindan guar
dando los restos de las casas de sus
amos.
clos soldados estan de buen humor,
porque han recibido vino y aguardien-
to de los pueblos cercanos.
Los robos han cesado.
Como la iglesia de la Nueva Siege
din no ofrece seguridad, SO han trasla-
dado los tesoros sagrados Gyongyes.
"Ha desaparecido cerca dc Szatimaz
uu barco que trasportaba q los ingenie-
Perecido ahogados. Las aguas han
descendido As csntimetros desde 81
sabado, Ia temperature es glacial y
amenaza una gran tempestad