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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-17

TIE BRITT SII LABORER AS HE is Tho
man has good suit Of black in which to 90
to church or Sunday, and his wife sits by
his side attircd with equal ucatness and
comfort, and they both, with their children
also, present a tidy and wellcared-for look
as you sec them ON the streets during the
week Their dwellings, viewed from the
outside, arc suggestive of anything but
poverty or distress. They ar; of humble
dimensions, to be sure, but the windows,
shaded with imitation lace curtains, as many
of them are, and lit up by Towering plants,
present really beautiful appearance, and
shct the appetite for an inside view,
Within you find almost invariablc clcanli-
ness and good cheer, and what is still better
an all.pervading home feeling. The house
looks all over as though i; were occupied
by those who felt it a privilege to live there
and were bent on making the place some
thing beyond mere SHELTER That this
class make their small earnings serve them
So well is owing to several reasons. Rents
arc very low, these tasteful dwellings, cost
ing them, with small g,.rdcn attached,
from SO to SO a year. Clothing, too,
costs less than one half what it does in
America aud is more durable. The school
ing Of the children amounts to scarcely
anything For the first child four cents
week mus; be paid, fox the second two cents,
for the third two cents, and all the other
| little ones, even if there should be a score
in the family, go to school free. In return
for this sum the children get a fair cduca--
tion and have all the necessary books found
| for them IOntiOn Letter.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-17

For SINTEEN-IEAR OLD MEN
member. my son, that the world is older
than yoI arc by several years, that four
thousands of years it has been SO full of
smarter and better young men than your
self that their feet stuck out of the dormcr
windows ; that when they died, the old
globe went whirling on and not one man in
ten million went to the funeral, " even
heard of the death.
Bc smart as you, can, of course.
Know as much as you can without blowing
the packing out of your cylinder, head shed
the light of your wisdom abroad in tn"
world, but don't dazzle people with it, and
don't imagine thing SO simple because
You Say it is Don't be too sorry for your
father because he knows SO much less than
you do. Remember the reply ofD Way
land TO the ,,adrut Or Brown University,
who said it was an easy enough thing TO make
proverbs such rs Solomon wrote. "Makc
Il few tcrscly replied the old man. Aud
we ncvcrh ard that the Young man made
any; not more than two or three, anyhow.
The world has great need Of young men, but
no greater need than Young men have of It.
Your clothes fit you better than your ialh-
crS lit him they cost more money, they
arr more stylish. your mustachc is ncatcr,
the cut of y 'ur hair is better, and you are
prctticr, oh, far prctticr than "pa" But,
young man, thc old gentleman gets the big
gcst salary, and his homcly scrambling sig
nature on the cuisines end Of the check
will drain more money out of the bank
i'll five minutes than you could get out with
rcam of papcv and Il coprcrplatc sigma.
turc in six months.
Young III II are useful and they are orna-
mental, and we all love them, and we
couldn't cnSiuccr Il picnic successfully
without them But they are no novel
ties. my son. Oh, no, nothing of the
kind, They have been here before.
DO not be so modest as to shut yourself
clear cut but don't be so fresh that
you will have to be put away to keep
from spelling. Don't be afraid that your
merit will not be discovered People all
over the world arc hunting for you. a
diamond isn't SO easily found as quartz
pebble, but some people search for it all
the more intcntly. u Bark'HyiOn WuWk'cyc.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-17

RAMROD BREAD.-As !. curious souvc-
mir of the war, Maj. Albert Ross has pres
served in a glass case piece of what was
known in the Con fcdcratc army as ramrod
bread twas made by stringng out piece
of dough and twisting it around ramrod
and then baked by suspcnding on two forkcd
sticks. The piece preserved by Major Ross
was baked in 1864 in East Tennessee.
-4Mcon Ichgroph
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-17
NUMBER SO.

How SUE Cor EvEN.-"Ts this seat
engaged - he asked of the prstticst girl in
the car, and finding it wasn't, put his SAM
pie box in the rack and braccd himself for
solid enjoyment.
pleasant day" said the girl coming for
him before he could get his tongue unkink-
ed "most bcWidcring day, isn't ~
"Yc-ycs, miss" stammcrcd the drummer.
lie was in the habit IF playing pitcher in
this kind of a match, and the position of
catcher didn't fit him as tight as his pau
falcons
"Nicc weather for travelling continued
the girl; "much nicer than when it was
cold Are you perfectly comfortable"
"Oh, yes, thanks" murmurcd the drums
mer.
"Glad Of it." resumed the girl chccrfully.
"Iou don't look so. Let me put my shawl
under your head won't you? Hadn't you
rather sit next to the window and have me
describe the landscape to you ?"
AN'' P'c"oo, hc huttollu, - III uoihS
we'll enough"
Cant buy you some peanuts or a bookl
Let me do something to make tho trip hap
py. Suppose slip my arm around your
waist. Just lean forward trihc so can"
"Ynu'll-you'll havo to excuse me-"
gaspcd tho wrctchcd drummer. 81 don't
think you really mean it."
'You look so tired" she pleaded
''wuuldn't you like to root you. h."I u" my
shoulder? 40 one VIII notice. Just 10y
your head right down, and I'll tell you
stories"
"No-no, thanks. won't to day. I'm
very comfortable, thank you,' and tho
drummer looked around hopclessly.
"Your scarfpin is coming out; let me fix
it. Thcrc.' and she arranged it deity.
;'At the next station III set you cup of
tea, and when we arrive at our destination
you'll let me call on YOU ?" and she smiled
an anxious prayer right up into his palid
oountcnanco.
81 think I'll so away and smokc,' said
the drummer, and hauling down his grip
sack, lie made for the door, kncc,dccp in
the Srins showcrcd around him by his
fellow passengers.
Strange" murmurcd the girl to the lady
in front Of her. II only did with him
just what he was making ready to do with
me, and, big and strong as he is, he couldn't
stand it. | really think women have
stronger stomachs than men, and, besides
that, there isn't any smokng-car for them
to fly to for refuge. | don't understand
this thing"
But she settled back contcntcdly all the
same, and at a convention Of drummcrs held
in the smoker that morning at WAS unani-
mously resolved that her scat was engaged,
SO far rs they were concerned, for the bal.
ancc Of the season.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-17

y New York physician says the best
ching for cold is an old fashioned sweat,
which may be produced by taking
ten grains o, quinnc, hot mustard foot
bath and a stiff glass oftoddy" The trouble
with this recipe is, that too many men,
having trcachcroYs memories, can't rcmcm.
b. but one portion Of the cure
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-17

"DAMNED SCoUNDRELs. Washiuton,
July 25.-Coloncl Jack Brown of Georgia,
is one of the most prominent of the South>
era republicans in this city. Yesterday he
had occasion, in looking after the interest
of Il clicpt, to call upon the Postmaster
General lie was Mortified upon being told
by Mr.. Gresham that he regarded Southern
Republicans as Edamncd scouudrcls." To-
day Colonel Brown sent Mr. Gresham the
following letter:
Sir Since your remark ofycstcriay that
Southern Republicans were the damned
est set of scounGrcls who had comc.in my
(vour) wy, since your advent into your
present position self respect will prevent
my calling in person. You are certainly \
typc of the human species from whence the
s,ubriquct of 'IIoosicr' has been given to
lndianans, for in all my travels on this
continent and that Of Europe have seen
no man who could boast of fewer accom-
plishmcntS in civility and poitcncss than
yourself. Grant mraG Il great mistake in
having you appointed Postmaster General,
for all men Of sense with whom yo% have
come i'll contact agree that you are sans
common senses, sans law and sans deccncy.
What u pity for this nation that Arthur
Gas was his intcntion) did not appoint
Longstrcct or McLaws Of Georgia, either
one Of whom has intcrgriy and force of
character that you nor none of your InI
ana confrcrcs can boast Of. * Is :; An
innate respect for lunltic. idiots and dudes,
prevented me from sIapping your jaws yes.
tcrday when you expressed the lIoosier
and contemplate idea that all Southern
Republicans were sccundrels Had Grant
or any other man for whom entertain rcs>
pcct manifested the same spirit, should
have downcd him on the spot"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-17


daughter Irene, the latter about II years old,
a:e in 4 fair way to''rccovcr from the injuries
Inflicted by lightning last week, though the
mother is by no means out Of danger yet
Her wounds are in healthy condition ana
the chief danger that the physicians fear is
erysipclaS. Unless some un!avurablc char. &c
takes place, the physicians will probably
remove the ladies 10 their own home to-
morrow (Friday.) They are now at the
residence of Mr.. J. Lcopidas Moore.
We had not heard the full particulars of
the disaster up to the hour of going press
last wool HOG Mrs Starr and hrr daught
cr escaped being instantly killed as mira
Gle The lightning seems to have first
struck the mother oa the back of the head.
cutting terrible cash, having the skull,
bouc exposed and burning the hair of. 1t
then passed down her back and crclng
arorul her waist cut several other deep, rag
gcd gashcs on her person. Her clothing
caught fire and her neck, back and hip were
oaa'y o"'"Vu 'e ''I''H were col''''un.-
Gated to the daughter, who had been icariuIly
shocked by the stroke, and her clothing
being also set on fire, the two unfortunate
ladies were in Il fair way to burn up, and
p''"'i' p ~'"'' "',' ,'"' I'' ''N NV W.
hoocr' llama (who mad also been Knocked
scnsclcss) returned to consciousness. When
he recovered his senses, he discovered that
tho ladies' cIotbiny w,s afro and ran to ,beir
rnsor, Aror dosnor,to strr"1.Ir win
49,, ,,L,s,,aooo1l, - s,ll,;n. ,ho,,
."' h'''''" 'o suo''cueu l" '"U""'"0 '"."
but not until Miss lrcn;s clothing mad
been burnt off down to her waist and ;hc
,,,.,,I,o. I,,.,,,l ~ ,L,., ,,o.,l n,r;,,,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-17

y SAD story comes from New Orleans
that a poor mother who went out in search
of a coffin for her dead baby, was stricken
by neat and died iu a hospital to which she
was removed. Her living children watched
beside the corpse Of their sister and anx-
iouSly waited their mothers return Their
distress was dreadful when she was brought
back dcad-dcad with the money in her
pocket that was to have bought her litt!c
dallins's coffin.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-17

WHY lie Missed HIS CHECK Book
1t was on the elevated road the other
morning. n man was seen to suddenly rise
upward, look around on the scat, feel in al
his pockets and grow excited over the loss
oI something or other.
lost your wallet % qucricd the man
next to him.
No"
Had your watch taken %
NO"
Lost a roll Of bills, perhaps :"
1T is my check book I believe left IL
at home. Dear, how careless | am ~
1T might be worse said the other in a
conSoling tone.
II don't see how it could be-" growlcd
tnc other. My wife will sit down and
figure up the stubs, and when 90 home
ID dinner it'll take full hour to make
her believe lhat "ucidcntals" have any
thing to do with household expenses"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-06
MONEY AND BUSINESS.

The feature in business last week was the
collapse of an attempt to control the leather
trade of the country. Just as the Coffee King
bursted, and the Lord of Lard. the pig iron ring,
the grain ring and the pool in oil, 80 the combi-
nation to maintain artificial prices IN the leather
market, though very successful for o time dur
ing the past year, has at last got itself thor
Oughly tanned. The individuals engaged in
these great speculative movements may have
been worthy of sympathy, but there can be no
doubt that their operations were most prejudicial
to trade ana to industry. A great part of the
depression and embarrassment which have pre-
vailed for the past two years has been due to
the numerous and powerful combinations
formed during and after the great speculation
of 1880. The success of rings and corners in
that time of feverish advance led many to the
belief that any branch of business could be thus
reduced to a game Of marked cards OF loaded
dice, IL combination could be formed strong
enough TO control the markets. We are wit
Messing some of the results.
Shaw Brothers were the largest manufac-
turers of leather In the country, aud have for q
time, ii is said. mainly succeeded in con-
trolling the leather trade" of. the United
States. They could not control their own
bank account however, and have dragged the
whole trade into serious trouble for time.
AS manufacturers OF "leather paper" they
were certainly moro successful than the banks
now wish they had been. But 1t is credit
able to the New-England banks that, although
they were said TO have been loaded down
with this leather paper, and some arc thought to
have lost heavily, none have yet been obliged to
succumb Attending or following the failure of
Shaw brothers, which was rumored In Boston
on Saturday the 2Sth, but did not occur
until Monday, came the fall of such houses IA
C. w. Copeland & Co., 8. c. e. J.. q. Phin-
ncy, Charles II. Ward, and several others,
with many manufacturing concerns; and 1t u
telegraphed that Hersey. Whistler & Wyman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-06

Ferry's Ministry was financial bill empower
ING the Government either to redeem the
fiye.per-cents or to convert them into new
rentes bearing interest at 4l2 per cent. Iills
was q measure which had been expected py
bondbolders for five years, and was not
seriously opposed. The Finance Minister an
noupced that it would result in an annual
saving of at least 100000 to the budget
besides placing the stock on a steady footing
Conversion. however has not enabled him to
reduce the two sides of his balance-sheet to a
common level. The revenue for the first half
of the year was S., 10000 below the estimate
of the budget, and the Government In view
of the unusual expenditures which 1t Will DO
called upon to meet, has been forced TO ask
for an extra budget providing for loan OF
500. OOO. 900 at 3 per cent. While the financial
situation of the country is unsatisfactory, the
Ministry of the day is not held responsible for
an extrayagant scale of expenditures main
tanned by previous Ministries, and especially
by NJ. de Freycinet's. If it adheres, however,
to its present. policy of foreign aggression ana
experimental colonization, it will have to meet
in its turn the charge of reckless extravaganza
and miscalculation. At present, that policy
seems to be popular one, M. Challemel-
Lacour's spirited speeches being we'll received.
and the votes of credit for the Tonqun
expeditions encountering only q feeble
minority OF seventy-two Deputies.
The Ministry has also succeeded in dis
posing of the troublesome question OF the
railway conventions and of securing the pass
age of the Magistracy Reform Bill. The
Minister of Public Works carried his point by
LAYING stress upon the actual condition OF the
public treasury. He admitted that it won d
lave been better if the State had purchased
the railways outright few years ago, instead
of authorizing so enormous an outlay for
public works. But he contended that this
policy was out of the question, when the
Government had no surplus at its command;
and that it was not wise to go on borrowing
500. 100000 year for the completion OF
minor railways. He defended his agreements
with the companies as a convenient expedient
for reducing PUBLIC expenditures and avoiding
arrangement of the finances without putting an
end TO railway construction. Various interests
combined against the Government proposals,
and Radicals and Reactionaries seemed deter
mined to obstruct their progress in committee,
but the final votes of approval were reached
prior to the adjournment. The MagisIracy
bill, even with the amendments introduced in
the Senate, was n most radc measure OF
judicial reform, but it was carried by large
majoritIes in both Chambers. Its passage is
most significant proof that the Ministry not
only has a policy of its own, but tie power OF
enforcing it. This power it possesses by virtue
of its representative character. 1t was not
organized in the interest OF the moderate men
of the Senate, but of the advanced men among
the Deputies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-06
PERSONAL.

Canon Godfrey Pope, OF India, is mentioned as q
probable successor TO the late DIR. Colenso as
bishop Of Natal.
Ex-Congressman De La Matyr of Indiana, has
for the present gwen up politics. and is back 10 the
ministry. 1t is said that he will preach in Denver
Coz.
Ex-Governor Walter Hartman, of New-Hamp-
shire is slowly recovering from his recent illness,
but it is feared that he will never be quite well
again.
LONG BRANCH, Aug. Ex-Governor Benjamin F.
Butler who had been visiting his daughter, Mrs.
Ames, at the Highlands OF Navesink, came to Long
Branch to-day, and left here for New York on the
steamer Plymouth Rock. so as to catch The night
boat Tor Boston. MANY persons were introduced 20
the Governor on the pier and boat.
Mr.. +. b. Smthies, of London, who has inst died,
did MORE probably, than any other man In England
to save animals from cruelty. He was the Editor
of The British Workman. The Band Of Hope Reriew.
and other publications of pblanthropc character.
Mr. Herbert w. Smyth who succeeds Mr. A. w.
Gould a. Latin instructor at Williams College, is
graduate OF Swarthmore, Harvard aud Gottmgen.
A, the last-named institution he pupil Of Fick
and Kiburn IN Oriental languages and literature.
and he will add Sanscrt TO the curriculum OF WILL
iams College.
"Yes. / sold Abraham Lincoln his first pair Of
spectacles," said a veteran ooulist Of Chicago to
reporter Of The Chicago Tribune the other day 1t
was about the time Of the Legislature OF 1854.
when he was lawyer in Springfield. Some editor
down thcrs paid me SO 10 make Mr.. Lincoln pair
Of gold spectaces, and thoso were the rst DO ever
wore. When he was elected President made him
three pairs, one Of gold and two OF steel. knew
tho Lincoln family pretty well. and suaightened
Bob's eyes for him when be- was . little fellow dc
wos born cross-eyed, you know"
A few days ago Colonel John d. Wsshburn. Of
Worcester Mass. was the guest OF gentlemen sss
summer resort hotel He happens 70 resemble Pros"
dent Arthur In sons respects, and on thu strength
of this resemblance wag started the story hat he
was the Presidents Tho result wss that every body
In the place crowded In tbs hctsl 90 get look 81
taxa they appsarcd to be inorsduIous and during
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-06
FRENCH LEGISLATION.

n. Ferry's Ministry has survived the polti-
cal viclssitudes of Parliamentary session.
When it was gszetted last February 1t was
styled by tie boulevard wits Gambetta
Ministry with a Gambetta left out. 1t was re-
cruited mainly from the Union Republicaine,
the group with which the great leader was
identified. and included several members of hrs
own Ministry. In addition to N. ChallcmeI-
Lacour, his intimate associate. Formed at
time when there was an indefinite dread of a
Restoration and lack OF public confidence In
the permanence Of existing institutions, the
Ministry has evinced courage In dealing with
the questions OF tho day, and by its steadiness
and resolution has done muck to reassure the
country. The close Of the session finds 1t
firmly intrenched In power IL has will Of
Its own aud has made several resoIute efforts
to enforce It, 1t has considerable debating
power. and apparently possesses greater po-
litical influence in the Chambers than any
previous Ministry has had since N. Gr6vy be-
came President,
The first great measure introduced By II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-06

New-York sees many beautiful days every
summer, but it is not often that an August
Sunday is so perfect as yesterday was. ils
loneliness tempted everybody to be out OF
doors, and the air was cool enough to permit
all kinds of gentle exercise. There was no
need for any one who had to stay In the Guy
to envy those of his fellow-creatures VINO naa
gone to the mountains or the seaside In search
of comfort We have indeed had a pleasant
summer thus far, and in this respect have
been more fortunate than many OF our nelgh-
bors. In Eastern Massachusetts, and In parts
Of Connecticut and Rhode Island for instance
all of July was painfully dry and dusty. There
were no rainy days, and showers were rare
even in the river valleys Crops suffered Sc
verely. Recently, however. rains have re-
lieved these parched districts, and the inhaoi-
tants are so happy that they congratuiaVe
each other through their newspapers