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Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1883-05-26
$1,000 HN GOLD.

Every purchaser merchandise is entitled ia
81 ticket representing share money
will be divided follows One share $500, one share
of $780, share $50, shares of o 100 each
share of $50, holding the greater
number of So 90 tickets SHOO.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-04-06

lN DEATH NOT DIVIDED. About ten days ago
Mr.. Jacob House was obliged to take TO his bed
at the residence Of his SUu-in law, Mr.. +. T..
OlmStcad, on the Island. His faithful wife
nurSed him carefully. but the task was too gc:tt
for her ani brought on Il heart trouble to which
she was suffice 80 that on WcAucsdiy shc was
obliged to remain in her bel and Thursday
afternoon she died. Lust evening hCr husband
followed her. lie was in his scvcnty-filh ycal ,
she in her seventy third. For over iiny-two
years they had lived happily together and had
anticipated dying very close together in fact it
was "ttcn theme of conversation with them
Thursday hc sen, word to her, saying "Good-
bye After her death he refused to take any
nourishmcnt Stimulant. closing his lips against
what was offered, although the physicians said
that had he taken them he would probably have
rallied Whcci'Ay (WeSt IH) I"tcNUrm""".
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-04-06

DiSArrEARtNCE OF A BRIDAL AHTY.-PccrS
burg, Va, March 23.Thc gravcst arprchcnsions
are felt here concerning W. +. Moore, n mcr-
chant of this place, who was married here last
January. In company with his bride he lci,
the day of his marriage for n tour throu III the
West, expecting to return home in n few weeks.
Persistent inquiry throws no light Oh the where
abou,s Of the bridal party. Their parents and
friends are deeply concerned aS to their fate
Moore left his store in charge Of the head clerk,
promising to write within two weeks if he did
not return by that time
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-04-06

WAR Is TIE M"r>rNINs.-G -Grccnvillc, March
2>.-A party of deputy United States marshals,
consisting of James Fisher, John +. Gaze, W. d.
Goo and others, left here yesterday To execute
warrants against moonshincrs in the Saluia
Mountains When in the ncighborhood of Pc
ter Mountain, one Of the Salula range, the squad
divided and q. +. Ilightowcr, their guide, after
continuing some distance with portion
Of the squad, was left i'll charge Of the buggcs
in which they were travelling. On the squad 5
rcasscmblng IIigh,owcr missing. \ shot
and cries of distress had been heard. This
morning it WAS asccrtaincl that llightowcr was
shot while walking on tie side Of the mountain
the bullet entering his right side just above the
hip and passing through his body. The --latest
fnmatiun is that he cannot live many hours
The shooting is believed to have been done by
Marion Watson, who is reported 10 be the leader
Of band Of moomSEimcrs armed and equipped
for determined war OH all revenue officers and
mars!Ials.
I'm Cvcrc>at found today near The spot where
the shooting occurred has been Identified as Wat
sons. Wason's Illicit still raidcd and hal
Just b en- removed. Henry Alcxandcr. colorcd
IIckc Barton AMI John Summcr, mornshimcrs.
were captured 10y the squat and brought To Jail
to-day IIightowcr is an old moonshner,
against whom cases are dockc;cd in the United
States District Court for uial in August. lie
has recently ;mncR spy and iniormcr against
other moon~hjnrrs, seeking perhaps in this way
to cxpiatc his own offences, aud has thus i'll
surrcd their bitter cnmity. y lc,>om WHO left
| /. III,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-04-06

TIE INTERNAL REVENUE FoECE To EE EEnrs
CEp.-Washington, March 2?.--Thc President i
oilUrding some diversions to office holders under
the Internal Revenue Bureau by the announce
mcnt that he intends before warm weather 10
reduce the force of collectors propOrtionatcly
far may be with the reduction in the
internal revenue collection. as contemplated by
the recent bill.
1t will probably be impossible to carry out this
plan fully, because the bill does more in
the nature OF reduction than in tie abolition
oftaXcs, such taxes rs are abolished being
a'most entirely the class heretofore collected
without clerical effort on the part Of the Inter
nal Revenue Bureau.
The President means. however, to lop oil
twenty-five collectors. whose salaries aggregate
a'out $4,000, AMI lac wi! make Il fur;hur cur
talmcnt if opportunity should offer.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-04-06

ASK YOUR FRIENDS TO DRAW \ CAr.--A new
idOic craze is thus described by society paper:
"Can you draw II cat - is the latest special Ques-
ton, anl you are Immediately handed pencil
and paper and requested to give your best idea
of Il cat without model or scmbiaucc. One lady
we know has what she calls "a cat basket"
wherein she keeps all the attempts other friends
to draw n feline. 1t is astonishing how few
people readily known how II cat looks Ask
your friends to draw AMI sec the things they
make.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-04-06
For the Times.
WOMAN'S LAUGH.

D, Nature Give TO woman n sweet laugh,
And 10! Thou hast bestowed a charm and grace
Which no bewitchins form or lovely face
Can ever hope to equal, cen by h IT,
AS soft and low and tuncful rs flute
This music of the soul falls on the car,
Or, like II running broohl,. Lad .'..-.,
1t seems to give each creature salute,
y merry greeting and pledge OF love
L: is the very essence of good cheer
Bright hcav II, which seems SO far, is brought 50
near,
We half expect some angel from above
Will catch the Happy sound and then will say,
"ThOu'st chccrcd thy icilcw mcn-l will repay,
"UFUS.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-04-06

While we are hcsitating or theoretically
graphing with the p.obcm Of temperance,
the whiskcy forces are marshalling and for.
tirying themselves, and planting their hcav-
lest guns against us. The Devil (ycS, Tpc"
it ,ciM copitd d. is engineering the dark,
blood stained, yelling legions Of the cup,
whose sting Is DEATH. Tho press, to
mails the tc!cgraphc wires, all, al are
blrdcncd with the fearful record Of his
achievements in society, while Plutonic
regions echo with the shouts Of icnds deli.
rious with JOY over the millions Of the slain.
Is it not time for us to awake and move
forward Our Conference resolutions occu-
Nv advanced ground. Sincerity Of deliver
ancc<, faith aud prayer must be proved by
WORKS.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-04-06

FUNNlER THAN lNTENDED.-At recent
dinaer party there were two sisters present,
one a widow who had just emerged from
her weeds, the other not long married,
whose husband had lately gone to India for
a short term. A young lawyer present was
dcputcl to take the young widow in to din~
ncr. Unfortunately he was under the i'm
preston that his partner was married
lady whose husband had just arrived III
India. The conversation between them COM
mcncyd by the lady rcmarking how warm
il was Tor the season of the year. Yes, it
is quite warm" replied the lawyer Then
happy thought suggested itself to him,
and he addt d with Il cheerful smile : "But
not as hot as the place to which your hns-
band has gone The look with which the
lady answered this lively sally viii haunt
that unhappy man to his death Cmcn-
natl COmmcrciM
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-04-06

Here are some true and strong words by
| Canon Farrar, Of the Church of England,
They tell something of the work of liquor
in the mother country. They are part of
an address delivered in the Shcldonian
Theatre in the University city Of Oxford.
What is true in England is struc in our own
country-truc in its measure in every
neighborhood where Intoxicating drinks are
sold. Canon Farrar said
II look around me. not here in England
only, but also through all the world, over
dependencies over which the sun never sets,
and l see the frightful, the iutolcrablc cvi,
dcnccs of the devastation wrought by one
fatal sin the sin Of drunkenness and that
-"tr'-o'rusvrrU ny uuu rrtuI FTuuur7, "'vU,rv'
lated in Intoxicating drinks. | am unable,
| have not the heart to day to touch on one
tenth ,r one hundrcdth part Of the proofs
which demonstrate to every serious mind,
which is at all acquainted With the facts, the
awful Importance Of this question. Focus
the lurid CLEANS which flash upward from
this pit of destruction, aud you will SEQ
how lrightlul is the glare. Track the sub
terranean ramifcrtionS Of this evil, and
you will sec how tho whole nation, the
whole empire, is undermined how every
step We take is over fire ever bursting
through the trcachcrous ashes.
1T is matter, not Of assertion, but of
II Al h,t hn Il ,G
lic causes the most amlzing waste Of our
national resources; that 20 it are due, main
lv and almost rvr',$;v"lv .hr worst nEcno.
mcna Of prupnrism ; chat 1t causes seventy
five per cent. of tn 'se melancholy clscs of
domestic ruin which fill our police courts !;
that it contributes enormously, both direct
ly AM Indirectly, TO the hidcDus social evil
that brt for it, on the tcStim)ny Of nearly
every judge on the bench, crimes of violence
would well nigh disappear that it is the
cnusc, both directly and indirectly, Of a
most terrible mortality that it chokcs onr
prisons. mad hous, and pcnitcntiarics that
it creates an hereditary faint, which makes
life curse to 4 stuntcd population that
because of it thousands, aye, tens Of thous-
ands of miserable men and yet more miser-
able women, anl poor little children, most
miserable ofal. lead lives offs lch SGualur and
an .ush as only they who have witnessed
can conceive; that it dcvastatcs the human
ity, aud blights the bodies and the souls, not
only of GOO 900 drunkards, but of the mil
lions which their ruin drags down to shame
that it Illustrate our religious efforts ut home
that it destroys and ruins our mission efforts
abroad that it is the chief banc and ruin
of our homes that is the darkest stain On
the glory and the prosperity Of our nation.
| Exaggcration .Gcntlcmcn, there is not one
word of this indie mcnt which is not true o
the letter 4; not one word Of it which is not
capable Of the most rigorous proof which
evidence can establish and statistics con
tain"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-04-06
DEFERRED NEWS ITEMS.

The GAMBLER MrsT Go.-Nashvillc, March
29.--An Act making it Il felony to keep am
bling establishment in this State or to rent hou
scS for such n purpose passed the Legislature
to-day The penalty is imprisonment for not
less than one nor more than three years in the
penitCntnrY.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-04-06
The One Prize ,SySi,m,

anl TO this we attribute our immense and
prosperous trade. Selling on this square
basis renders it imperative that the price he
the very lowest one that can be given. We
are pledged to this. We always have done
it, and we always will do it, It's our erect
and our Jr0ciic". No nIhcr Piano and Or
gan House deals on his principle.
Our prices, in plain figures, arc placed
on every instrument. \ chil can buy as
low rs the shrrpcst trader An other l!ou-
scs have High prices and give discounts
The cone Price system saves time in
trading. and is the only satisfactory way to
buyer and Scllcr: f,r on the high price and
discount system. even though the customer
buys, he is no, sure that he has bottom
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-04-06

Millions IN SAND.-A bushy haired,
grizzly y-bcardcd inventor stood over ma
chine, run with Il leather belt, in 4 dn.y
loft ut 03 Washington street, yesterday
afternoon He WAS Mr.. ). II. Krom. lie
called his machuc "dry conccnttator. -
1t rescmblcd Small upright pianoi1rtc.-
Mr.. krom was ladiing Maryland sand into
its hopper. The sand ran from the hopper
over a suEkcn finger board, and was agita
ted by puiis OF air until it rcscmblcd a min
iature chop sea. The puffs Of air came up
through the finger board, which was given
sis s;ht jarring motion, There were 600
puffs to the minute. The light sand was
shaken from the iinscr>board and the heavy
s,nd dropped into Il fan , like wheat pouring
from tanning mill The heavy sand VS.
Of bright metallic color, and looked like
grains Of galcna.
This" said Mr. Krom, sitting it through
his fingers. SIS chrome ore. 1t came from
an estate owned by Patrick Calhoun, 4
grandson of J ohm c. Calhoun, on the WcS-
tern, Mary,and Railroad, fourteen miles from
Baltimore, 1t is worth SD Il ton. Calhoun
owns 22O acres, continuing millions Of tons
uIthiS sand 1t vie d. a minimum Of 10 per
cent. Of this chrome ore, and by the use of
this machine he can deliver the ore in Bal
tmorc for five dollar rcr ton
\ chemist who was present said the chro.
mate Of potash is obtAincd from this ore by
fusD. the orc with potash. 1t is used for
co!orings and dyes. 1t gives the permanent
grccn and yellow colors seen in illuminated
posters ard in bank notes. 1t is in great
dcmand iii calico, woollcn and carpet manu-
factories. Over. 100000 pounds were
imported last at duty Of three anl a half
cents per pound. The ore is only found in
Turkey, Russia, Sibcria, California and
MMyland. Large quantities OF 1t are used
BY the manufacturers Of irop and steel It
hardcns these metals and gives them great
tensile power. Chromc steel has been freely
used in the construction Of the Brooklyn
bridge. The manager of the Brooklyn Steel
Works says that the chrome steel is worth
three cents pound more than amy other
steel. lie says that it must come into gen
cral use The trouble with manufacturers
in the future will lie to fad it in deposits
large enough to fill the demand, as it is 4
ynry sc,rcr mineral Within three wears
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-04-06
THE LESSON OF LIFE.
BY AL CROwELL.

Deep in q corner Cf each heart
Some buried treasure hidden lies:
kiss which thrilled our being once
Remembered light from faded eyes
~. echo of dear loved voice
(which evermore on earth is still,
The vision of face now cold
Beneath the daisies OH the hill.
Sofgetimes the sunshine of day
IDng buried rises from the past,
bringing from out their bed Of clay
The wreaths ofjoys too fair TO last.
OF, sbitter memories and yet
Such memories we would not forget
But, by reWen, bering, would essay
To6aniN ev'ry vain regret.
:. No. -saa,----a-r-, - .:--i--
With ccascleSs struggling against Fate,
For all our lo;cS and hopes are vain,
And time goes OH and will not wait.
And what is past will not return,
And what to come we never know,
The opportunities that we grasp
y stern fate bids us to let go.
And what is life? \ mystery.
Too well we know what draught il holds
In the dead past but misery,
And i'll the future ii unfold;
The lessons ofthe past rctold.
All happy we ut last when cvll
And hid from its sad history,
We lie beneath the churchyard mold.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-04-06
On Mc One Prize System.
ONE UNIFORM PRICE to ALL,
AND THAT THE LOWEST
KNOWN.

The usual system Of selling Pianos and
Organs j. for the dealer to charge any price
he can get for them without regard to either
n fair profit or the customers interest. But
we are proud to say that this has nCcCr been
our method Of selling.
For the benefit of purchasers and To Sc
cure them the full value OF their money, we
established at tie outset of our business,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-04-06

PRIvACY.-A worthy wife of forty years
standing, and whose life was not made up
of sunshine and peace, gave the following
sensible and impressive advice to married
pair of her acquaintance. The advice Is
rood "PfcScrvc sacrcdly the privacics OF
your own house, your married state o! your
heart. Let no father or mother, sister or
brother ever presume to come between you
two, or to share your joys ard sorrows that
belong 20 you TWO alone. Build your quiet
world, net allowing your dearest earthly
friend to be the contidant of ought that
concerns your domestic happiness. Let
moments of alienation, if they occur, be
healed at once. Never, NJ never, speak OF
it outside but each other confess and all
will como out right. Never let the morrow's
sun find YOU at variance. Review and re.
new your vow-it will do you good and
hereby your souls will grow together
ccmcn,cd in that love which is stronger
than death, and you will become truly
one"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-04-06

II TNgE1 rot, life is sweeping "y, - and
X HIN dare before You die, something
1UdO 4 mighty anI sublime leave hc.
hind To conquer time. 800 II
week in your own town. - outfit free. y" risk
Everything new. Capital not required W."
will furnish y,u everything. Many are making
fortunes Ladies' make rs much "S men. @n l
boys amh girS make grna' pay. Header. il YOU
want buSnc,s nt winch y,u rln max" "'cIt pay
all the time. write rri irrU"I' 81. 'o u. ilNL"srr
& Co., Portland. Name.
Feb -; ~
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-04-06

NOTICE TO UNITED STATES JURurs.-Mr J. T..
Ilagood Clerk OF the United States Circuit Court,
has served the following notice on the members
of the grand jury chosen to serve at the
approaching term ofthc Circuit Court in Charles
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-04-06

"lou are hereby notified by order Of the
Court that your appearance as grand juror
will not hc required before Tuesday the 18th of
April 1889, at which tine you will appear"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-04-06

The elder Weller Of iacctious memory.
expressed himself strongly on the sui jcc' Of
widows. There be people in this land Of
the attorney and hone Of the breach Of
promise suit who arc disposed to silc with
him. "Comc said Cincinnati man, show
inga Chicago friend the institutions Of the
city. "comc let us 20 see th2 Widows
Home" "Not much," cri.d the terrified
visitor II saw widow home once and it
cost n,r 2lG 600 for alleged breach Of prom
isc. ~. sir. Send tn. widows home il n
hack - v. y HJwlI
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-04-06
NUMBER IA.

DON'T SPECULATE.-In spite ofrepcatcd
warnings in spite Of wrecked lives and
ruined regulations; in spite oS honor and
love and fair name generally ; in spite of all
those eloquent, though voicclcss emotions,
hopes, apira:ions and cndearmcGts that so
to make life really worth the living, thou
sands are to day riding the Car of spccula
ton to the devil. They never stop to think
until disgrace aud prison. exile or poverty,
stare them in the face, and they pass
beyond the pale of public mcrcy-ou,cast
alike from God and honorable mankind.
On this suhjcc: the Philadelphia Times
throws out few homcly words which con>
tain world of truth, and suggest the road
t-~---h---.---n-L----: AL---.-.--l ~A---Af
speculation. Says the Times:
I'VE have lately hada food Of cmbczzlc.
mcnts and other forms of theft, and it has
been the same story in every case. Trusted
cashiers and others charged with the money
Of their ncghbors, spcculatcd aud lost it.
''ln nineteen cases out of twenty no crime
was intended. Had the thought of theft
occurred to the parties who proved to be
criminals, they would have shuddcrcd and
recoi;cl from themselves ; but they lost
their own money; they borrowed without
leave to make new ventures, aud ended as
cU.bczzlcrs and thieves.
"Most Of the scores of men who have
lately startled the country by their embcz-
zling, were citizens of unblcmishcd rcputa-
tions, commanding the unboundcd conli-
dcncc of their respective communities but
the inordinatc anGu,Un ~. ..~..,
in style to give their children the hollow
responsibility ofiortune, and to gain tho
mocking homage Of fools aud hypocritcs,
made them ventures tcp by step, until
detected crime aud inctfaccablc shame losi-
cally followed.
"Don't speculate. Not ono IN thou
sand Of those who attempt to win fortune
BY speculative gambling has profitcd By it;
and many who have not been broken in
fortune have wasted what is Of CRATER value
than goid-honcst industry. The only
wealth that lasts and that is full of comfort
is that gained by industry and enterprise,
and every departure from Legitimate pursuits
to gain riches is crowded with pcrilat every
step Don't speculate"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-04-06

\ FLORIDA CoLoNY.-Thc sals Of 40
600 acres of land in Florida effected by
Mr.. a. b. hindcrman of Philadelphia, dur
ing Il rcccIt trip to london, to syndicate
OF that city was fully consummatcd Tuesday
by the payment Of tn Florida Land and
Improvement Company, the owners of the
land The land is in Orange County, and
the syndicate is composed oilcadinS British
capitalists The plan Of the company to
effect a colonization of their lands is com
prchcnsivc and rather unique. The whole
tract will DC divided by General Manager
Lnderman into twenty acre farms, upon
each of which a frame dwelling house will
tract will be cleared BY the company The
farms will be sold to rmi grants at 500 each,
which will include all Improvements mlde
by the company. The payments may be
made in easy annual iustallmcnts. \ strong
effort will be made to induce Italian emf.
grafton. for the purpose Of introducing in
Florida the growth Of the silk worm. On
all the land of the company fruits OF all
kinds, sugar, rice Gotten and carly vcgcta-
blcs for the Northern market will be grown
1t is thought the settlers will lc able 10
earn good living during the first years
residence. The company will furnish for
the use Of the colonists at Cncc "A library,
ana lecture hall will be erected, whore
,hc people will bc enabled, by the libcraity
of the managers. to listen to dscourscs on
subjects which will be useful to them in their
every day life as agricultnrists.
The Dillon tribune., 1883-01-06
THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE.

Tho Judge enters his Office this morniuc
wearing more severe expression THAI.
usual. and after seating himself at his desk.
addresses his eldest son thus, who nov
odds the position Of junior partner Of the
firm
MY son, we have had another mis,,ut!cr
standing mp at the house. and this timc Il
icing with your mother instcni Of you:
sisters. wish to give you to understand that
os:ause you have married and mt ny fcr
:"oursclf, that am still master VI my oxa
,ouSe; ind while the girls have been ia
thu: habit of running down to you when
anything goos wrong at the house. it il /.
very different thing for your mother :"
.cav. my house for . prolonged visit II
y"a; now I deMnrd to know what ~,
mean l,y this intorfsrencs in my family ~.
Engagements -
''Father, Il IL BY no interfersnce Of r,ias
TINT mother Ii at my house. anal Ill The
explanation Of the affair that ~, yiv~ y
:i'a; my wife and l have enjoyed ~,
i::l. cottage home without intending "a
,'"':': i ~ houss VI refuge tor mother -
IL. y:.ls."
My hoy. give me your hand. and tai
y"cr mother NJ dimes to-day to come h0sae
a.: ] vii: NJ longer head the houss "
.''''' :i.: for my own child "a run ~
ao.". II ssfsve in olvosit,on 10 me-"