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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-10

The Barnwell Sentinel says "The truck
farms around may be put down as n failure, as
nearly every one engaged in itlost money. So
far as tie culture is concerned, the crops were
n success. but too many engaged in it, and the
consequence is heavy losses. 1t may do for
Florida, where these truck farmers are more
than month ahead OF u.s. but over here i'm
Barnwell County it won't pay and we doubt if
any hereabouis can be induced to try it another
year."
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-10
Programme of the North Pacolet Teachers,


Programme of the North Pacolet Teachers,
Convention,
To be held at EI Bethel on Friday and Saturday,
September IAN and 18th 1883, at 10 4. M
LIST. Address of welcomc-Cap,. Jno. j.
Jefferies.
I'd. Organization.
Cd. Enrolment of members.
4th Importance of the Bible in the Public
Schools--Rev. j. 7. Gwinn.
9th. School Age and School Hours Miss
N. J. Jeferics, Miss N. L. Goudeock.
Question Box.
RECEss--l HOUR
AFTERNOON SESSION.
9th. Impottance of the Classics-E. Z. BRIT,
ton.
eth. Better Teachers, How to procure then
R. c. Sarratt and w. C. Whiscnant.
8th. How to Interest Parents in School Work
VIM Jeffcries, C. p. IIuggins.
9th. How to teach, Arithmctic-H l.. Hun.
ter and 7. W. Giles.
Question Box.
ADJOURNMENT.
SECOND DAY, 10 a. NJ.
PRAYER.
lst. Injurious Text books and Injurious
Methods of Teaching Miss a. l.. McColough
md Miss Rachel Macomson.
I'd. Address-Jas. c. Jefferies.
3. School Govcrnment-Rev. J. =. Pritth
ard.
4th. Use Of Text Books. f. Brown.
9th. Tho Teacher and his Work-D. a.
Townsend
Question Box.
ADJOURNMENT
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-10

FIRE At THoMAsvILLR GA.-Maoon. Ga. i,
August 2.-The Mitchell House, n ell-known
Hotel at Townsville. was burned this morning.
Insurance on the building and furniture $685.
600 Loss $4,000. Lyman, dry goods and
groceries, on the ground floor Of the hotel, lost
$4,000, insurance Sc, 900 Reese, druggist, also
suffered. His loss is covered by insurance. J.
Forbes, furniture stock, lost $4,000. Insured
for 81 500
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-10

NIT. II. Clark auI. his two motheress chill
drcn, with Miss Alexander, of Kentucky, are
spending a few weeks with Mr. Clark's vcncra-
bic mother and his sister, Mrs John Rodger.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-10

EsS" We have only this to say that one of
our printers has been sick for three days this
week, which is the reason why we send out our
paper printed on one side only
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-10

CONFLICrIYG PRAYgRs.--At n CbIlliwack
church, B. c., last Sunday, q prayer for rain
was read. To this prayer those parishoners
whose hay had just been cut raised an objection
and offered counter prayers for dry weather.
Thus far the dry prayer has prevailed.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-10
Wlttkowsky & baruch.

We have received long advertisement from
this immense and popular Wholesale and Retail
Dry Goods establishment at Charlotte, but it
came too late for this issue. 1t will have n
prominent place next week
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-10
x. NJ. STOKES. Editor.
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Citations, Notices to Creditors and
Notices of Final Discharge must be
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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-10

GtsAp The travel to the mountains on the s.
U. and c. road has been greater the past month
than ever before.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-10

GSa. Yesterday every Lawyer office, but one
in this town was closed and the day before every
practicing lawyer was out of town.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-10

Can't BACK FLYNS.-The Newberry Necs
says: Mr.. ID. G. Flynn has bought the ehtire
stock Of McFall & Sattcrwhte and has taken
charge at the stand occupied by the late firm
Flynn is like an India. rubber ball-the harder
And he keeps on bounding too.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-10

GssA- An extra quilt was necessary for COM
fort Wednesday night Shaws were worn on
the pinzzas in the evening.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-10

BsG'" We are pleased to state that all the suf-
tcrcrs from Ice Cream poisoning are out, and
able to cat their ratons.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-10

The nobbest line Of Spring and Summer
clothing in town. We call particular attention
to this department, and can fit any one. Suits
varying from So to $50. Also fine stock Of
Spring Hats and fine hand sewe6 Shoes. CALI
and see us.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-10

beautiful lot Of new India Linens, Figured
Linen Lawns, Persia lawns, Victoria lawns,
| Bishops lawns, Lace Muslins, Printed Muslins,
| etc., etc., at j. C. HUNTER & Co.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-10

BSl- Our esteemed Sheriff has been quite
under the weather for few days.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-10

The Chinese language has equivalent for
hell, and the translatoTs of the New Testament
were much perpleXed until returned China.
man suggested that san Francisco might do.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-10

The largest cow in America weighs 5000
pounds, and gives milk in Chase county, Ky.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-10

ArTEMrr TO BURN THE NEwBBnRr IIoTEL.-
On Wednesday last, about midday, while nearly
everybody's attention was attracted to the iir re
engine, pumping the water out Of the cistern
below the Court House. an attempt was made to
set fire to the Newberry Hotel. Mr.. J. X. p.
Goggans, who was unwell, lying in his
room, when his attention was attracted by tho
cracking of flames and by smoke coming through
the transom over his door, and GAS about to
give the alarm, when the chaml ermaid passed
along the hall and discovered n blaze in one of
the unused dark rooms in the rear portion of
the hotel. The incendiary had taken an empty
soap box of white pine, pine board, paper and
two split bottom chairs, piled them together and
set fire to them. When discovered the whole of
one of the chair bottoms had been consumed, as
well as the paper, and the box, board and re-
naming portion of the chair were in q big blaze.
a bucket or two of water put out the fire. Hal
the fire not been discovered before getting under
headway the consequences would have been
terrible; for there is no water Of any conse-
quence in the cistern, which is not yet completed.
and the creek is so far away that the hose would
not reach the hotei.-O6serper.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-10

VEsuvius IN ERUPrIoS. Naples, July 81.
Mount Vesuvius is in n state of eruption
Lava is descending from the crater in the direc
tion of the town of Tore Del Greco, at the foot
of tho mountain. The inhabitants of Tore del
Greco arc fleeing to places of safety.
The burias Of victims of the earthauake were
continued throughout the day. Two hundred
and eighty bodies were buried at Casam:ccio OLA
30 at l.occo, and 20 at Forio. The latest esti-
mate places the number of deaths at between
1000 and 5000. As 1t would be impossible to
recover and bury all the bodies, Signor Genala,
Minister of Public Works, has ordered that, in
view of the horrible exhalatons from the de-
composing remains, the unrecovered corpse be
left where they lie, and liquid lime he poured
over the ruins made by the earthquake. Cas-
amiccioa Will thus be converted into vast
cemetery.
The search of the ruins for bodies # victims
Of the earthquake on the island Of Ischia was
continued last night. All tho bodies recovered
are buried Immediately to prevcvent miasma.
Two thousand soldiers digging in the ruins
saved 1000 lives up to midday on Sunday and
exbumed ~ persons alive on Monday. The
only American known to have been injured by
the earthquake was q Miss Van Allen, and she
is only ghtly hurt
An eye witness describes the scene ut the
theatre Mt CasamiccIla, when the earthquake
occurred, rs an awful one The curtain had
just risen when n tremendous shock was felt
fearful roar followed and the ground rocked
like the sea in n storm. great cry of terror
arose from the audience, who were thrown into
heap, and large number of them were buried
beneath the timbers Of the building, which fell
upon them. Two more shocks occurred. All
who coull rushed outside of the theatre an,E
hundreds of person clambercd into the trees in
the vicinity for safety. Most of the people,
however, escaped to the shore, where bonfres
were lighted signals of distress. Hun.
dreds of half uuSSSl meu and women, wild with
4 e.
with torches during tho night, searching for
missing friends
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-10

COTTON CROP IN THE MEMPHIS DIsrRICr.-The
cotton crop report of the Memphis district,
which embraces North Mississippi, West Ten
nessee, North Arkansas, and North Alabama,
as compiled by Hill, Fontaine s. Co., for the
month of July, says: The cotton plant which
was stunted by the cold spell Of May 2l TO "a :,
has never fully recovered from the damage then
sustained and the drought which has prevailed
since early in July has prevented a heavy
growth of the plant, and the injury has proved
permanent Under the most promising condi-
tions ofthe weather during the next six weeks
there will be decreased yield in the Memphis.
district of at least l24 per cent. as compared
with last year. The rains during the past few
days have doubtless afforded partial relief. but
the growing cotton crop continues in critical
state and is subject 20 still further injury by
unfnvorable weather, while the smallness of the
plant warrants fears Of great damage in the
event Of an early frost.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-10

YEAR OF DIsAsTERs.-The present year has
so far been one of disasters First came the
destructive floods Of the Mississippi by which
many lives were lost and great deal of prop
erty destroyed. Then came the cyclones IN the
West and Northwest, destroying hundreds of
lives and millions of property. The drought
followed, and now threatens the country with a
scarcity Of food and great deal of suffering
In Egypt the Asiatic cholera the most terrible
scourg" that ever afflicted the human race, has
been raging for weeks and the people over a large
area Of the East are dying like poisoned rats by
the thousand And only few days ago nm
earthquake the Island Of Ischia, i'm the
Southern part of Italy, bloucd two or three
cities almost out Of existence, and sent from
two 10 three thousand human beings suddenly
into erni:y.-Ncrbcrry OJserrer
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-07-18
Beautiful Testimonial.

Robert j. BurdettN, the genial humorist
OF the Burlington Qowa) Hawheye, had
tn give M his intended visit to the Phi
Kappa Psi reunion at Chatauqua Lake,
New York, on account of the invalid wife
he was nursing at Nantucket. He touch
ingly wrote: Her little serene highness
is in utter helplessness, unable to stand
alone; for years she has been unable to
walk, her helpless hands folded in her lap.
She must be dressed, carried about, cared
for like baby, suffering from countless
pains and aches, day and night and l
can not leave her, even for a few days.
Her life has been fountain of strength
to me. In her long years have never
seen the look of pain out of her eyes, and
for more than half so long / have seen her
sitting in patient helplessness. and l have
never heard complaining murmur from
her lips, while she has served as those
who only stand and wait. never doubling
the wisdom and the goodness of the
Father whose hand has been laid upon
her 80 heavily. The beautiful patience
OF her life has been constant rebuke to
my own impatience, in her sufferings
have seen and known and believed the
love that knows no fear,' and the faith
that knows no Doubt"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-07-18
HOpelessly IncOrrigible.

The members of the Blue Ribbon Army
are capable of joke, though it takes all
the energy out of them for the next Tort
night to get through with the article. At
a certain railway terminus in England,
where strict temperance had been i'm
posed upon the employees, they proposed
to give moral lesson to local celebrity,
who came into the office, sat down while
in bad way from old port, and went to
sleep. They carefully took him down
stairs, put him in the coal-cellar, and
locked the door. In two or three hours
he woke up, and was heard tumbling
about among the Goals. Then the listen
ers outside heard him inquire Where
am ?" To this one of them returned
an answer. in sepulchral tone, "Dead !"
After pause the gentleman, who had
evidently not lost his wits, inquired !:
care you dead, too ?" The man outside
the celar-door in still more sepulchral
tones, reioined 81 am" After another
pause came the inquiry ;" How long have
YOU been dead ?" The sepulchral one re-
Joined: "Six months" To the horror
of the listeners the gentleman in the cellar
assumed an air of quiet contentment, and
asked in CHEEKY and comfortable tones
swell, as you have been here longer than
/ have, can you tell me where | can get a
little fine old port 7"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-07-18
The Reason Why.

the original of the following quar- ar
ticle was recently found in an old tower
in the very ancient town of Chester, Eng.
land. 1t was among lot of old books,
papers and diversified rubbish that had
inst been unesrthed by some repairs that
were being made upon the building.
The "reason ,ohy"-Mr A drinks be.
cause his doctor recommends him to
" take little" Mr.. B because his doctor
orders him not to drink, and he hates
quackery. Mr.. G takes drop because
he's wet. Mr.. d because he's dry. Mr..
f because he feels something rising. Mr..
F because he feels sinking. Mr. G be-
cause he went to see friend off to Amer
lea. Mr.. H because he's got friend
lust come from Australia Mr. because
he's so warm in the evening. Mr.. X be-
cause he's so cold in the morning. Mr..
L because he has pain in his head. Mr..
M because he has pain in his side. Mr..
N because he has pain in his back.
Mr.. o because he has pain in his chest.
Mr.. because he has pains all over him,
Mr.. @ because he feels so light and happy.
Mr.. r because he feels so heavy and mis-
cradle. Mr.. because he's married. Mr..
T because he isn't. Mr.. V because he
likes to see his friends. M. w because
he's got no friends. Mr. Y because his
uncle left him a legacy. Mr.. Y because
his aunt cut him off with shilling. Mr.. Il
because he went to Ilandudno yesterday.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-07-18
Strength Of Character.

There is perhaps no better test of a
mans real strength of character. than the
way In which he bears himself under lust
reproof. Every man makes mistakes :
every man commits faults; but not every
man has the honesty and meekpess to ac-
knowledge his errors and to welcome the
criticism which points them ont to him.
Ii is rarely difficult for us TO find an ex-
cuse for our course, if it's an excuse
we are looking for. 1t is, in fact,
always easier to spring to an angry
defense of ourselves than to calmly ac-
knowledge the justice of another's right.
eous condemnation of some wrong action
OF ours; but to refuse to adopt this lat
ter course when we know that we are in
the wrong, ia to reveal to our own better
consciousness and often TO the conscious
ness of others, an essential defect in our
character. He is strong who dares confess
that he is weak; he is already totteriug to a
fall who needs to bolster up the weakness OF
his personality by all sorts of transparent
shams. 1t is not in vain that Scripture
says: Reprove one that hath understand.
ing, and he will understand knowledge -
for one of the best evidences of the DOS.
session of that discreet self.iudgment
which stands at the basis of moral
strength, and one of the best means of
gaining it when it is lacking, is Just this
willingness to accept merited reproof. and
tn profit by it when accepted.-S. s.
Times
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-07-18

in the old, cracked stove. But the first
thing they knew the house was afire.
Where was the man, you ask oh, he
was down to the little red house before a
red-hot stove, drinkin' healths to all
around. And when the children couldn't
stay no longer. they left the house and
stood out around it to keep warm. The
boy crawled behind that stone where 7
found him, and froze there. They was
afraid to 90 to neighbours, for fear their
father'd kill ~em; but finally did start
when they couldn't stand it no longer"
"What became of the man ?"
"Well, | dunno. / never saw him
again, nor nobody else around here. I
dunno where he went or what became
of him."
What became of the children ?"
son, they was cared for. The neigh
bors took 'em. One of 'em has been mar
rled since, and | hear her husband is a
temperance man, who lectures sometimes.
The last l heard of 'em, thew were all
doin' well, except the little girl picked
up in the road. She died in the hospital
about six months afterward. Yes, it's
true, that little red house devoured this
one, and it grows redder and redder every
year."
"But is nothing done TO stop its work P''
ION yes we've held meetings and
passed votes and made speeches about i t
good many times. and the red house
would be little quieter for while after
we talked about it; but in month or so
it would omen out worse than ever. Why,
old Mr.. Mills says, and he knews more
about the history of that place than any
one else, that they have killed or ruined
one man each year for the last twenty
years. | kin count ten myself that's died
violent deaths in ten years, and all from
the red house rum. to say nothing of
starving women and children all lawn.
the blame for it to that place. But two
wears ago we voted no license: and when
the red house sold liquor we went for
en- we seized their rum three times
and fined the tavern-keeper heavily: and
he kind o. took the hint that we meant
business, and stopped sellin'."
81 thought it was quiet, orderly place
when l came by there Yesterday" I said.
"Oh yes: the next time he sells with.
out license he'll go to Jail, and he knows
1t. L tell YOU" continued nv friend, in a
burst OF enthusiasm, talkin' aud holdin'
meetin's and votin' agin rum amt nc
good, it it ends there. You've got to
vote, and then you've got to execute the
laws. The only way to shut up these
rum-holes is to put the law on 'em and
thatll do it every time, if you kin gel
officers to do it who amt in league with
Them" he added, dubiously.-Rev. VII
tam b. Cary, in independent
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-07-18
Nhe eNireside.
I" DAD'S GIRL.D


Oh, the world is full o. fathers an full o. babies too
An there's mothers, dear plenty though neer a one
for you;
An there's homes whar lots o. money makes Twin fine
an grand,
AM there's folks, too, choose from the best on
sea or land.
IL amt much money darlln stufs my pockets out
An all the land own you could roll a stone about.
But this little cot holds somethin not every home may
see;
It's holdn daddy girl dear, an that's enough for
Oh, my girl she is so bonuy so wnsome an 30 fair,
With the sun forever dancn' an gntin' through her
hair;
An her lips like two red Cherries an the mothers eyes
so blue,
with the look that was her mothers forever shinn'
through;
Sure I'm thnkin' baby darn', all the babies ever
known
Can't beat her the mother left me to love and tend
alone;
An If only she were in 1.-THE wife who loved me So
wouldn't swap my home for the grandest one know
Ay you're daddy's girl my baby he wants no other
love
Till the good God bids him leave you an meet the wife
above;
So we'll jss pull together. my little an see
How glad with love and sunshine humble hsme ma y
be.
True, from early dawn till evenn there's work enough
to do;
But light heart makes light labor-thats easy putin
through;
An dads dear girl is waitin' with her kisses soft an
sweet,
When the long days work over an she an dad may
meet. -Hdrper's Weekly.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-07-18
The Pleasure OF Music.

If you can afford the time and the
money! say, if you can afford the time
and the money-have in your house harp,
or flute, or piano, or organ. Just as soon
as the child's hand is large enough to
compass the keys, teach that hand to pick
out the harmony. And say to all young
men, try the power of music upon your
moral character, and in your entertain,
ments and in the proper occupation oil
your hours of silence aud solitude. Many
a young man has been kept away from
the temptations of this life because, al
though he has had only one room perhaps
in boarding-house, in that room he has
had some instrument of music that was
his charm in time of solitude and tempta
ton. There is something in it to soothe
pain, to quell passion, to reclaim dissipa
ton, to strengthen the immortal soul, and
especially, If that melody is of a religious
character.-Dr. Talmdge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-07-18
Harmfulness Of Tobacco.

However hurtful and poisonous tobacco
may be to adults there seems to be no
doubt that for children or youth under
the age of twenty it is most dangerous
and terrible poison. DR.. G. Decaisre of
the society of public medicine in Eng.
land, has recently submitted the results of
some observations concerning the effects
due to the use of tobacco on boys. Ex-
periments were made on thirty-ei ght.
Eight of these children were from nine to
twelve years of age; eleven had smoked
for six months, eight for one year, and
sixteen for pore than two years. Of
course the effects varied in each case.
With twenty-five of the thirty-eight there
was distinct disturbance of the circula-
ton, brnit at the carotids, pslpitatiou of
the heart, sluggishness of the intellect,
and craving. more or less pronounced, for
alcoholic stimulants. Analysis of the
blood showed in eight cases falling off
in the normal number of red corpuscles.
Twelve boys suffered from bleeding of the
nose, ten complained of constant night.
mare, four had liberated mouths, others
became victims of pulmonary phthisis.
Out of eleven boys who were induced to
cease smoking, six were completely re-
stored to normal health after six months,
while the others continued to suffer
slightly for years. The best medical
treatment gave no satisfactory results, and
the evidence seemed conclusive that the
only cure was to give up the use of it en-
tirely