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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1888-12-21
The pigees. Man ln tha World.

During this trip have been over a
large part of this state, and nnd Iowa
mas the largest and best corn crop that
mas ever been raised In the .stata. Iowa
does not only stand at the head of the
iist ss Q corn state, but stands at the
head, also, for large men. u Was one
q the two largest men on q train last
week, and The two Of us weighed lust
TWO pounds over half fton. weighed
slo pounds and the other fellow
Meigpeq Just !9S pounds. Bib name
'was J. H Craig. He is 6 feet al inches
long and was born J In Iowa Citv
nyrty-two years ago : He is said TO Be
the largest man In the, world at the
present time. He Is we'll propoftioned
fall Of fun and as playful as 4 kitten
He told me that when he vent To
church he put $f in tho collection
basket and took O whole seat for him
yell. He has weighed sSSi bounds.
but uses tobacco now to keen his
Weight down below 900. --Datenport
~ ~ 2, - ,ssss - ~ 5f's - u
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Domestic Recipes

To Cook ToUaH ;MEAr.-lsuy
thick slice Of round steak with but, littll
bone and fat. Split it so as to mako ont|
thin piece. Prepare largo cupful ol
bread crumbs, season them With said
pepper and thyme or summer sayory|
moisten with milk and % little butte
mix we'll together and spread it1NovSf,
the meat. If the flavor Of onions is liked
chop very little oft, aud add to the
dressing. Rolt>DnpfliiGuleu1G Dnua,>
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SOUND LoaIcA-A bdisnatqb ,affpm
Munro, N c., says: osThe iFau duers Al
lance of this county, ~iIss,od,by :
common contribution OF tab6ht e6, On
from each meu,ber, united In ina .st3re.
It's making preparations ror, quite .
heavy stock of goods. Il Union ia one Of
the strongholds Of the Alliancot bod Co
operative stores have succeeded iuuitian-
ufacturing centres where, money, III re-
celred every week and cash paid for all
goods. 1t is gravely9 questionable
whether they can ever succeed in our
country under credit system. IL The, at
in bankruptcy. '" ''','o t2sI
In merchandise two things are Aeo>,
esary: Capital, to purchase; andia
to sell. The merchant furnishes
capital and pays for the labor III; \
bis strictest attention, and biz, car
oversight, he is able to make q good
terest on bis Investment and psyhin!
q Iair salary Tor -rrs scrStcos akS n
content. The profit on the goeds 56io
pays these expenses. Competition and
his own interest forces hir, to buy Al
cheaply and sell as closely as his yexpen
ses will permit. '',''t@
If the Farmers Alliance become. I'll
proprietors of the store, thess same q
penses must be paid-they must trpI
thesapital, and pay the interest o1.
They must pay the salesman for, i
labor. Profit must be added to ,,
cost of goods to pay these expense,
both cases go 'ui q
1t is hard to see how the maDage1
pay these expenses aud sell goods,
much smaller profit than. his oompeti
He can only do SO by buying closer,
hiring clerks cheaper. and it, eapp po
expected that hired agent will do.
in this direction than experienced i
chants whose own money Is at stake.
If fthe merchants were. rapidly cs
rich it would prove that their Z,p]
we're unnecessarily large. Sevcol
per cent. of the merchants fail, ah
po:nta the truth that,, In ,geusfE
profits on merchandise, are not, ,slifipid
to pay the expenaessof the busin ess.l
Spdrtdnburg Herald. Sn,N
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\ TnEA & s.. CoMpRo Misses. vii.
smissipn (N. CD .Stsriaays, 8, The su;,
o. 5sccb drcenwalds of this city. seaius.,
the Ashesilic and Spartsnburv Railyosa.
cogpany, $4,000 damages for injuries
recn',,d n !. a.rsilrpad accident, ca,se mo
IN lhs v, 3. Gircui, Court o, Raleigh,
ysster,iry, and was compromised for So /.
ooo The case was not tried but
judgement was entered by. consent Of the
anioHnt stated. ~ -
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A count of the vote slows that the
majority OF tho people of the United
states are not opposed to Cleveland and
reform. He was defeated because of
the cumbersome and tortuous machinery
OF the electoral college; but he secured
oo,Voo ooI more votes than Harrisoa, 49,
ooo more than he received foul years
ago. The majority eth people Dire for
tariff REFORM -
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for the farmers of the county.
VINO ,, arc sore impressed in many ways.
VIII they read these words aud ponder
them! Can they afford to pay this bur-
densome, impoverishing tax; which de.
stroys their hard earnings and degrades
them in body aud miud?-ONE OF THE
PEOPLE, IN SPARTANBURe.
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DEATH UNDER DIsrREss1so Or,

DEATH UNDER DIsrREssINa CIe-
cUMsTANoEs.-M Nancy Baeley
who lived about four miles from Winns.
ooro, on o plantation adjoining that of
Mr.. ID. A. Hendrix, died on FRIDAY
She was quite aged, about s5, and her
death was the result OF old age, lack of
proper food and cold weather, Although
having fifteen children and Q number
ofg,and aud great grandchildren, she
has ;, 10 = her later days been an object Of
charity. Although she died on FRIDAY
she was not buried until Sunday, oxicn
70 ths fact that no grave conld, be 6ye.
psred until some kind friesds had i
dug, - Winasborro Nesos and Hero1y 4
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9ssTHE sHAHl.A nEoeRAPHER.
But There L. y suspicion thas iisss~.se,
F.S go ,uoNcw Lake In . Fraud. z i,sS !

80 - Now Lake Ii . Fraud. ~ |.
The shah, Of Persia, is, dabbling in
geography. "A recent issue Of The
Ivan, the official gazette Of Teheran.
contains an article, purportinE TO have
oeen prepared by the shah himself. de-
scrlpave OF strange new lake, of
dimensions large enough, tn mako it
almost an inland sea, that has OF. late
years appeared In the Great Salt
Desert, the 'Dashti- x Kavir. sed The
ground in this desert is covered with
white crust of salt, it is habitable
only in few isolated spots, and there
are said TO be vast morasses, escape
from which Isl impossible once a
traveller ventures into them. Tradi,
ton is, however, that once this tract
was covered by sea, with numerous
ports and harbors,, lighthouses and
commerce. There has always been a
sort Of expectation among The Persians
that some day the sea would 6fi,rri and
cover the desert, and now d afQS&e bod;
hSs a6taidl . 9ns15f
northwest Corner OF - tdife{@
five miles from Teheran lle Interest
occasioned by this wSs so great that
the car himself visited the SPOT. In
his account Of it he saysth q small
lake, known as the Lake of Savah.'
formerly existed there, but that il
dried up about /, ,857 years ago on the
day the prophet-may the, blessings of
God be upon him and his posterity-
was born. It reappeared about 'six
years ago." The shape of this new
body OF water the shah describes I'm
homely fashion. Hesays: ''The figure
OF the lake may be compared TO that
or q pair OF spectacles. There are tive
lakes Joined by narrow channel
which is about two miles in width oy
little less" The shah wears specta-
c!es. The size of the lake he gives at
loo miles in circumference. AS to its
origin he says: 50" 81 IN :.
"Frorn observations which have
been made we conclude that this lake
has, been formed by waters which
bubbled up in tho Kavir like fountains
from underground, for the rivers
aiaa thsir rsesion s# nss sna y & sys I Pe changed
A camel driver of the Arab nomads of
the Kelelu tribe, which has its camn.
ing ground on the shores Of the lake
told US that he had seen with his own
eyes how SIX years ago,a great guam
nty OF water bubbled up in the middle
OF the Kayir, and, gradually increas-
where it had appeared"
Sad TO say, in spite Of the shah's APP
about his new lake, there is a harrow
ing suspicion that his honesty has
been fooled, and that, instead Of the
lake that disappeared on the day the
Pr23pnee1 pro S was s born E ireaRpearing now
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Don't eat two minSe pies, plum pud-
ulng' lobster salad, and ice cream, and
'nen complain that the climate don,
agrss with you. Sl79sl ST''.'
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- A neduccd Rostne4. ~ - vi
/ The third assistant postfnaster oen.
eral, IN his annual report on thse6usi-
ness OF the postoflcel .depaYl l16ent
makes the suggestion that il ono cent
postage should be adopted ,thH would
pc only two. uoeN.of NAL maffer
the matter now included in
md and fourth classes, that Is.
general printed matter. and merchan.
dise, being included in one classat the
rate OF cent for two ounces and
newspapers and periodicals sent from
offices Of publication in another at the
rate OF 1 cent per pound as5at present.
The proposition to reduce the letter
rate from Q cents for one ounce to
! cent for two ounces and make Il
the same as tho rate for casual news-
paper or magazine or a book seems
rather startling, but In point of fact Il
would not be so greatly Different in
effect from q mere reduction TO / cent
for the weight now allowed The
great bulk OF the letters written would
not De increased In length or in weight,
ana there would be q great gain in
simplicity In having no distinction In
the rates for matter mailed in the usual
way, whether. sealed or unsealed or
containing ng.writing or no writing. A
source OF petty fraud and evasion and
equally petty search for itwould be
avoided. The. only serious question
relates to- the effect on the revenues
and expenses of the postal service.
which ought substantially to pay for
ITSELF. This aspect of the suggestion
calls for careful consideration. New
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A distinguished Demo mocratio lcatler WIN
recently talked with the President re-.
garding the election quotes Mr. Cleye-
land as saying" am told that without
the tariff issue 10 the last campaign We
should have carried the "coun.r y. TIA,
may be true, but the time had come
when the issue between the two parties
had to be made, and the Democrats
made it, | don't regret it. 1t is better
to be- defeated battling for an honest
principle than to win by q cowardlv
subteriuge. Some of my friends saw va
ought to bave gone before the country
on clean administration we have given
the people. / differ from them. We
needed a tlean-cnt, well defined is,ue.
We were defeated, il Is true, but the
principles Of tariff reform will surely
win in the end"
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prices Tor liquor, az sne'
proving the class of the places where
liquor is sold. 1t is very seldom tha,
movement Of this kind has been
headed by saloon keepers themselves
but the wisdom Of their movement
may be readily observed. .4e.l
AS tho supply ordinance has already
been passed aud published by the CITY
Council, it is not probable. that the mat
ter can be re recoDsidered, and if it is
brought up there are some members OF
the body who viii oppose such an amend
ment 10 the ordinance. - GreSnyille
Neos. a aeaf ~ 4 4.s
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A Hon LICENSE MovrMr.r A,,ov
R. w. TINSLEY.

A HIaH LICENSE MOVEMENT AMONG
BARKEEPERs.-Several of the most
prominent saloon men in the city waited
on some of the City Council yesterday
morning presenting petition signed by
six Of their number asking the City
Council to increase the license tax on
saloons from S400 to 1000. .,.
The saloon men whose names were
signed to the petition are George Black
Holcombe & Simmons, II. Knebel u
Bro, Totk Il Logon, j. W. Burgess. 4
Co and Jas. b. Williams.
Those saloon keepers who have signed
the paper are earnest ins their ad dvScacy
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thicken the gravy. sdo!Sl
liked, and pour il over she meal s.
Will be very tender and nutritious.
IN slices crosswise like jelly roll. :.
ORANGE FLoAT.-Oue quart w
water, the juice and pulp Of two lsimt M
one coffee-cup sugar When boiling ~
add four tablespoons cornstarch. M
boil fifteen minules, stirring all ti45
time. When cold pour it over four os
hive oranges that have been sliced iatd
a glass dish, and over the TOP spread
beaten whites of throe eggs, sweetensd
and favored with vanilla.
LEMON PrE.-Make a nioe. fakv
crust, line deep pie pan, and bake.
Have reony the filing, made by taking
the juice Of one lemon aud, yellow r;nd
grated, two-thirds of a cup Of sugar, one
egg, well beaten, and one tablespoo
OF cornstarcb; stir all into one half.pint
OF boiling water, and boil from three 70
hve minutes; pour into the crust, and
set into the oven few minutes. 10
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Causes Of Cancer.

DR.. Mackenzie in hisl
about the crown prince
seHa s.5hh3a has 9 few pertine
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The Homlie,t M.ntn Au~t.t.

As well as the handsomest and others are in
vited TO call on any druggist and get free
trial bottle of Kemp's Balsam for the the
Throat and Lungs, a remedy that is selling
entirely upon merits and is guaranteed to re-
i;eve and cure all chronic and acute Coughs,
Asthma. Bronchitis and consumption. Large
bottle soc and 81. feb2Sd&w4wlp
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GARDINER.

Happening to drop into one of the stores
proprietor. Mr.. Preble, showed us over the
them. The main store occupies about
l6, 900 feet on four floors, which have been
fitted up and painted in the most attractive
manner possible, all the windows being fur
nished with lace curtains. On the first floor
We find the carpet room, mirrors and desks
The carpet room is large enough to fit car
pets and to make them if necessary. On the
second floor we find chamber sets arranged
in squares with asles between them. and
they propose soon to carpet each aisle and
place oil paintings on the walls. ton the
third floor all their high priced parlor sets
lounges and easy chairs, and a few Gaskets
but these are contained in ceiled closets
which are readily exposed TO view, but con
cealed from the eyes of those who wish to
look on other goods. Some of the sets on
this floor are very fine. On the fourth floor
are cheaper goods and some extra stock
The store on the north contains about 1900
tIdlTs. ne bdstIltIlt is ustu III
goods The store below is used for bedding
and they occupy another store across the
street which is used in undertaking e. One
of the principal features of the store is that
it is furnished with the electric light through
out and is kept i'll perfect order. They keep
on hand one hundred chamber sets and about
fifty parlor suits. Aisl
Father Plante of Watervile was in the
city yesterday. 'd,.'
Rev Theodore Gerrish of Biddeforl is
ia the city on business. AZ 81
J. NJ l.. Bates is in Vermont to attend a
convention of the Y. NJ. G. A. r-pa
The afternoon train contained pullman
car for the first time yesterday since the
storm .u
The Highland avenue Grammar School
gave an exhibition Tuesday evening consist
ing of recitations, singing, solos and dia
logues. Notwithstanding the poor traS yelling
the house was crowded and all were highly
pleased -
The inspector Of loan and building $3.50
Citations examined the books of the Associa-
ton here Yesterday, and it was the last one
examined in the State, bat he said it WAS the
only one where he had found the books all
ready.
Edward Bussell has entered tho boot and
store of :. Lowe & Son.
Antes danced at Library hall last night.
Christ's church will give a supper at their
vestry tonight ~
J. j. Newman, contractor of Providence
was at the Evans House Tuesday.
The streets instead of improving are
growing worse. This last storm has only
piled in more snow for Old Sol to thaw. out
and it looks as though he might have his
hands full.
Connections are being made on this side
on the water pipe, and it is hoped the pipe
will be ready to tnrn the water on today,
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The kennebec journal has now entered upon its
sxtytbird year Thanking its muny readers for their
generous patronage in the past hopes still further
to merit their favor in the future The journal will
still continue its steadfast adherence to those grand
principles of Republicanism which have givsn u
united country and made : the prosperous people
that we are. The coming year will be Of
deep political Importance. great national and
state campaign are involved in 1t. Everyone will
feel an interest in these political contests. Located at
the state Capital, in the Republican stronghold Of
Maine, The kcnnebec Journal will be peculiarly well
situated to present the various phases of the political
outlook. The political Ediorship will be In charge
of HON. JOHN J.. STEVENS. whose
long experience in public affairs and intimate
auaintance both with American and European Poll
tics peculiarly fits him for this position.
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RELIGIOUS GLEANlNGS.

Mr. Moody will not go to the Pacific coast
this season, as was expected.
The English Church union has established
''yearly celebration (of the communion
for its deceased members.
The receipts Of the A B. C. F. VI. for the
first four months of the fiscal year are
$4,000 more than for the corresponding
period last year.
Rev. Frank Russell, D. D., pastor Of the
Congregational church, Oswego, n. Y, has
been appointed field secretary Of the Evan
gelical alliance. His work for the present
will be the organization Of branches through
out the state of New York.
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Two negro boys We're disputing yester-
day, when one of them said to the other:
You amt got no manners. nohow."
manners, responded the other. You
know heap about manners, don't YOU,
Why, yo' daddy was ole Alabama mig
ger, an he picked you NANNY up when
they was refugeen' here durin' the war
My nanny an my daddy came from ole
Nirginny, and never WIS sol in der lives.
De oil master wouldn't take 70 thousand
dollars fur EN- one time. You talk To me
about manners! Shucksr And he turned
and went away in disgust Nashville
American
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wATERvILLE.

Robert Mccall and an unk nown man pre-
scented themselves at Sherey's livery stable
late Monday afternoon and hired a team for
a short trip to Winslow. As they did not re-
turn according to agreement, inquiries
made Tuesday morning and the men were
traced to Augusta where one of them was
arrested and the team recovered. Mr..
Shorey went to Augusta Wednesday and
took possession of his property.
Mrs. Charles A. Hendrickson while walk
ing from her residence to her husbands store
Tuesday afternoon lost her gold watch. chain
and charms valued at SIPS.
NJ. c. Foster x Son, contractors have
commenced suit through Hall Pnilbrook
their attorneys against the Peoples Trust
Company of Pennington TO enforce pay
ment of the balance due them for building
the Company's brick block. The amount
claimed is some 81 900 which the contract
ors say is unjustly withheld. although The
building has long since been accepted, and
occupied by the company. The suit will be
entered at the April term of the kennebec
superior Court. *"
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There is hardly a single Chinaman
among the Chinese denizens of this city
who has ever fallen into the liquor habit,
and policeman who patrols the Chinese
quarter says he never yet saw a drunken
Chinaman. There are more Americans
# both sexes who have taken up the
Chinese opium habit than Cinnamon who
have been seized with tl.s alcoholic mania
Of the Americans. New York Sun.
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The pickle industry is large one in
some localities At Fredericksburg, Va
the supply reached 80, 600, coo cucumbers.
They are picked All inch and half long,
and bring eighty cents per 1000. A boy
can pick 5000 per day. Picking them off
when they are small increases the pro-
Effectiveness of the vines, as others quickly
grow as the first ones are picked Off
Boston Budget.
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Less than half bottle of Dr. Bulls
Cough Syrup cured me of a severe bronchial
affection. -
H. :. HoDsoN .46 Hanover ST Baltimore. Md.
7 Dont.-lf dealer offers you a bottle of
Salvation Oil without labels or wrappers
or in mutilated or defaced package. don't
touch it-dou't buy it at any price. Insist
upon getting perfect, unbroken, genuine
package. Price % cents bottle.
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An Agricultural Department

TERMS: One copy, year, free Of postage 500
or sl.O when paid in advance. Specimen copies
sent on request.
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DON'T ScOLD


man for groaning when he has
rheumatism or Neuralgia. The pain
IL imply awful. No torture in the
ancient times was more painful than
these twin diseases. But-oughtn't
man to be blamed if, having Rheu-
matism or Neuralgia, he wont use
Ath-lo-pho-ros, when it has cured
thousands who have suffered in the
same way 1t has cured hundreds
after physicians have pronounced
them incurable,
"The skill 1t Ave physicians could mt
cnre me of Rheumatism which had settled
In the hips neck and shoulders. Sgintenso
w8s tho pam that sleep almost impps
sible The first dose % Athl,phoros gave
me relief aud the third enabled mo 10 sleep
for four and half hours without waking
I coutinueh It's and nm we'll "
Rrv = II TROYER New Albany lad
9S~eend cents for the beautiful color"d PIE
turc. Moorish Maiden.
TIVE ATHL OPH0R0S co M WaH ST w
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Railroads 4 STEAMBOATS,.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD.
arrangement Of Trains IN Effect
Oct. 2l. 1857.

Until further notice trains leave Augusta as fol-
lows:
GOING WEST 6.i5 A. VI. for Lewiston. Farm
ingteu, Roeklaad, Portland and Boston, $40 A. NJ.
for Hailowel and Gardiner: 1000 A. NJ. for Lewis
ton Pennington, Roekland, Portland and Boston;
2Ga T. NJ. for Hallowell and Gardiner; so4 7. NJ.
for Brunswick Bath. lewiston Portland aud Bos-
ton; $50 Z. NJ for HalloweN and Gardiner 1885 l.
NJ. (uight puln AM for Lewiston, Portland and
Boston, and for Bath Saturdays only.
GOING EAST 2ts5 A. NJ. might expressl for
Skowhegan. nextsr, Belfast. Bangor, Bar Harbor,
81. stephen, II. John and Aroostook County; $40
A VI. for Waierville, Ssowhegan, Bangor and Green
vile: $50 L. NJ for Skowhegsn, Belfast, Dexter,
Bangor. Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, ST. stephen, ST.
John and Arpostcok County; and on Saturdays, 40
T. NJ. for Waterville.
The Night Pullman Trains run each way every
night. sundays Included. but not 10 Skowhegan, on
Monday mornings. 10 Belfast and Dexter, or be-
yond Bangor on sunday mornings.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN leaves Gardiner for
Augusta AT 7+5 \. NJ, lis and is L. NJ. Hallowell,
at s.G2 A. NJ. i-3o and 5.0a 7. NJ.
FREIGHT TRAINS fos Portland, $40 A. NJ, and
L. 70 L. NJ. for Waterville and Nanceboro, 100 T..
NJ, and i20 +. NJ: due from Boston, L. As and 40
+. NJ. due from Nanceboro and Waferville, 7-A A.
NJ. and 1890 7. ".
Through tickets TO California and all points South
and West may be had of T.. IL. Walker, ticket agent,
Augusta the only Office selling via all routes and
checking baggage free of expense.
PAYSON TUCKER, Genl Manager.
f. f.. BnoiuBl, Ciea'i Pass. and Ticket Ag't.
Portland. bet. 20, lSe!.