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Compliments, with aKnotty Problem.

3. e. UNIVERSITY, CoLuABIA, April ID.
i can bat admire the commendablo
zeal shown by the correspondents of the
TIMES in their pleasant and humorous COM
munications. There hasn't been al issue
of the TINES without communication from
some OF its numerous correspondents.
have read with great deal Of intereat all
of the communications, and especially those
from the pen of "Vox." In every commu.
nication from him yen not only find all the
news from his section, but also comment.
on the general topice Of the day, aud ques.
tions en- various subjects.
So assured am | of his gooi nature that
will intrude on bis .minon by propound-
ing problem without fear Of hurting his
feelings
Draw 4 circle of radius inches, and
from any point on the circumference of
this circle construct an arc Of cyc,c Of
same radius, this arc being limited by the
circumference Of the circle first drawn.
Now find the area Of each of the parts Cf
the clrc'c. Very respectfully,
A. f. MCkIssIcE
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MARRIED. OR NOT MARRIrD.-A remark
able case is on docket in our Court. 1t is n
suit for msintainance, brought by Mrs.
Black, formerly Miss. Dawes, Of thi. city,
against her alleged husband About Christ
mas it seems that Mr.. Black, a reputable
man from Union, came here and stopped at
Mrs Dawes boarding house on Church street
lie had known Miss Dawes in Union before
they moved here. While mere lie proposed
matrimony TO Miss Dawes. md they went to
Mr.. Dcricux and were duly married. After
a few days Mr.. Black returned 10 Union
and refused to live with his bride. lie saws
he is not married to her, and if ho was he
was so drunk that he did not know what hs
was doing. Mr.. Dcreux says that If he
was at all intoxicated he did not discover
it. In tho mean time the girl, against whom
no word of SANDER is spoken. is in an EN-
barrassng position. Married. or not mar
ried?' that is the question If she is mar
RED and can marry any one else, she thinks
that her husband should contribute 10 her
support rs other husbands do.-SpartanJur1
Ucr1iR
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Santuo Notes,

-SASruc, S, c., April 1--we had a good
rain yesterday morning, which was greatly
needed In this section Of country. 1t con.
tinued sprinkling oil day and night, with
the wind blowing cool from the Northeast,
which made fires very comfortable Bsfore
this rain the ground was becoming 3, hard
| on all clay lands that the farmer, were
compelled TO quit plowng until it rainsd
or else throw away their time and work
in just half preparing them. But they had
not stopped work, fer they had bottoms to
prepare, which were getting in fine con-
dition for plowing. There are some farm
ers who have planted few acres Of cotton
IN order TO have some coming en- while
preparing the other part Of the land and
not nave all TO come On at once, provided, q
cold spell kid not csms and destroy it.
There great many acres Of upland and
branch bottoms planted in corn tina: is lust
now coming up, and this rain was a great
benefit TO it, if it does not continue 10.
wet.
Telephone, in two issues ago was rather
hard on the road overseers. | am one of
that persuasion, and would say the reason
the roads were not worked sooner, was,
that we did not wish 10 be like duck in a
pool Of water, nor like the sow in her
wallow.
l am in possession of an invitation.
picked up in tho road, which shows the
great value of a little education. | give
exactly as it is written:
"miss francis you in Mr.. Jennings ar
invited to pound paarty Sadday night
in yon most Bring n pound Cake fannie
Farrc.'
Air. S. j. Hammond, of Abbsville, is
here with steam renovator, for working
over feather beds and those who have had
work done say their beds are surely reno
waited. His agents are gentlsmanly aud
courteous. They have rcnovoted over one
hundred beds during the week they have
Dcen mere. F.. W. j.
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Shooting Affray Mt Mt. pabor

RIVERSIDE, April IA shooting fracus
took place on the fara of Mr.. ". A. Moor
head this morning, between Mir. 10. Orr
and colored man named Shermnn The
FUSS originated in the field yesterday morn
ing where the farm hands were plowing. 1t
seems that Mr.. Orr had occasion 10 correc,
sherman about his bad plowinc, whcrcupon
Sherman become indignant, and drew rock
to knock Mr.. Orr down, and threatened to
use the deadly weapon there and then. MIR.
Orr then mounted his mule and rode 10 Mr.
Moorhead 8 house to arm himself The
negro roee oil at the same time and was
gone half day. When he returpcd MIR
Orr was blowing, but tho negro seemed bent
On row, and told Mr. Orr that he was
ready fer him, OF the same time hilinr him
self behind the mule he was rlowjuc. Thero
were several ether negroes III The field at
the time, all Of whom were in symra,bv
with Sherman, and some had concealed
weapons with them at the time. There WAS
no row just then, any moro than the use OF
blasphemous language OH the TART of the
negro. This morning however, the trouble
broke out airesh. Mr.. Orr fired two gun
shots at Sherman who turned AMI ran off.
but managed to fire three shots with his pis-
tol as he cunccremoniously tore himSeltaway,
not taking time TO tell where he was going
or when he would return. Mr.. Orr was
not hit; but the negro was thought to have
been sprinhled with shot. jos.
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rrs,sntment to tho Reform Court.

Mr.. EDIroR.-Tbe Grand Jury Of the
Spring term of Reform Court beg leave TO
make the following prssentment to his eI-
csllency, Judge Sensible, presiding:
We, your Grand Jury, visited ysur town
last Friday and found several things to
which we earnestly call your attention:
On our way we found that one, IN excuse
for . farmer, had thrown the manure from
his so-callsd stable out ut the door, as he
said, to leach and keep it from burning his
cotton. Weknow that such acts are folly,
that manure needs no leaohing and he should
have kept his stable well Uttered and made
ten times the amount Of manure.
Another hal oonpested his stable manure
with cotton seed letting 1t heat till it had
well nigh become worthless, becoming
white and in hard dry clods. He was
drilling it amid gullios aud rock pilos.
Such aots are fssrant outragss on tho
science Of farming. Ho should have put
his rocks around his hills in terraces, and
mover allowed his compost heap to hsve
heated.
we also btAtC tHbt u 10 hu Ckh'hOOas Aeoe
that man who is not competent to I'LL any
other po siion in life can make . farmer.
And we further assert that as much intel
| -. 20 -.,~;-;.- IN @" e..sof~, fert>iug as in
any other avocstion.
We recommend that your Honor, Judge
lege on every farm, in order that Practica
and profitable farming Bay flourish.
Nothing is nors grateful than old mot he
earth. II wo feed and dress her CAREFUL.
we arc sure to always have plenty.
We visited tho County Alliance at thei
last meeting, aud found it composed prin
cipslly of intelligent, honest and energeti
men, furnishing meat to the honest poo
man at s cents per pound, en- time, les
than last year corn at 20 cents per bushc
on time, less than last year, &c. For tn
gool Of honest men in every calling "
recommend that the Alliance be encourage
in their efforts to bring about reform.
We further recommend that each del
gate to the County Alliance, eat no macker
on the morning he attends tho said Alliauc
or else bring with him a canteen OF waite
for few became thirsty soon after the opel
ing Of the Alliance, and we don't kno
where they found q drink, but fear the
, stumbled into somo of those hood-gat
, misery with which your town is CURSED
We recommend to every delegate the ScriI
. ture injunction "Aveid the very sppea
anco of evil"
We further recommend that better ar
moro appropriate signs be erected in fro
of the aforesaid aood-gates. We thir
they should keep q cuuldron CT tar au
birthstone burning at their entrances,
Q plainly picture the destiny Of those d
scribcd in 18th verse Of st. Jude, as it IN
slightly accustom and prepare tho advscai
, and supporters Of tho fsod-gates for th'
: final abode. when death shall place tn,
G upon their victims imprecatisn, and be
them to their home down that mighty riv
o of tears urung from, the broken hearts
j I dren.
| All Of which is respectfully submit
Q this, the 10th Of April, 1889.
n G. LIrrLEJoHS Fsrcman
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The Township Bond Question Settled.

The an1iously lsoksd-for decision Of the
Supreme Court upon the Constitutionality
OF the Act PASSED 1T the last session Of the
Legislature, validating the Township bonds,
issued for the construction Of certain rail-
roads has como at last. "The decision de-
clarcs the Act constitutional, and in short
makes good these bonds, so that there is no
further trouble in the way Of issuing them
for the purpose for which they were srigi-
nally issued. That's settled
1t also settles, in eur opinion, tho build
ing Of the Augusta Division of tho Csroad,
and we may now confidently look for &C
tive, energetic railroad work through here
| in short time. Let us be up and doing to
keep pace with cur increasing business facili.
| ties.
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Resolution of Thanks.

HALL UNioS DIVISION, No. %, S. OFT
Whereas, BY resolution passed At the
last meeting OF this Division, a committee
was appointed to solicit subscriptions Of thc
citizens of the town to the State Pro papa
tion fund of tho Sons of Temperance, an d
Whercas, Said committee in discharge oi
its duty, met with gratifying SUCCESS among
our citizens who literally contributed ts
said fund. Therefore, be it
ResolUcd, That the thanks of Union Divi.
sion, No. -, Sons of Temperance, bc and
the same are hereby rendered them for the
llberality and the courtesy extended to the
committee.
Hcsolred, That these resolutions be pub
lIshcd In the WEEKLY UNION TInss.
THos. Il. BUTLER, S. S. STOKES.
X. 5. w
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FILING AN OrFICE.SErKER's SMIis. Wash
inGton, April S.--An oidity in the line OF
Applications for office has been received at
the iost"ihcc Department. 1t is photo.
graph of the applicant, snl was accom-
panied by the request that the picture be
MED with the papers in ihs case. Wha; is
intended to be = genial smile has eyidentl y
been too much for the skill Of the country
photographer, AMI the rssul; il an cxpres.
SION of mingled stoniShncnt ani drsmay.
which is no doubt much more amusing than
the original smile. This is the third ap.
plication accompanied by photograph
which has been received at the PostotIice
Department.
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SEVERE STORM AT LASoAsrEa.-Laucastsr
April ia heavy storm struck this place
MS:io Saturday night. The display Of
electricity WAS very great, and a. tho dark
and angry locking clouds drew nearer the
electricity seemed to cover and play over
the whole earth. All of sudden, lust At
S:45 o'clock, heavy rain ard hail storm
was ushered upon us, accompanied by a
tremendous cyclone. The cyclone only
lasted about a minute. but in that shsrt
time much damage was done t, buildings.
Brick houses we're unroofed and fra n houses
thrown down. The roofs over the stores of
Heath, 'ings & Co., and William Ganson
were blown oG, and the heavy rain immedi-
a'ely following resulted in great damage to
these,w1 immeusc stocks.
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TIE ORPHANS IIoME.-Rev. J. Is.
Payne, Agent and Trustee of the Or
phan's Home at Macon, Gn.. Writes a
Letter Dated FEBRUARY 5th, 1889:
81 have been using Swift's Specific
with the children ofth, orphans home
under my charge with the bcst results,
] began its use between nine and ten
years ago, aud have seen many remark
able results
Quite number Of the children had
Institutional blood diseases resulting
from the sins Of the parcnts, and every
one of these children were cured Of tho
horrible faint by the use Of S. S S.
There have also been g. ores of children
in the institution whose .ystems (they
having been mostly without the beuctits
OF parental care) were cnervated by
dnt eating and other foul pr, r,ctices.
Erc:y one Of these children have taken
:. 5. S. and all have been sgnaly ben.
ef'lcd by it. We have also two inmat-
"> at the home, subject to painful rccur
iirg attacks Of erysipcas. Neither one
improved under the treatment usual for
the disease. When all other medicines
was discarded they took S. S. s and
they have been well five years and there
has been no return Of the disease I
could t. II much more Of the remarkable
cares "i blood disease by S S. S. for
have seen it used aud know its value.
J.. Is. PAYNE
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
'nallrd free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC co.
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NEGRO COMMITS SuICiDE.-Csroncr
Dukes received information from the Fork
on Saturday that Paul Donaldson had killed
himself The Coroner repaired to the scene
Of the tragedy. cmpaneled jury. The gist
Of the evidence Of his vic aud two daugh-
ierS Was that lie deliberately pulled off one
OF his shoes. placed his toe OH the trigger Of
TIE gun, and killed himself 1t was thought
that the man was deranged. The most
Fccul ar feature of the occurrence is he was
a nrgTo-an unprecedented event for his
race. OraycJwy Times AMI Democrat.
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Music OF MACHINERY AND SONG
OF TUE FAnMER.-The Northern capi-
talist-the Mauufacturer-oome into
tho South, hies him to the coal and iron
mines, and goes homo and sings p@ans
to the progressive South. As the bank
er, Mr.. Taylor, ofNew York, sang, SO
sing oil. Hear him:
"The music of pregress-the whir of
the spindle, the buzz of the saw, the
roar Of the furnace, and the tbrob of the
locomotive"
Very good music, and the Star de-
lights to hear it. But even these do
not always constitute solid prosperity,
You may write odes by the column and
spin out eulogium by the yard over the
industries that prosper because other
people are heavily taxed to grease their
machinery, furnish their fuel and increase
their profits, but unless the great farm
ing Interests prosper the country is not
on n safe basis, and trade cannot be
healthy. We like to see the farmer
prosperous and happy. We like to
hear bim singing in the early morn az
he drives his "toam aield." Wo like
10 see his ploughs running abreast, and
the scythes cleaning in the sunshine,
and the wagons grosning under tho
loads and the barns hs--..;-o -ss fat
ness and the housewife clean aud cheer
full and bright as aspiring morning. We
like to see the we'll filled purse after
the years toll and contentment and
hope on every face. Wo like to see the
farmers independent and jocund because
independent, We like to see him feel
that in the Government he has true
friend that guards his interest and that
never opprcsses, much less robs him to
enrich some purse-proud Nabob who
draws his million, by taxing the indus
trious millions. When the farnert
thrive there is prosperity. Without
their prosperity "thc music Of progress
in tho machine shops and factories vii
not long be heard in the land. Justic'
to oil should be the principle of ou
Government. for.
"Of what avail the plow or sail,
Or land or life, if freedom fail!'
The principle Of Protection is dcspotic
unequal, unjust, unconstitutional.
II cohcptved IN stn nnd ncts upon line
of positive robbery. Tho farmers an
the laboring men in all callings are it
victims. Down with the War Tari
and the Robbor Barons.- = Wilmington
~. c. Star.
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CrRIoSiTy IN CALVES. - Having Just re-
turned from an expedition into lhc country
yesterday, School Commissioner Cnpers told
reporter for the Nsrs of a curiosity cxhib-
itcd 10 him on the farm of Capt. Peter Sud.
duth. Captain Sudduth has Jersey COW
That gave birth thrc, weeks ago to u bin |
calf. The young animal is alive and fat and
irlsky, hut is stone blind. As If TO make
mp for this defect Of nature, the calf has its
ether senses intensified, the sense Of smell
being particularly delicate. The occurrence
is rare one. certainly. in the rca'm Of
dumb animals. GrcensWs NcIcs
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WILL GAIT CorRTESAY IEArR ruy Sr.rr

WILL GAIT CorRTENAY LEAvR TIE STATE,
Birmingham, Ala, April l2.-Wm. A.
Courtenay, Ex-Mnyor of Charleston, and one
of South Carolinas most distinguished cit
zens, has been elected President of the Bes
semer Land Company, and will in future
reside at Bcssemtr, Ala.
MIR. Courtsnay is one of the trustees OF
the Peabody fund and was Mayor of
Charleston for eight years. including the
memorable earthquake period, when he be-
came know to the whole country. lie is q
valuable acquisition to the rapidly develop
ing mineral districts OF fAlabama.-New,a and
Courier.
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eea- just before putting our paper TO
press we were Informed that the body Of
Mr. Jasper LAWSON, respected farmer of
this county, was found on Wednesday in
iygcr River. It's supposed he commit cd
SUICIDE Inc Coroner held nh inquest over
'he body yesterday, bu, ::wc have not re-
ceived any rcpor, from it.
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rsa- Al a special meeting Of tho board
OF directors Of the Ncrs and Courier Com
pnny, on the 10Th, Mr. J. C. Hcmphill was
elected manager Of the Nc'o, and Courie r,
as the successor nf Capt. +. W. Dawson.
II any man living can como near filling
Capt. Dawsons place in the management Of
the Ne'cJ and Courier. that man is J. c.
iiemphiil. lie is man Of high mental
ability, of stern character, and his sxpcri-
cnce Of five years under Capt. Dausen's s
editorial tutilnge give him superior qualities
for TIE important position he has been elec-
ted to-
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a Lose CorroN Row. O. Guy, living
ncHr Lowry in Chester County, is an
active, pushing farmer. lie has entered
the contest for the prize of 81 900 offered
by the State Agricultural Department and
the .imsric0H AyricuitHrH for the largest
yield of corn per acre, and will, with favor.
able Seasons. either win or make somebody
hustle. lie says he has, perhaps. the long
est cotton row in tho State. IL j. laid or
III spiral form, and is iIua end to end four
al.! one half miles IN length.
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aaSr horrible ocean disaster is re
ported in the papers. in which over 700 per
sons were drowned in mid-ocean. coo of
'hfm being Danish immigrants sailing from
'oIcnhagcn for New York. on .hc steam
snip Danmnrk. The latest report from tho
disaster is that it is feared the shin Dan
mark collided with The ship Denmark. both
immigrant vcssc's, and that both went down,
with their passengers and crews
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PIsE STRAW BAGGr Wilmington, y. C.
April Negotiations have just been con
cludei between the Acme Manufacturing
Company Of this city and outside capitalists
for the Immediate erection throughout the
pine region of the South of factories for
manufacturing pine straw hagging for cotton
and the projectors claim these factories will
no; be run in the interest Of any trust, but
on business principles for Legitimate profits.
1t is believed by those who fairly tested the
pine straw bagsing last season that it will
prove formidstle rival Of jute bagging.
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On TO OKLAHoMA.-Fort Smith,
Ark, April 14.-The entire Western
Arkansas border is a scene Of bustling
activity. The people arc striving to
get into Oklahoma by the southeastern
entrance, which opens by far tho richest
portion of the new territory. Capt. Il.
III. Cot, prominent attorney, has or
ganizcd large colony, and proposes to
lay out town sitc near the Kickapoo
reservation.
A party Of North Carolina negroes
have just arrived. Government officials
from the Pottawatomie and Iowa reser-
vations report tho neighborhood fairly
present at rusSsp tns ScSpsSss Esss .n.; the S I'd I'd
moro than twice as many will bo on the
Southern border of Oklahoma than can
be accommodated.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, April, 14.-1f there
ism t trouble in Oklahoma it will not be
the fault OF the hundreds of men from
Chlcaeo who arc now making ready to
90 to the land of promise. Probably
800 men from Chicago aud vicinity will
=, " ePC'lal Train on the Sa0ta
re roaa on April 90, aud each and every
one OF them will be armed with WIN
ehester and two revolvers.
Not ono mar. in ten will have enough
money to co,ne home on and not one in
twenty is farmer, yet each one wants a
quarter section of land for farming pur-
poses
The Chicago men will show their
great foresight by taking ready made
town with tbom, FOR at the present time
one of the leading lumber firms is en-
gagged in the construction of 500 bust
ness houses and small residences. When
these arrive at Guthrie they will be set
up, and the spectacle will bc presented
Of town springing up in few
hours. The houses will range in v,luc
from 500 to $1,000. The hundred
dollar houses will have enc :oom only
Oby II feet, and can be put up iD three
quarters Of an hour. The fifteen hun
ured-dollar structures, intended for
business places. are to be two stories; II
by so feet, and can be put in position
in three hours.
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nN- d. II. Phifer, Of Nevberry, died at
Washington last Sunday, from pneunonis.
lie was an applicant for tho Newb0rry Post
mastsrship, and had been in Washington
some time looking after his interest in that
matter.
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8. OF T. At Santuo.

s,NTrc. 8. G., April Is, 1889
Mr.. EDron.-Thc Santuc Division 8. of
I. met in the Sautuc Academy Thursday
evening, and ali of tho officers, for the pres
ont quarter, were installed, except the Chap
lain and Asst, Recording Scribe, who were
absent on account Of sickness. The ofliosrs
are as follows
w. p, ID. b. FAINT.
W. A, j. II. Randolph.
II. S., J. W. Gregory
Asst. r. s., Mrs. U. II. Willsford.
F. s., T.. w. Jeter.
Chaplain, Rev. Chas. Il. WilcforI.
Treasr., Rev. Jass NJ. Siday.
Con-, X. G. Hobson
Asst Con-, Mrs. Mary r. FAINT
IS, S. w. Sims.
.. s., II. ii. Johns.
The State organizer, Bro. Chas. Douglass,
OF Columbia, was present and officatcd in
the installation of officers, after which lie
delivered very interesting and impressive
lecture on the history Of the Order, its
birth, growth, and future aims, which was
listened 10 with undivided attention. Wo
also had with us BRO. 5. S. Stokes, Of the
Union Division, who has been appointed
County Organizer, and AIR. :. J. Ham
mond, of Abbeville
We have only two Lodges of 8. Of T. in this
County, both of which seems to be doing
noble work in trying to suppress the evils Of
intemperance: but with a County Organizer
among us we hope they will spring up in
every community, and that rapidly. TOO.
hope Bro. Stokes success in.organizinc
will greatly surpass his or our sanguinc
T. W
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nsA- To-day is Good Friday. and next
Sunday will be Easter Sunday. the last day
o! the 40 days fasting, or Lcntcn season.
The Ladies of the Episcopal church are pre-
pairing elaborate floral decorations for the
ch"reh ior the occasion. and tho services on
that day will be more than usually solemn
and impressive