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The Price Reduced.

1t hss been often suggested 10 us that il
We reduced the price Of subscription 70 the
TrxEs the list Of subscribers would be great.
ly increased. While we do not think IL will
result in . sufficient increase Of numbers 10
make the aggregate receipts even equal TO
what they have been, We have decided TO
adopt the price and plan Of our Spartan
burg contemporaries, /. e.
One year 10 ADVANCE. ........ 81 90
Paid at the end OF six month";. 9 90 b.
We are also oftsn told that paper in Union
ought to have ss many subscribers as the
papers in Spartanburg and Laurens,
but when We take into consideraii IN that
Spartanburg has nearly three times the
number Of white voters, and Laurens has
between four and ve hundred more, than
We have in Union, we think our seven hun
dred names is fully equal, in proportion, to
the 900 in Spartanburg and 900 in Lsu-
rens which We are told the papers in those
cities claim.
Another thing We are told: Our sdver-
tising rates TO merchants are too high. In
answer TO that charge we invite any one
complaining to compare our charges with
those Of any paper around US. The difficulty
with such persons is, when they contract for,
say, quarter of n column for ono year, for
certain sum, they not only invariably get
more than that space, but they claim the
right TO insert local and ST ecial notices, or
any other additional advertisement, in any
part OF the paper, free. We have yet to sec
any merchant throwing in" q yard Of rib
bon, pound Of salt, a foot Of plank, or the
smallest part Of anything else. when they
present their bills to us. We could net
have prac,iced much extortion upon our
merchants in an Advertising patronage aggre-
eating $3.50 per annum for the past ten
years.
Weare willing to advertise at the same
prices charged by the Spartanburg, New
berry and Laurens papers, although we
have not one-half the number Of advertisers
that they have in those Cities.
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DEADLY DUEL IN BARNwLLL-On Satur-
day last Mr.. Joseph Dickinson. Jr.. who
lives near Bufords Bridge, had IA difficulty
with Jasper Brabham, a colorcd tenant
which was ended by M-. Dickinson's = order.
ing Brabham to keep out of his yard On
Monday morning Dir. Dickinson found Bral.
ham at his front steps, AMI said to him:
Didn't order you to keep ont of my
yard: To this Brabham replied Yes but
Am going whenever please. Mr.. Dckin-
son then said. 81 hear you are carrying n
rl,tl for me!' Brabham replied: YES.
and here it is, proceeding to draw it. Mr..
Dickinson nlso drew his and the deaily
duel began. Five shots were fired nn,l
bJIh were mortally wounie!. SIR. Dick,
n'on was shot through the lung. the
the ball passing very near the hca,t. Ja--
per Brahham was shot through the bowc,s.
Mr. Dickinson Is young man highly es-
leemed lie married n daughter OF MIR. J.
+. Grimes has several small children. Erab-
ham bears Turbulent disorderly name. --
B"rnwW Pcopic.
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By Telephone from Jons


JoSEsvILLE, July S.-we, - ;r..
passed through . wet spell Of w..l.
which has given the grass such . .,.,, that
il is going 70 be hard to conquerf r.,u.,s
will have 10 work their crops fof . tina
to come, especially the cotton. TIL. rain,
were not so heavy at Jonesrile al A vicinity
as to wash the lands any great de AL but
hear of the country generally being ..~.,b. id
aud the creek bottoms especially be.e,r
badly damaged by the heavy rains. -
The gslorious 4th was celebrated by thss
people Of Jonesville, not by military pa
raies or the firing of cannon, or any dis !.
play of the kind, but by picnic. ItIss
the annual picnic Of the Baptist Sunday
School and participated in by He people
generally. 1t is not necessary to itemizs,
suffice it to say thstth.re was enough and
more than enough for two such crowds, Of
everything rdat was pleasing to the palate,
including iceoeream and lemonade in abun-
dance.
| One sad thing, however, occurred, just
before dinner, that somewhat merred the
pleasures Of the occasion: Mr.. B. F. Pen
nipgtoL's little daughter Carrie, sweet
little girl Of five or six years, while play
ing with other little girls, fell down and
broke one of her arms above the elbow.
DR.. Southard was promptly on hand and
set it and she is doing well.
| Some one said in our town the other day
that Telephone ought TO give both sides
\ ha hol nj
the town, and that one Of the bad things
was that Joncsville was clean out Of meat
the other day. Not n store in the place
could furnish % cents worth Of bacon.
Well, in reply to that, 1 woull just say
that is one Of the favorable sigus of pros
peri ty in our town and community, for this
reason: Our people have got their meat at
home, Of their own raising, and don't want
TO buy, consequently tho merchants don't
make specially of that article; and ii
mny BE- possible that while thorc was no
meat III the stores, there vas plenty in the
smokeh ouscs around.
A man from tho country brought ham
to town the other day that weighed 30 lbs
The hog weighed ild lbs net. at II months
old. Tho man could hardly find salo for
his ham at ~! cents. II is to be hoped that
all our people will take pattern from this
man, and that not ono Of them will ever
have to buy another quarter 3 worth of meat
while they live.
Mr.. John Gibson, VIII, lived noar Jones'
vile, died las, Saturday. lie was ~ years
et age,
Maj. VIM, Webster is yet lingering and
! is certainly near tho end. Il is only quss-
! SION II Time with him.
Miss Anna llamcs. who has been spend
ing some six or seven months with relatives
in Columbus. Miss, has returned TO Jones'
ylle.
Miss Ida Jones, Of Santuc, is visiting
friends in Jonesville.
1t is really DISCUS ting to read the dailies
about the Sullivan Kilrain prize fight. How
great is the necessity for Home Missions.
TELEPHONE.
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WHAT THE VERDICT MEANs.-Thc whole
trial, the examination Of Marie Burdayron,
the cool, hcartcs confession of Mellow,
the horrible details of the brutal manner
in which he handled the body the intense
interest the negroes and socialistic element
took in the trial, their rejoicing after tho
verdict was rendercd-all these are things
that will be remembered in Charleston.
That verdict plainly says that no man has n
right to protect female virtue in Charleston
aud that any man has n right to kill another
man who goes into his Office on business.
provided he wears an ovcrcoat and kid
gloves, and carries light walking stick -
Carolina Spartan.
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DowN ON JUrE.-Representativc E. :
Griffin, of Txiggs County. is in the oity on
his way to the Legislature, which convencs
on the 81. Mr.. Griffin is one Of Twigg' s
most prosperous farmers and leader in
the Alliance. While among his friends
yesterday he gave short talk on the lutte
bagging, which was logical and clear.
"The farmers intend" said he to q Tele
graph man, Ito put down this jute bust.
ness forever, and we are going TO stand by
home industry in doing it, Cotton bagginc,
even if it cost a hundred cents per pound ~,
is now our motto, and no man in the ALI
ance expects to use jute at any price. We
cannot blame the warchousemen for hand
ling 1t. but they must not force US to buy
il.
There is another thing that we propose 10
remedy, and that is the pushing out of 80
much cotton early in the season on the
market, bringing down the price and keep
ing 1t there during the entire season. The
Alliance will assist in stopping this.
When the season opens and time comes for
selling cotton, the factor will cxpect III,
farmer to bring him his cotton to sell
Generally it makes no difference how low
the market is, the cotton must 20 or else
remain in storage. Now right here the
Alliance will step forward The farmer
will go to his factor and pay the amount of
the advances and the legal rate of interest
The fnctor will get the cotton if the market
is good Ii 1t is bad then the farmer will
hold the GOTTEN until it is good, by the helm
OF the Alliance. The Alliance is the ONLY
way to solve the difficulty of poor markets.
II will have sufficient number of rcprc
sentatives in the next House TO frame laws
protecting the farmer. '-Ndcon TSiegraph
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After reading some of the newspaper com
menis on his trial DR.. Mellow i, sud TO
have expressed an inclia atioI 10 aaslsss-,v-
round Of ilAs.asssBFvPofYce with a shot
suh. The doctor is wrong about that. Iii,
plan involves unnecessary risks and waste
OF time and energy. liz should wait un-
TIL tie Press Association meets in Charleston
next May. Henry Watterson is {, sneak
then and most of us will be there. The
Doctor can then, by inserting arsenic in the
peer and strychnne in the sandwiches. bac
INC entire gang of us at once, appeal to a
jury OF his iclow-citizcns for vindic,ton nj
the June term Of court and run for the Leg
isIature in the fell on n platform of h,ns
protection and journalistic annihilatioU. -
GreeRvilke News.
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a GOOD EXAMrLE.-Onc Of the
prominent addresses delivered during
the commencement exercises OF tho Gafr-
ney City male and Female Seminary,
was that by Mr.. McGowan, q rising young
lawyer of Union, S. G. Tho speak or
vas taught in this school from which
he entered the South Carolina University
m"c'o nc oou'p,O'Su " ivbu'a, .vu,n5.
The action Of tho faculty and students
of the Seminary at Gailncy City in
bringing back to their halls former stu
dent, to deliver ono of the leading ud-
dresses, is worthy Of commeudation
Too many institutions Of learning wait
for lhciE graduates to become famous
away irom from home, before they re
eeire any spccia! attention or honor
from their Alma Mater. But the young
speaker and his speech constituted the
good example VIC desire TO mention. Mr..
McGowans discourse was manly, crigi-
pnl, logical, and an exponent Of large
class OF the young men now coming to
the front ali over the South. The spcak-
or outlined TT least threo great questions
yet to be settled by the present genera.
tion: The negro question, projection.
anil nnmmnn snhnol Education. although
u South Caro.iDian, educated in her
University, which was he cradle of Free
Trade and Secession, said the speaker,
l am not free trader. BY this | do
not mean TO assert that | am protec.
zionist My observation. and couyic-
'ions incline me in that direction" lie
argued that protection at the North was
adopted to foster manufacturing enter
priscs while the South were mere con
sulners. 1t paid and is paying the North.
On like principles it will pay tho South,
since she has gone into manufacturing.
1t Is hopeful sign to see young men
Of the South following their own reason
ing powers, adapting themselves TO the
age il which they live, anl having
boidncss enough to break away from
antiTuated lines Of thought, asset their
own individual conviction Of i.olioy and
duty.
In urging his fellow members on to
will AID do, in lfe's work, the speaker
said: "What part in the great drama
Of Life shall you aud take? Shall it be
on the front Of the stage, receiving TIC
applaud Of our follow men; or shall it be
on the back ground, simply shiitin. the
scenes aud showing other men's great
ness = Cor. Shelly -imoru.
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n0- The Columbia Register OF last Sun.
day has local stating that one Reuben
Davis, colored, from Union, had been arrest
ed in that City, aud wa. awaiting an eNiccr
from this County 10 transfer him TO the
Jail here.
Sheriff Long says ho knows nothing nb out
the case, and has nothing LOGGED in hi>
Office against Reuben DAVIS; ner has he
been notified of any such arrest.
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.Gnion county; sn

S0uhayf
iuu,vidual knowledge, experiehSs anu az
search obtained by experimenting, which,
if interehanged with each other, would be
highly beneficial to us ali.
Let each one feel personal response
bility for, and pride in well filled col
umn each week.
Anything that any enc of the members
may know calculated to interest or benefit
our readers, do not hesitate to give il on
account Of your orthography or syntax. Give
me facts and ideas and will dress them up
in the best order 1 can.
do hope that n. G. Littlejohn, Of As
bury p. o.. will get so many letters con-
taiuing receipts, observations, &C., from the
industrieus and thrifty farmers and their
intelligent wives aud fair daughters, that he
will have nothing to do but to arrange and
send eff in their order, as their time comes.
,-Snsa Bro. Kelly and Miller will Ia(
m@noG" ,Lar they arc Assistant Editors
Of tho Alliance column Of the Union TINES.
Respectfully, n. g. LIrrL rJoHS.
Asbury, s. c., July s, 1889.
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B6y~ | any one wishes to read full and
vivid account Of the late terrible disaster
at Johnstown, Pa, and see the destruction
Of the flood in Concmaugh Valley accurately
illustrated, they can get cheap pamphlet
containing all the details Of tho sad vista
tion from our young friend, Claude Ora
ham, at the Postoflioe
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Rev. JOHN FOSTER SmooTs Rev. Tow
OTIS N.-Last Saturday Rev. John Foster
shot Kew. Tom Ottison with n pistol. They
are both Baptist preachers Of this city.
Rev. Tom Ottison had been boarding with
Rev. John Foster, and had alenated the
affections of his wife Gnd had even captured
her person. Rev. John Foster demanded
his goods aud chattcl, and on Rev. Ottison's
refusal TO give her up, he shot the Rev.
ottlson in tho rear. The wound is not Sc
rious-lcss serious than he dcsoryed. The
Kev. Foster is in Jail. They we're both
colored. -SparidnbUrg Uerald.
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as8-- The committee appointed by the
Borri Of Trade TO obtain subscription, to a
Cotton Factory are working like beavers and
meeting with much encouragement. Work
on, gentlemen, your reward will bc great,
to have factory nt Union, and tho honor Of
securing il will mainly be due to your encr-
EJ ~nu perseverance,, 30 thai honor aad
profit both await YOU
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BdS- In the contest for the Winthrop
Training School scholarships for this county
Miss Aunie Cofeld was awarded the first
appointment, entitling her to the State bene :
fcisry scholarship aud $3.50 year.
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TIE TRUE lARMEH When our faI
mcrS got their farms seeded to
TO clover and the grasses, and div,lcc
the fam from the cotton and tobacco
ipcnbus, they will begin TO realize
how much easier it is to livo aud max G
money by growing stock, not onl, for
their own needs, but also for tie markets,
The farmer who always has something
Tor sale, and is not ashamed 70 mario,
II, We find inlcpcrdrul O. combinations
and trusts. 1t is also true that the far.
mer who produces what he CONSUMES has
but few demands upon his bank account
and, as natural consequence, has the
ready cash for demands.
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B@- Mrs. Anna Carson, wife Of Louis
Il. Carson, our colored Barber died quite
unexpectedly last Monday morning, from
consumption. She was faithful wife and
character
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Bar Mrs. Mildred +. NOVEL;, the &C.
complished teacher of French and Music in
the Cooper Limestone Institute, has resign
ed her position in tha, fourishing Institu.
ton.
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PRICKLEY CoMFREY.-Ih have reoei,s
cd lotter from DIR. d. l.. Phares of the
Agricultural College of Mississippi,
which will have so much more force in
convin cling the farmer of the great mer-
it of prickloy eomfrey, coming from such
authority. l copy in full:
81 write to say that your paper on
pricklsy confrey and sofa beans in April
Cuhivator is especially gratifying to
me, not simply that you confirm state
ments made by me over ten years ago,
but that the experience ofyourself, neigh
bors and South Carolina Experiment.
Station, may contribute to moro ex-
tended knowledge of these plants.
III wish to say that tho prickley COM
frey readily natures seed, and these
germinate and produce vigorous plants.
wish also to suggest that the speed
lest, best and, perhaps, the most econ
omioal way to multiply plants, is to let
few stock pllnts seed annually, and
plant the seed. When it becomes gen.
orally known that comfrsy is surely pro-
pagated from seed, it will DO more wide
ly cultivated and used"
Most respectfully,
D. i. PHAREs.
| am allowing few Of my vigorous
plants to remain uncut, now ia full flow
er, to save seed, and thus increase my
stock of plants. Another expeditions
means of propagation lies in treating tho
cut up roots as wo do sweet potatoes, pre-
pairing very rich hot bed and draw
ing the slips as rapidly as they become
hardened off sufficiently to atand replant-
ing on damp, cloudy day. l have
counted as many as fifty shoots starting
from the cut end of largo piece Of
root, and shoots only on the cut end in
some cases, these roots being full six to
ten inches long, which confirms the
statement made to mo that one roo. will
bear cutting up into great many pieces.
My Jersey cows eat with great relish the
fresh cut tops.-Mrs. j. S. II. TnoM-
SON in Southern Cuhiyator.
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y GREESGACK CoNyENTION CALLLD.-Wash-
i0gi"n, Jnly 1.-Gcorge .. Jones. chairman
of trc executive committee Of the National
Grernhack party, ISSUED call to-day for n
convention to meet At Cincinnati September
u The object ~ 10 rcOrganizs the party
III acc"rlanr: with the principles advocated
hy Peter Cooper. The cali stacks the re.
cord OF the two leading parties.
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Dis.D Notwithstanding VIC carefully kept
our columns clear Of the exciting prize ring
contest between John l.. Sullivan, Of Bos-
ton, and Jake KilL'ain, Of Baltimore, which
has occupied the hird place ofimporiance in
the daily papers Of tho coun,ry-the Daw-
son and CrOnin murders taking the two
frst-fcr The past three months, it appears
iha; everybody weic prery well posted on
the subject and when the day appointed
for the fight arrived, there WAS as much
anxiety among all classes and both sexes 10
know the result, as we have ever seen at q
general or municipal election. Ladies,
and some Ministers Of the Gospel,
dcvourcd the details ofthc "mill" with
partisan symparhy, and appeared con-
si!c.ably relieved when they read the fol.
lowing from the field Of battle
"Klrain is whipped He could not
stand Sullivan s terrible ruShrs The fight
lasted IS rounds, AMI hours and lC
inmates. kilrain was badly punished
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AwoRD FOR TEE FARMERS.
KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN AND DoS'T LEI
THE TRUST GET YoU By THE THROAT.

To the Farmers Of the State: There
10 general movement on foot, in which
Numbers Of your best representatives
are taking an active part, looking to
the erection Of cotton seed oil mills in
SfrieBs IaaalitiesA...I Tbs csstaelishmsnt
tain, and il Is also certain that, If you
will support tbsm, they will work 10 your
immediate good and benefit.
1t 10 probable that trusts and combi-
netions will attempt 10 throttle them;
but those Of you who, directly or ipdi-
rsctly. lend your aid to such efforts,
would seem to be working against the
best interests Of yourselves and your
people. Should the large mills offer
you few cents more per bushel for your
seed, the offer will bo made and
the price given only for tho purpose
of bringing matters to that point
where they will control the market
and force you to their terms. Will
you then twist the rope to be used at
your own hanging?
The local mills give you Immediately
the benefit Of prices On the spot for
seed which you have prsyiou,ly paid
with freight added to the warehouses
Of mills at distance; on cotton seed
meal they will give you the same price
in your town which you have previously
paid At the warehouses Of the large
mills. In addition to these advantages
a large amount Of money which have
been going away from your towns and
the State is kept at home and in circu.
lation. 1t is not the making in and
Withdrawing Of money from a commun-
ity which makes it prosperous, but it
is the making and tho spending of money
there which accomplished this result.
1t will take a short-sighted policy on
the part of any of our number, for the
sake of few extra dollars per crop, and
only for the single crop if competition
with the large mills can DO crushed by
their methods, to relinguish the positive
advantages alluded to above. TO those
who think seriously on this subject it
must appear as one ofthe greatest dan
gers ahead oftbess important local en-
terprlses that they may not be supported
by those very persons whom they cal
c1lated most to benefit. Beware of the
promptings of cupidily in what at most
can be but email temporary gain, at the
expense Of your lasting prosperity. Feed
your home mills first with all the seed
they can consume at the prices the large
mills paid last year, and then sell the
surplus to the latter.
Some of the small mills have put in
the best and most improved machinery
some oft better than any ever used pre-
viously in any of the large mills, aud
with your cooperation with them for
your mutual benefit, they will succeed
and you will bo protitcl thereby
Columbia, July 4, 1889. w. II. a. Jr.
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AssAssINATIoN or A GEORGIA FARMER --
Kuiledge Ga, July G.-S. Il. Horton prom
lncnt farmer, was ambushed near here and
MAS fatally shot. There is no clue TO tn.
perpetrators. but it is supposed that The
'rIgedy grows out of Horton finding
"''dfnce against parties who stole properly
igVm him.
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A New Citizen.

AT the recent term Of the Court Mr.. Jos.
Nj. Cohen filed his application for citizen
sdip, and on motion Of his Attorney, c. c.
Cup, Esq, he was sworn aud enrolled as
q citizen Of the Unitel States.
We welcome to citizenship Mr.. Cohen,
for he is splendid young man and will
mako q go,,d citizen.
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Posey's Drug Store is the place to buy
Face Powders, Perfumes. Toilet Soaps, &c.
Give them q call
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For nice and refreshing drink Of Frui.
Miz, Soda Water, Milk Shake, Lemonade
or delicious saucer Of Ice Cream, call on
the little Dutchman. at CARROTS It.
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no. The District Con ference will meet
in the Methodist church noxt Wednesday
evening.
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q, the Members Of the snb-Alhaness OF
Union County:

Dr,R BxErHRKx.-Our kind Editor, Mr..
Stokes, has placed one or moro columns =,
the TINE. at our disposal. to be fllsd WIN
item, Of interest to our Order and its IN
di,idual members. The County ApAne
a, il. last meeting, gratefully accepted 'ns
generous offer, and I ask that each one Oh
., 40 sur best to make our allotted space
- Interesting and profitable to oui ssi'ts
ilie,. Surely. with our 200 mem
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The Alliance store at Liberty, Pickens Co.
J has not received the support which il was
promised, and the enterprise is not proving
satisfactory 10 those who have charge Of it,