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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-15
I.uckY .ICHa

Tho French author, Martainville.
who began his career toward tho close
of tho last century, is said TO have
owed the preservation of his life to
witty piece of audacity. He was a
Royalist. and did not hesitate to attack
the French revolution and its authori-
tics. Presently, Of course, ho was
summoned to appear before tho revo-
lutionary tribunal, with the terrible
Fouquicr at its head.
The revolutionary tribunals at that
time did not hesitate to send every
body to tho guillotinc who had ven
turcd to attack them. Martainville
expected to go with tho rest of the
victims.
What is your namcG" asked thu
revolutionary judge.
"Martainville," said the young
author.
"Martainvillo! =! exclaimed the judge
"You are dcceiving us, and trying II
| hide your rank. You are an arlsto
crat, and your name is De Martain
ville.".
"Citizcn President" exclaimed tn
Young man, Il am here to be short
cncd, not to be lengthenedl Leav
me my Manner
A true Frcnchman loves q witticisI
above all things, and the tribunal we
so much pleased by Martainvillc
grim response that it spared his life.-
Youths Companion.
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Heathen Gods in Her Eora.

, A physician of my acquaintance was
called in recently to see an old lady who
resides in her own house in the Third
ward 1t was his first call, and he had
never seen tho lady before. She Law on n
couch, neatly attired, with her gray hair
In cluster of small curls at each side of
her head.
doctor, she said, IL have sent to con.
sultyou on very serious matter. Ihave
Tor long time suffered from pains in the
mead, and have consulted many phvsi.
pas eaa1s without receiving aHH Bspaaft 7s
bone, and Willie coughing it up felt
singular sensation in my left ear put
up my hand and drew this from my ear"
She extended toward the doctor small
leaden statue of Napoleon, such rs used
little glass bottle.
"You drew this from your carr" asked
the doctor, .
Eyes, doctor, l did," was tho reply,
"and have been much easier ever since. y
The doctor examined her ear and
found it perfectly natural. .llo didn't
know what to say, but he thought good
deal.
"I want you to do something for me, "
ehe continued, "for am satisfied there
Is another heathen god like this in the
other ear; for it is a heathen god, have
20 doubt"
: GLOW do you suppose it got there?" the
toctor asked.
"I think Ezekiel or ono Of the minor
rophets must have put two Of these
eathen gods in my ears when I was {
hid. Now, doctor, want you to pre-
ribe something to bring out the heather
d from the right ear"
Swallow another 1ishbone," said the
etor, rs he left tho room in higl
hgeon.-Brooklyn Citizen.
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WOMEN RAID AND RUN a CLrB.-Bluc
Springs, Mo-, Nov l.-John Haley came
here week or two ago from Argentine, Kan,
and opened quiet club room. Thc local
laws of Blue Springs arc of the strictcst
possible kind, but as Haley kept n high
toned place no one intcrierrcd with him.
On Saturday night, however, twenty-five
women belonging to the temperance organiza-
ton of the town, masked and armed with
clubs made an attack upon the club room.
They broke in the doors and found seven OF
eight old soaks engaged in game of cards.
They ordered them out Of the room and then
began knocking the bungs ont of beer kegs
and whiskcy barrels.
Haley made show of resistance, but he
was hit on the head with clubs and finally
ran down the street with four women after
him. lie escaped in the roller mill. The
women smashed all the bottles and RlasSa-
and poured La. a.whiSbn-o'intr'le" "'i ''I -,
walk appealed to the women not 10 Iva,,o' n""r,
| thc whiskcy but to take it home an" keep Il
| for medicinal purposes. ,r.n l.,
"That $ mighty good whiskey' n'o,e9, ~
| cried "and the Lord didn t intend IL Sho"''
| hc dumped in the gutter while there "oi
so many poor sick people around. all III
feeling well myself. e 0,tocl
! This remark was signal for an ",'"1r
opd the man was compelled to take l"
| Lcc,s The club room and all It's a'trac',o'
were destroyed. The women are 'hc io"'''
| matrons of the town.
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suopr Ceops in OCoNEE.-Sene

SuoRT Crops in OCoNEE.-Senecaa'
Oconcc County, November IA good
y number Of our citizens ,"S are ST S"joyauS yauS
city this week. From reading the nsonIs Nv S'Ss
anil Courier we learn lat your peoP'e
nave made amusement enough TO 'as'
several weeks. .;,o =,
Your correspondent took rlae ol
several miles in the country lew uaSs
ago, and is convinced from ooseIsa,tO. mh -,
| that the cotton crop is far short OF wha'
was expected two months ago. In the
Grst nlace there was more weed thar
fruit aud then the early frost cut OF al
the late cotton. Some of the best IN
formed farmers are Of the opinion tina
; there will not be more than two-thlrds {
t an average crop made. this year; b,
: the corn crop is good so We Will N
starye-News and Courier.
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KELroN MEN IN THE ToILs.--A decided
sensation was caused on Tuesday by the ar
rest here Of two young white men from Kel-
ton, in Union County, on the charge Of cot
ton stealing. On Tuesday morning bale
of cotton was missed at Lancaster's gin,
near Rich Hill. Parties went at once to
Glendale and to this place. Among the
newly bought cotton bales in Walker Flem-
ing g. Slosn's warehouse, Mr.. Lancaster
found, and easily identified the cotton. They
hurried to the bank to stop payment of the
check, but it had already been cashed. Then
they looked for the men, and found them
just going out of town, They had given
their names as l.. NJ. Parsons and j. c.
Johnson but later MIR. Parsons was identi-
fed as John Johnson. All the money was
recovered. They had already sold bale OF
cotton at Pacolet, whether their own or
stolen is not known. They haze confessed
the Rich Hill theft. When arrested 10 I'm
Johnson had on q clasp kuife over a foot
| long, and will be indicted also for carrying
| concealed weapons.-Spartanburg Herald.
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AN INFANT MuRpER.-Charlotte, y. c..
Nov. IA fearful tragedy WAS enacted Of
biddlcsvillc, in the western suburbs of Char
lote, at about half past ten o'clock tins
morning. Wesley Hunter is n colorcd man
who lives with his wife and two children in
Bifdlesville. The eldest child is hoy of
three years and the other was only n babe
oi SIX months. This morning Hunters wife
went WEI ~ INT" the yard to gst some -wnnL -s~s'
IsSri' m and an old frsiioaerL mnf nIso il IN
fsahd tile babe dcal upon the floor with
half of its head entirely shCt off. The gun
occupied its same position in the corner and
the three -year-old lad stood in the floor as
calm and cool MS If nothing hal been done.
As his mother came in he ran upto her and
exclaimed: "Oh mother, gun fell down
and killed sister,
Although it is plain case Of child MUIR
der, the little fellow stands firm to his story
that the gun fell dcwn and says he set i!.P
again. Ga acc c,unt of the boys extreme
youth it was not dcer ell necessary 10 hold
an inquest.-C1r. GrccnpHIe 'Nc,cS.
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FIRE IN ERsBURo.-Richmond Noyem-

FIRE IN PBTERsBURG.--Richmon Noyem-
Der IA dispatch from ErtsE.n5 | O'clock
,h;s morning in Geo. II. Davis & Cos dry
GOOD, house. on Sycamore street, and spread
x;th incredible rapidity, burning downin a
Shov, fine the whole iron-front block aua
adjoining properties. The flames ieaPs 70, u
,eyo,s the street aud destroyed the Odd Eel
Isrs, Hall and Eve or six other buildings.
Lieut Crichton, Of the police force, was ~
one of the burning buildings when the wal
| fell in on hin. lie was burned TO dea.n
| Halls block on each side of Sycamore stree!
from Tabb street west, is gone. Inc es.'
mated loss is $750,000. The insurance ia
not vet been ascertaned.
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Not a Matter of Choice.

Aunty-I cannot understand how girls
act the way they do nowadays. It's SIM
ply awful. You spent two months at
Newport last summer, and during that
time you were engaged to half dozen
different men,
Sweet Girl-But, aunty, what else
could I do? I'd hardly get engaged to
one young man before his vacation would
be over, and he'd have to go back to the
city, and that's the way it went. 1t was
horrid.-New York Weekly:
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MET. f. BAYARD MARRIED Washing
ton, d. c., Nov. 7.--Ths Hop. Thomas =.
Bayard, ex-Secretary Of State, ana MISS
Mary Milling Clymer were married VI one
O. 'clock this afternoon at the BRIDES resE
| dence, 1917 IL. Street, in the presence .;
most distinguished company. Inc ih'eu..o;
VIA, to have the wedding as quiet as pVs9'
bib, and the invitations, numbering I'm ",
l5S were confined to the relatives ,oUsona % ,n'
su;anSs Among tho latter were ex-fresl
~. Md Mrs. Cleveland, ex-Secretary an
| NJ Fairchild and Mrs. Dickinson an *
ass;.,asnt Secretary and Mrs. Rives, wh
e "a washing ton for the express pu'
~ Ie Of attending the wedding.
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HELP THE LITTLE MILLs.-IIaurens,
Nov. 9.-That the Farmers Alliance
will finally break the jutc trust and ot'.-
crwiso accomplish great good, is thing
to be hoped for, but there are other
trusts which the farmers might look to
in the meantime, for instance. tho Stand
ard oil trust. Heretofore tho farmers
have never received at this place more
than 16 or Is cents per bushel for their
cotton seed. because there was only one
party or corporation to whom they could
be sold, but this year some of our enter
prising citizens have built an oil mill,
and thereby raised the price of seed to
22 cents per bushcl. Now the Standard
oil company by reason OF its strength
may crush this little infant industry OF
ours ont Of existence, and thereby re.
duce the price Of seed again TO 16 cents.
Would it not be well for the farmers
throughout the cotton States to sell their
little factories that d. not belong to the
trust all their seed so long as they arc
willing to pay good price for them,
and thereby assure themselves contin-
ual good market for that product!-
| SDccidi to GrcenUiWe NeUS.
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Imnoxabla I.~.

newspapers at the present .imu ,on
uih many interesting stories of old
people who arc hearty. but il is doubt
tul ~ moro curious case than tbc ons
reported by Tho Fall River Globe s bas
ever been published. Il is thai 80
dartmouth farmer named Ei;n..s,{f II
| Bennett, who Is nearly l,DVears Of age
lie was born at Tivcrton, II. T., and
| nved for many years in q comfortable
farmhouse on the main road to New
When. he 5ssS ssnrlls5years Of sre
he y9s attacked. with a child's disease
FOR which DR.. West was cncaned ~
prescribe. Tho DR.. West mentioned
lived in o large mansion below Bridoe.
port anu was an ancestor of tho pres.
ent family which resides in that vi.
cinity. AT tho time of Mr.. Beunett's
illness, salvation was n fayoritc form
of treatment Calonncl was the DRUG
ordered and. administered 10 the m:
tent. Either from carclcsspcss or
other cause the mercurial prcnnrnt;on
lodged in the boys Jaws. and can.
cerous sore was developed.
For many weeks his life was dc.
rpolred of. Finally the growth was
killed, but when it had disappeared IL
was found that tho muscles of the
child's jaws wero ruined, nn;!. like the
upper, tho lower jaw would always re-
maiifhxed. To regain strength il was
necessary to have all his food specially
prepared before it was given to him.
When placed before him he managed
TO squeeze it in between tho lips which
were slowly recovering from tho al.
most fatal work done by tho IcadIv
drug. The salivary glands we're not
injured by the burning of the calomcl
Bennett recovered after long illness
ana grew up as most Rhode Island |
boys do who spend life on u farm. |
lic pays visits to the Fall River mar.
kctmen, with whom he has done busi. |
ness ,sSsu iGr 9r,i,y nearly fifty years. He is a
'uaay featured, portly man Of genial
u slight facial defect lie shows no
signs of the accident which has kent /
lis Jaws immovable for SO MANY years
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4 writer 10 the medical classics iooxeu
n,rough % a microscope at closely shaved iacs
S and he reports the skin re'embled piece ;',
T - raw beef. "To make the skin perfectly
81 smooth G requires" he says, mot only the ,Ss
rsmoval Of the hair, but also portion of tho
eruticle, and a o.e shave means the re- re-
,usI' mosai Of a skin all arouad. The blood yes
%Hsa, ssIs thus u exposed arc not visible to the
.e,a .ms hn, nnaer the microscope each little
ouiyeripg mouth holding a minute olpSa SS,
drop protests against sucn treatment emu norss n
nerve tips are also uncovered and the ne pTrsa psE;n
are left unprotected; which makes the sS,n
tender and unhealthy. This sndden expos,
nre of the inner layer Of the skin renu0se
nerson liable to have colds, hoarseness "n'
sore throat"
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EXAMINATION FOR WEST PoINT.-.Hr. EG-
tor--pleasc let me say through your paper
that an examination will be held at Rock
Hill, s. c., on Friday, the 20th of Nov.
instant, at 10 o'clock a. m, of those per-
sons who desire to compete for the appoint
meut to the U. S. Military Academy from
9th Congressional District offs. g.
The examination will include reading,
writing, orthography, arithmetic, grammar,
geography and history of the U. s.
Applicants must DC between II and ~
years of age when they enter the academy
five feet high, physically robust, bona fids
residents Of the Congressional District, ant
must appear at West Point on June 18th
1880.
All applicants should report at the Caro-
lima Hotel, Rock Hill, by q. IN. of the 20tl
instant.
JNo. J. IIEMruILL.
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Tricks in Photography.

There arc various ways for provid-
ing surprising results in photography,
things that in one ago would have
been called magic, but in ours recog-
nized as scientific tricks. Tho ghost
picture. for instance, in which q
shadowy ghost-through which ma
terial objects are visible-is seen be-
tween natural attitudes and occupa-
tions. This is produced by an almost
instantaneous exposure Of the figure
that is to do duty as tho ghost, fol-
lowed by full exposure of tho figures
and properties that are to appear natu-
raj. Another novel trick was shown
recently in photograph reproducetd
by prominent trade journal, Whlcii
presented the photographer, seated AT AZ
a table, playing chess with himselt
seated on tho opposite side, OF the Ia
bic, while he himself stood up III the
background looking at his two selves
| playing.
The figures were oil on the negative,
which was produced by three succes
sivo exposures of tho plate, parts therG
of being masked each time by biacf
velvet shutter Still apother trlck II
that by which person who liked tina
sort of thing may appear to be photo
graphcd riding upon flying goose o
q iIsh, or any other desired style o
ridiculous locomotion. This is don
by the subject holding upon his lap
huge piecc Of whitc or sky tinted card
with tho fanciful figure drawn upon II
His face appears above the upper cdg
of tho card, and seems, in the picture
ioincd to the funny little body mounte
on the goose or fish. Tho statue pi'
turc is made by about the same devic'
Photographic Review.
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mADE NAB BY STARVATION. y.-New y,r,
Ve.oo.s ol'-While orazed by hunger Mr.,
rn .r.s% 6 II stldd lddaytreak this %oru
ing. Intervention of neighbors alone pre-
vented atragcdy. For three weeks pas
the woman has been i'll. She was too poor
to engage physician, and too busy to spare
nme to goto the free dispcnsary, having
| three children and their grandmother 10
provide for. She naturally grew weaker
and weaker each day for want of proper
] tood. To add to her misery Mrs. Barn. q
husband is at present at Bellevue Hospital.
suherlng from incursble disease, and il had
been necessary n part with many necessary
household goods in order to stay the tide of
adversely. The piuoky little womau's CON
tinued fasting soon showed itself in her face
ana form, although the children, through
bright. ""'
Shortly before 6 o'clcak this morning
MIS- barn frose. Her mother was awake
at tho time and saw her 90 to the room door
and lock il and put the KEY in her pocket
Then she took up her youngest child laid
down on the bed and began to nurse il.
suddenly she was siczed with conyulsions
anu began to choke the infant until il had
almost ceased to breath. struggle with
the grandmother ensued, in which the latter
finally obtained possession of the babe. No
sooner had sho done 50 than tho crazed |
woman spran9 at her throat and grasped i, |
IN grip of iron. The old woman struggled |
IN vain to be free, and the chi dren shrieked
with fright, Mamma, you're hurting
grandma. Don't hold her that way" When
the mother released her grasp the old lndv
was almost past aid. a great black streak
on her throat is still visible. The insane
parent next seized one of the boys, Johnnie !
ny the throat, aud would surely have muir
acred him but for the screams of his brother
winch aroused tho neighbors aud after a
desperate struggle shc was taken in an am
pu'auce TO Bellevue. The surgeon there SAYS
nat Mrs. Barn became maniac throug
sheer lack Of food. The agent of the Soc;civ
or the Prevention of Cruelty to Children |
I'm taken care Of the little ones Mrs.
'arn Is o. years old. Her husband, who is
! Frenchman, is 70
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Tho Panpcro.

strange natural phenomenon f. tb,
PnIpero' South American storm wind
which is described by the author ~
nearts OF Oak, who first made its ac
quaintance during stay at Monteyideo
"A hight breeze had been BLOWING from,
the northeast. but had steadily increased
an torce, and brought with it tho heated
air OF the tropics, which, passing over a
eeiess pampa country, exposed to the
burning sun rays of clear skv 60
warns up the atmosphere on the shores
S1 the Rio de In Plata that its effect upon
human beings is exceedingly bad.
tnis state OF things generally lasts for
week or longer, until the sitting heat
becomes unbearable and tho int pbitants
are seen resting in grass hamr fpcks or
S1ying on bare floors, incapable exer-
tion- However, relief is close q Jhand
little cloud "no bigger than a mans
hand Is first seen to rise above the
water, then the heavens grow black with
clouds, and the battle Of opposing winds
begins
The pampero advances with its artil-
iery well in front; forked flashes of vivid
lightning, followed by pcals Of thunder.
bear down upon the foe, who, quite ND
to the moment Of attack, is ficrcely dis.
charging its fiery breath on the surround
ing regions The inhabitapts now climb
on the azoteas, or fat roofs, to watch the
struggle and to be the first to participate
In the delicious relief brought by tho
pampero to their fevered bodies.
Far o'>t-on the river curious sight
may be seen; the opposing waves, raised |
Py the rival winds, meet like a rush of |
cavalry in wild career; their white horses
with foaming crests dash themselves
against each other and send clouds of
dazzling spray high in the air; this being
backed by an inky sky renders the scene
most imposing.
Gradually the northeaster gives way,
followed closely by its enemy, the pam.
pero, which throws out skirmishing cur.
rents OF Ice cold wind in advance of its
hral onslaught. Then comes tho roar of
the elements, and deluge such as no
one would willingly encounter, and
cooler weather is established for the time
being
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PompOSltY.

II SEQ some men In the world holding
themselves mighty high. On WHAT
can't telll They arc only men. God
made us all. And we're oil mighty small
creatures when 1t comes down to indi.
viduals. Individually we don't count
much In the world. 10 man amount te
a great deal by himself. BIO is Dependent
on the others. Therefore he has no occa
sion to feel better than any one else."--
Detroit Free Press.
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a SHOOTING AFFRAY NEAR CLIFTON.
Clifton, Nov. S.-A lively row oce,p!rr:=
ve4y veq nsni Seriously wounded by Munro white
=, whnse honse the shooting took place.
Trom what can be gathered it seems
that there was an old feud between inc
men on account Of White having alien
ated tho affections of Turner'S VIE
The attending surgeon, DR.. .. G. Eails'
considers Turner's recovery douo'iu'.
Munro White was at a late hour last
nieht committed to Jail bv Trial Justice
| Wardlaw GrcenuWc NcpS.
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eyerence the CS--.

0 ago 4 fruit peddler was
paHabeth street east, yelling
Pit tho top Of his voice,
whnly caught sight Of the
Tor which signified that q
chin n the house.
r,Ba-nan-oes! Ba"--!
~ s. words as he saw the
era GRAZ his hat and placed it on
MS walked to the next
squssd and silent.
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oispcrsed by Their Creditors.

A fearful riot Of the students arises
in q German town, and no one, not
even tho best liked tutor, is able 10
pacify them, till q professor, hiring a
barouche, takes in all the master tau
lors of the city and drives them
through the campus, when tho mop
disperses as by magic. --Fhegenoe
r5tcercoss
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Fortitude Born OF Love.

was In the year 1880, in third rate
called Neufchateau, in the depart
Il des Vosscs, France, about noon,
we were passing, my father and
IF, in front of store where in adj
h to hardware supply of ammunl-
was kept for tho uso of a regiment
Suddenly wo heard n terrible ex-
IN, and being either thrown ~r hav-
hnconsciously ran, I know not
we at any ratio found ourselves
twenty yards from where the ex-
occurred, and could SEQ part Of
fin the street.
had hardly reached the building
man came out of it covered with
his hair and beard burning, and
eces Of flesh hanging from his
bare arms. Mover will I forget
Tor of the sight; his flesh wa:
land his Clothes partly burned
ached the sidewalk he looked
md called n name l did no
Receiving no answer he wen
TX into that burning furnace
aew seconds camo out bearing
lbs his child, girl of 6 or 2
Ter to him heard him say:
ling, are you hurt? Oh, yo'
q While the poor little thinI
X: "No, papa, I am not hurt
nyou arc burning, think O
!nd yet the blood was tricklin
81 forehead where the flyin
" az deep cash. Both re
c91gh disfigured for life. A
Thought there was not onl
ont two.-Cor. Philadelphi