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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-12-06
SPECIAL NOTICE

We hereby notify all our subscribers who
arc in arrears 70: six months and over, that
We .shall,be compelled to stop sending tho
TINES TO them, alter the last issue in this
month, unless their arrearagcs are paid.
500 paid up subscribers arc more profita-
bic to the publisher Of paper than 100 run
ming on credit.
In nine cases out Of twelve when sub
scriher allows his account to run one or two
years, he forgets when he paid last, what
date he paid to, and has lost the last receipt,
but ..se knows he don't ore that ,a,seh." He
puts his memory in opposition to the Editors
books, and claims discount of one year, at
least. We have had dozen such ca ;cs this
Fall, and the result has been that We lost five
subscribers because we would not allow the
discounts, and, of course, when we did al:
low the discounts, it was so much actual loss
to us.
We do not claim to be infr 'lible, but We
do claim to be honest, and it is our rule to
give n receipt in every case, and at the same
time to see that our book corresponds with
the receipt at tie time hepaymsnt is made. 1t,
however, is n very singular fact, that in
every dispute bit one, that we can remember,
when the receipts were .fo,nd the credits on
our books corrcsponded with the receipts.
We are often told that other paper. can be
had cheaper than ours. Yes, and every sub
scrihcr pays for it before he gets copy of
it. They pay in advance, and the Publisher
has the use of the money to conduct his busi-
| ness upon n cash basis, trithout borrowing;
and again, he has no losses, as we have.
five years we find our LOSSES on subscrip-
tions alone, have averaged 15 per cent, re-
ducing the price of our subscription from
30 to Sl19.
In our advertising it is no better. Some
persons seem to think, when they see two OF
three columns o: legal advertisements in tho
| TIMES, that we own perfect bonanza, and
in settling bill of costs, tie first man
they appeal TO to make deduction, is thS
Editor. They don't think that he is tho
only one out of the whole lot claiming costs
that has hcdvy current expenses to meet,
and is undoubtedly the poorest man and
the least able to bear reduction. They
don't realize that the whole legal adver
tising don't amount to the cotton OF
~---n ->.'.;---.~I- nnn-hnrsa farm and W,
have to skin through and work twelve full
months of the year to keep the paper goin,
for the Fall patronage.
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FfDsEAL ELECTION LAWS AND FEDERAL
SCuuoIs.-Now iha, IL $ proposed Iy the
Iaity in lever to mrnagn the elections in
the $, u'h through oiiicirss nproiutel by the
Pie idcn', il higgins tn dawn upou tie
Jcop'e Of that section tha. the Federal e!cc-
ti'n law auh the Blair cluc,ion bli nre
parts Of tic same schcmc. The cle IS meant
ii is bel eyed, 10 educate tire cnlored youth
Of The South tn vote ccrt4in way, aud tn.
other to axe sure that he votes that way.
From childhood To oil age the negro. ac-
cording to the scheme in quest on. is II
he under Federal leading and control
Is he nm efficient Republican by reason Of
his ilitcrncy? TIE Blair bill with its apprC-
pri' tim OF some S17 ,G00.0CO. to he spent on
schools under FcdcIal SUI crvision will rem
edy ihrt deficiency, while at the same time
sharing his polit!c,', social AMI economic
views nrigh. Ii he lackin. in fxedpcss
Of urpose and self-reli,nce? The corps of
permanent Federal election officers proposed
TO be established by the Sherman bill iu
every C,uIty will take charge Of him us
som as he leaves the Federal school, organ
ize him into political clubs, supply him with
partisan literature and = that he votes
as he should. Not only so. They will see
that his vote is counted in Tie proper man
,ner-that IL to say, up to the figure Of color
ed males of voting 1ge put down in the
census, and against his white neighbors.
That, we nave been over and over assured
ty political orators, is the only true and
proper way of arriving at honestly political
results in the Soyth. That the school sy.-
tcm won!I under the Blair bill pass under
Federal cent? o. has been disputed by various
well nearing int excessively optimistic
Southern educators. We should take this
magn fcent b.unty. they havs sail, aud
fear nothing. But in his speech Of March
70, 1884, Senator Sherman made the matter
very plain: "1he People Of The South can
not he left alon,,' said the Senat r, "Go lr-
eide how the money tn be apprnp, ia'rd ty
Congress f"r the .ducation of the illiicrnte
shall he applied; II 'he United State. have
the right t. appropriate the money they
have The right to say apon what conditions
the money shall be expended" That GER
iainly is explicit enough. The Blair schools
would have to be agencies Of the organiza-
ton Of the colored race in the in; crest of the
party in power at Washington, else their
creation would have NJ interest for the
politician. The Blair bill and the Southern
elections bill offered by MIR. Sherman in the
last session of Congress are comp 'ements
1t is relieved the one Of The other. rcgcth-
er they constitute comp pcte llun. Tho
failure the fifteenth amendment cfthe Crn-
stitHtfon 10 Repub!icanize The South has made
. new scheme necessary and this will, il is
hoped, be effective The Southern press
has naturally taken alarm, and is calling
upon Southern Cangrcssmcn TO oppose the
Blair bill by reason If its political char
actcr. The South, il is urged. cannot stand
out against Federal control of elections
If it welcomes Federal control Of its local
and ueighborhood sohools.-B0HimOre SIN.
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THE Y. NC. A. nm AUxILIARY TO ALL
CHURCHES.

The Young Mems Christian A 3ociation is
ON the eve of inaueurating its good work
IL should be upheld by every oIc, and all
lukewarmucss is to lie deprecate There is
no conflict between il and the church, but
each sevcrally aids and helps the other.
Colonel Finkc, who is stopping at the Bat
terry Park, aud whose brother-in-law, Mr..
L. Packard is the President of the Y. NJ. G.
A., of Brooklyn, y. Y, has had ample OPP
portunity of studying the results obtained by
this association in its work. In the course.
of conversation ON Monday afternoon, he
made the following statements:
can see no reason why tho church
should he lukewarm in this matter. That
such view could he taken was very surpris-
ing to me. have been accustomed to seeing
the two work hand in hand.
'''The association in Brooklyn is cor
s.ructcd on the idea that il furnishes place
whore q young man can so when he wishes to
spend a quiet enjoyable evening 1t keeps
him away from the billiart halls, the gin
mills, and questionable places of resort,
which might otherwise attract him. He
there has his reading rooms, his swimming
baths, his gymnasium and his games, thus
combining both instruction. and amusement.
Any subject OF discussion can be pursued
there, and the latest periodicals on science,
politics and literature offer him n wide field
from WHICH 10 PICK anu GULL ihe CoHCcIlS.
lectures etc which are given there, instruct
and amuse him, and the whole atmosphere is
good aud wholesome in its influence. There
is nothing corrupt OF evil in L. 1t is essen
TALLY moral, and based on true nome life as
its model.
ut has another field: 1t helps the youne
man IN ms Struggle rur c.tsrcrccs----H~rS il :,
young man who has come to Brooklyn, dc
sirous of getting situation. lie goes to the
Young Mems Christian Association rooms
becomes member lays his case before the
employment bureau, and, after having salts
fed themselves about his character, he i,
recommended for II position Many OF the
leading merchants in New York apply to tho
Young Mems Christian Association when
they desire clerk. They know that thci,
endorsement of n man is the best of recon-
mendations.
''Rcligion is not crammcd down THEN
throats or obtrudcd upon them. No on,
makes them feel that they must attend
the devotional exercises. They do it of thci,
own accord. Seeing others do it, they nat
urally fall into the same habit, and gradu
ally and insensibly are led into the church
What church Whatever denomination the,
prefer. The association is strictly non-sccta
ran, and tell you the Protestant and Ro
manst the Univcrsalist and the Unitarian
would lift up their hands in horror mt tn,
:. very idea OF wiping out this institution il
l. Il
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A VALUABLE DIsCoyERY.-Thc Birmng-
ham Age-Herald reports the discovery by f.
j. Fuller of n valuable weed growing wild
in Jefferson County Ala, or rather an impor-
tant use for it. lie calls ii alabama jute,"
and he exhibited strips of the covering or
bark five feet in length, stronger by far than
jute, and finer Mr.. Fuller said that the
bark could be easily stripped from the stem,
and when passed through an ordinary cane
mill would come out almost clean. lie
thought that the weed, growing wild would
yield thousand pounds of fibre per acre,
and this could be largely increased by cult
walton. lie was confident that hc had dis
covered n substitute better than .iute for cot
ton bagging. and one which would add a new
product to every southern farm and prove n
great saving to cotton planters. lie declined
to state the botanical name of the plant, or
that by which it is commonly known.
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Homicide.

Last Saturday night, ON the Jeter Mill
place, in Fish Dam Township, at negro
party, Gus Norman and Dennis Humphries
got intoa dispute over the pay for an opos-
sum dog, which resulted in Dennis Hum
phries shooting Gus Nloorman in the left
lung, with pistol, and killing him instantly
Trial Jnstice Gage, acting as Coroner, held
an inquest Sunday morning over the dead
body of Gus Norman, after which he ar.
rested Dcunis lIumpheics, and lodged him in
Jail to await n trial Of the case at next Court.
Whiskcy it is supposed was the cause of the
whole affair.
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Dec g
NOTICE.

A LII persons indebted to w. T.. Graham
"A must settle by the 1st day Of January,
1890, as shall make change in my busi-
ness at that time, but will continue in the
Grocery business at the same stand
Thanking the people for their liberal
patronage, respectfully announce that after
the LIST day of January, 1890, F.C. POOL
will be connected with me in the Grocery
business, and ask n continuance of their
patronage to the new firm.
With 10 years experience we think we can
successfully compete with all competitors,
and we promise to do our best to please and
give satisfaction to all who will trade with u.s.
The new firm guarantees the lowest prices
possible. s
We shall handle none but the best ofgoods.
w. T. GRAHAM.
pec6 40 Al
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8eSAr Our stores are beginning to put on
their holiday appearances, and the Proprie-
tors arc using Printers ink quite literally
to inform the public where to find the incest,
the handsomest and the cheapest holiday
novelties i'll town.
Mr. George Garrett offers n half column
of Christmas Gifts and dclicaccs which he
intends to sell before the HOLIDAYS end, and
don't intend to let the price interfere with
a sale. Hes got perfect menagcrie of
Fancy things, and Lindsay says he lo,es to
show and sell them TO the Ladies' Go and
see for yOurseves-it is big show. and
won cost you cent to 90 in or come out.
provided you haven't got a cent, or can stand
firm against the scvercst temptation to spend
money you ever met.
Our esteemed young friend, W. T. Beatty
also invites everybody, including men.
women children, colorcd folks, and the rest
OF mankind to call and see what a splendid
stock of Christmas goods he has received
William is one of the best young men in the
town, and deserves full share of the peo
pies patronage
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HAsTY LEGIsLATIoN.-We do not propose
making suggestions to our legislators,
though there are several changes in the
laws we should liketo see made. But we
wish 10 endorse bill which we think
was introduced Mt the last session
and one which has the support of sew
eral of the most prominent Senators and
Representatives. Ii is n bill to limit the
introduction Of bills tathe 18th Of Decem-
Der. Then the Legislature to take q recess
cess till the 18th of January, when the men,
hers will reassemble md legislate on those
bills only. Such law would entirely re-
move any cause for the charge CT hurried
legislation. The members would have the
bills to take homo with them, to examine
for amoDth, and consult with their consti-
fuents. We sincerely hope the bill will be-
pe law, IL is no credit 10 the State to
i.ase such rush at the close, and whcn the
Legislature adjOurns, nine out OF ten do not
knog what nas been done.--Manniag Times.
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MARRIED.

BENNErT-BoBO. Married, at The
residence of the brides fatser, by Rev. B.
C. Lampley, Nov. 18th, 1880, Mr.. ]. NJ.
to G. B. Boho.
WIX-HOWELL--Marr at Upper Fair
Forest Church, December LIST 1889, by Rev.
b. G. Clifford, Mr.. john Wix to Miss Ell
mira Howell.
MORGAN--STARNS.--M on the
Dist Nov, 1889, by J. F. Bailey, Esq, Mr.
Van Morgan to Miss Fanny Starns; oil Of
Cross Keys Township. 3
EASTES- S-BOBO. Married, Dec. 1st.,
1889, by Rev. - Waters, Mr.. David j.
Estes to Miss Nannic L. Bobo, of Cross
Keys township.
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A DnINKgR's. wrp ow .orrs S25Uu

DRINKERS WTp ow .aErs $26OU-
Wilkestarre, Pa, Nov. s27.--A few months
ago Chief Of Police Watkins, OF Parsons,
while under tho influence of liquor. wastxiil-
ed by being struck by an engine while sitting
on the platform Of the DeIeware and Hudson
rsilroad. About month ag o his widow filed
CAIN in court for $4,000 dsmases
AGAINST John Schumacher, a very wealthy
saloon keeper, who had so3d her husbsnd
liquor while he was visi oily affected by it,
The case was up before chr ee srbitra,ors rs
who, after hearing NIL the arguments, this
afternoon awarded the widow $1,000. Itis
said that the defend ant will no, make any
appeal from the decision.
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DEPosED AND ExPELLED.-In the animal
conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
at Camden last week, s. j. Mcleod, of the
Spartanburg District, was put on trial for
charges against his character. The commit
tee to whom the case was referred reported
on Saturday the charges sustained and rec
commended that the accused be deposed from
the ministry and expelled from the church.
The preacher against whom this judgment
was issued wus not present when it was de-
iivcred, but came in later. The charges of
which he was found guilty were falsehood
and SANDER.
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pec6
NOTICE.

PY order Of the Judge of Pr.b,ts frs
- Uoian County, will sell on tho f1ib)
Nineteenth day of December, 1880, to The
highest bidder, for CASH. al the 'nte resi-
dence Of Mrs. MarthaA. f. Ssrtor, deceased,
oil the personal property Of said deceased,
consisting Of Household and Kitchen Far
nitnre, Corn, Fodder, Horses. Mules, Cattle,
Hogs, Buggies, Farming utensils. sc. Ss,c
TO commences promptly at IL % clock, a. NJ.
J. G.. HUNTER, &
Administrator.
Dec. Q, 1880.
ALSO,
RY order Of the Judge OF Probate fsr
~ Union County. | viii sell at the samo
time and place, FOR CASH, all the personal
property Of Mrs. n. T. ID. Goudeiock, de-
ceased, consisting Of Household Furniture,
60. Sale to commence Immediately sfter,
close Of the other. w. L. Sfals.
Adminisirator.
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Associate Justice McIver and Judge Wal
lace were reelected on Friday to the posi-
lions thoy have SO long aud Icceptably fill
ed on the Bench Of South Carslipa. Both
gentlemen rece. we'd the unanimous vote of
IN e8islatprs and the action of that body,
With f1secty fait6f0ll5 oRat Of
the whole people Of the State, is at once
the tsest cosauentary that tcould be made on
the cbefactcr aud record oftbe two judges
and TIP highest compliment that could be
paid to}them. Necs and Courier.
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Personals.

Mr.. II. A. Rice and Dr. &. A. Carlisle, of
Newberry, are visiting Nrr. S. NJ. Rice, and
family.
Miss Corrie Whiteside has gone to Laurens
County on visit.
Mrs. w. II. Frierson, of Anderson, is on
visit to her brother, Nr. W. ID. Bewley and
family.
"A. L. Moore, Esq, and d. Il. Hydrick,
Esq, ofSpartanburg, were in town on pro-
fessional business Mon day.
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BLUE STOVE IN Mrs. WIGaINs' SToMACu.-
DR.. j. w. Qaillian, Of Easley; s. c., who
performe the autopsy on the b,dy If Mrs.
Virgins, of Pickens County, q short time
since, has just completed careful analysis
OF the stomach, and finds sulphate OF OPP
per to be present. The story Of the death
of Mrs. Wsggins and the arrest of her hus-
band on the charge Of poisoning her with
bluestone hes already been published.
DR.. QuilIian aud DR.. Frank Green. of
Columbia, slo assisted him, were extreme
Iy careful In their analysis, trying one
method alter auother, and each lest gave
unmisiakablo traces Of the deadly coppe-as.
-Ners and Courier
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CuHsED HIS CREAToR.-Pottstown, Pa.
Nov. 28.-1bs forenoon Chana, a hopeless
paraiylic, agei s5, was found dead on the
floor ofhis o'el with leather strap loose
ly fastened arcand his neck.
Until recently Chans was inc specimar,
of physical manhood. II is related thai
one day he cursed his Creator In a
most horrible manoer. when he fe over.
stricken dumb and paraiyzed from head 10
foot. lie remained in this condition until
his death.
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Hrs MONEY BUaNSD IN His PocKRT.-A
few nights ago Mr.. T. X. Cunningham, n
prominent citizen Of this County, was arous-
ed from his slumbers by something unusual
burningin his bedroom. II rade an inves-
tigation and found his clothing fire on a
chair, having probably caught from spark
from the fireplace near by. His clothes
we're badly damaged before the ere conl be
extinguished, and $50 in bank notes,
which he had left in hi, vest pocket, were
entirely consumed. .---Laaea Reriew.
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nSiAp The Legislature has hardly settled
down to business, so VIC can give our rca-
ders nothing of interest from that quarter.
There are two matters that we hone the
Union delegation will firmly support, viz:
tax levy sufficient to pay the coumty's
past Indebtedness and bill to authorize
the town OF Union to issue bonds to erect n
decent building for Graded School.
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Bsl" We were truly pleased last Monday
at receiving visit from our highly esteemed
old friend, cX-Shcrif Robert Macbeth, who
came TO square up his subscription to the
Union TINES as we wish hundreds of others
would do.
Sheriff Macbeth is a somewhat remarkable
man, both mentally and physically. Not
withstandng lie is now at the advanced are
of 81 years, his mind is as bright and his
memory rs clear "a ever, while his step is
almost rs quick and elastic rs thirty years
ago and were it not that old Father Time
had somewhat bent his once upright and
powerful frame, his carriage does not indi-
cate more than 10 years of age. From pres
cnt appearances, he bids fair to celebrate his
centennial birthday. But few men ever
lived to his age who commanded more univcr-
sal love and respect.
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Gin House Burned.

Last Saturday, a Gin House on the
Lafayette Briggs place, in ,7osben Hill Town
ship, now owned by Maj S. NJ. Rice, Sr.,
was destroyed by fire, together with three.
Gins. three bales of seed COTTON and six hum
dred bushcl of cotton seed The fire is be-
lieved to be purely accde utal Mr.. Rice
ee.imnios his loss at 81 900.
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Eey" \ fire in Boston last Friday de-
stroyed $l0,0O0,000 of property. The fire
ut Lynn few days before destroyed 81, ,OO0,-
600, making Sl5ooo,oo0 loss by fire in the
State of Massachusetts in less than week
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AGENTS. 1MposTERs, CHEATS, ETC.

AS our County is, at present, infested with
representatives of the above named classes,
wish to give one word more Of warning to
the honest farmers of my county. De ex-
tremely careful how you are influenced by
these it inerant salesman. Some agents doubt
less do business on honest business princi-
pies, but the majority of them are ON impo-
sition on any community.
Last week saw travSssing tho county e
gang of Feather Renovators." They were
well equipped with fine horses and peculiarly
constructed wagons, and presented an i'm
posing appearance. They would dart up to
your house, and with the philanthropy Of
Franklin or Washington, they palavered
around, about the weather, crops, etc then
show you lot of beautiful feathers renovated
by themselves, and you almost suspect they
had just pluckcd them from an Ostrich also
bottle of feathers, which they say are taken
from the same bed that are covered with
grease and dirt, and alive with worms, and
look too foul to have come from the body of
harpy:
They tell you that your beds are doubtless
infested with the same vermin as those cx-
hibted in the bottle, and you begin to itch
and wonder that you are alive, and look at
the old woman, and away goes your feather
beds, to be steamed and ruined, for when
they arc returned there is no life or elas-
ITCHY in your feathers and when they are
used they break to pieces and pack to- one
half their former size.
l tell you, my friends, when your beds
cannot be renovated with new ticking, and
air and sun, carry them to the compost heap
and get you some nice mattresses, which are
much better anyway than feathers.
have now on my table kind of guaran-
tee from Messrs Bryant and Bradley, repre-
senting the Davis Clock and Machine Co.,
who sold n tenant a very plain New Haven,
Conn, clock for, the tenant says, ten dollars,
and see much better walnut clocks in our
county stores for five dollars. / bought a
beautiful walnut frame clock last Friday
through the Alliance, for less than four dol
lars, that would not begin to exchange for
the eight or ten dollar clock that these agents
are palming off on the uninformed.
/ see pcddlers:: ::traversing the country with
all kinds of jewelry-gold rings, 18 k! for
ten cents, or 81 .5e5-as-they- can get. They
are disposing Of their goods, but hope no
Alliance man will be gulled by them. Let
us always be ready to pay 10Octs for dol
lars worth of anything we buy, but no more.
/ hope, also, that we will no longer be
duped by these Northern newspaper adver-
tisements, where so much is offered for so
little. Common sense should teach us better.
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ssS. The first drove of Tennessee hogs ar
rived here last Monday, and arc at the
John Rodgcr Stable lot. The price is cts,
out H. \. Sprousc reports EInTug WV 49,.
did not cost him 3 cents. Besides that, Mr.
Sprousc has the hog money in his pocket to
buy anything else his family may need at
from 10 TO 20 per cent cheaper for cash."
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List of Lattsrs,

Remaining in the Postoffice at Union, for I
the week ending Dec. 6th., 1889.
Mr. Willie Curp, Mr. Joseph Mrnry,
Mr. N Henson He, Chalmers, Miss Emoline Young,
Mr. Bill Laden,
Persons calling for the above letters will
please say ifadvertiscd, and will be required
to pay one cent.
J. C. HUNTER, p. NJ. <.