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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-25

81 el =. 3 |>----s----
sA9aePa e1th czatatade-
THANK ~ 81 - Two got
heap to ha l6nkful for. I'm Just
bling over With graft = said a Ban
Joaquin ranS l{6r who had Just stepped
out Of a 1awyera offico on Mcntgom-
cry street Look here. young man,
did, you over try to run a ranch with
ono pair Of mules ana q mortgagoi
No, I Supposed not When took up
my quarter section had to mortgage
1t TO start Tho first year was a bad
one and tho svhcat crop failed. Then
I had TO 60 into debt for seed and
grub. and The interest piled up on the
mortgage I've been wrestling with
that mortgage ever since, but it downs
mo every time. ~
Last spring whom tho wheat come
up It looked first rate, and my wife
and ] watched 1t growing as you'd
watch youngster, If you had one.
Wo worked hard, got along without
help most Of the time, and went to bed
plumb tuckorcd out every night We
hoped to get q little ahead of the mort
gage this year, but it would have 10
Be- q big crop and a big price to pull us
out of the hole.
HWell, the crop was Just fair Bags
cost good deal moro than anybody
had a right TO charge, taxes were
high, and have got only middling
price for my wheat While we were
waiting for harvest time we used to
figure up once in while TO see how
we'd come out. My wife would be
tired most TO death with her work, for
you must remember that woman's
work on ranch where she does all
the cooking washing and mending,
and takes care Of two or three chill
dren, isn't any picnic, and my back
would be aching like was breaking
in two, but we'd just sit down and
figure. It was close calculating, but
wo allowed. that a good price for the
crop would just about make both ends
meet for the year. -
when a letter came up. from the
commission man telling in ten words
that all our Eear'stoil was going TO
bring us only debt and tough wrest-
ling for grub over again, we just
looked OF our: :roughened, stiff-jointed
hands and wondered whether 1t was
worth while raising stuff for other
folks to eat. and going hungry our
selves. 800 -
1T just meant that our backs had
ached that somebody else might take
things easy. It meant that the kids
would have to get along with tho same
old duds for another year. Do you
know, it seemed TO me for moment
that II I took n shotgun and went out
on tho stage road wouldn't be doing
any more than tho chaps who 1.-Two on
mortgages do, and, mebbe, it would
be just little squarer and moro man.
fashion way of getting what doesn't
belong to one. Still, as I wasn't
brought up toathat business, didn't
think Of it lo14 {,
"You worl Chinaman oil the
year, work til lS3 6chesall ,over, raise
iss Ssiaslg ,ssl'ss SIilS'ss
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-25
Important Evidence.

Arnan in New York who was badly
rnussed up and disfgured in a street
row had photograph taken Of him
self.while in that plight to present as
evidence before tho court There is
no moro veracious witness than n pho
4ograph, and after scanning tho pict
ure OF q badly misused man it did not
take the jury long to decide tho case
in his favor. Photography is useful
art, and it ia constantly realizing new
ities.-Chicago Herald.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-25
A Squirrel Hunting Cat.

Cornwcll Whi;more, q Coxsackio
farmer, has remarkable cat which
seems to DO an unusual and valuable
ono. 1t not only catshes rats, mice,
birds, etc, but s(aughters such gamo
as chipmunks, gray squirrels, rabbits
Mike" The other day Mike brought
to tho house laiGc live snake about
thrce and one half feet long, handlingit
with apparent ease. Albany Journal.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-25

C.istle Thunder was Confederate
prison at Richmond during tho civil
war, in which civilians who werc sus-
pectcd or known to bo in opposition TO
the insurgents were confined. The
building was originally tobacco fac
tory, and was burned early in Septem-
Der. 1870
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-25
A SHORT LIFE AND A HARD ONE.
How Car Horses Aro Bought, Broken,
Patched On and Retired.

Patched Up and Retired.
II should not have thought It would
have paid 70 work cripples,n I re-
marked to tho driver of Third ave-
nue. car on which I rode down town O
few evenings since. referred TO tho
near horses h;rd legs, one OF which
was ornamented with q hugo flannel
bandage, while the other foot seemed
in the dim light swollen to an abnor-
NAL size and to be parting from the leg
at tho hook.
He's not lame" returned the driver
affably. '"That's q. boot he's got on
his near foot. He's had a quarter
crack, and the thrush, too, but ho
came out of tho hospital week ago,
and it don't seem to trouble him much.
This road don't work no lame horses
Just rs soon as they show any signs Of
weakness they are sent to the hospital,
and tho best veterinary surgeons in
tho country patches 'em up"
IL suppose the hospital is nearly al-
ways well filed" suggested.
why, of course it is" said the
driver. '"This works terrible hard on
a horse, mainly because Of these
cursed stones. Our teams don't have
very long trips and they're not pushed
hard either, but the stones wear 'em
out I'm few years"
How long does horse last OF this
workf" inquired.
"Three years, about" was the reply.
"Some of cm go on for five years
with patching up, but that's the eX,
treme length of time that they pull
two years at the work their feet get so
soro that they have to be turned out.
The company has O stock farm In tho
country where they arc taken, their
hoofs arc pared, and after running
around awhile on the soft ground they
get hard and lit to come back to tho
stones again for time"
"Where do railroad horses come
from2" asked.
Mostly from the west" said the
driver as he put tho brake on hard and
came to standstill while the original
fat lady from q Bowery museum was
hoisted on the car and paid her five
cents like mortal of ordinary avoir-
dupois 'But they buy horses all
over" he resumed, as the car started
again after huge straining of tho un-
lucky quedrupeds who felt the in
creased weight.
mo, there aro not many really
TSu'iu IT, ~, rn;es 60 Soino % !n.E cur sta4ies;
~ borsos nnd 'o ofton Mv.. ,;ai.;r ,'t 1aa
few Good 3D. sound @ T brssmoss os Sous.s us GIG sn'
lccts n lot nf nrooJ ~ Inrsas iii i,,s, S
somo trim" ,vroSr &C. ,.;th ,o,1, VII TrI,;oI as l."
coils .strcctcrs 'g egnJ @ senSa 1bsnn w Im Oh to 40
tho citv for tho cnr connnon;ns Ths,,
n lot 81 horses % . "a "a n;cirad IN choo,, % ha.
couse thov ho~o sp,nn sronIl LII n;1npo,et ~
or blemisI which tho vetor;nor;ns s s,1ns
cee<l in CURING Thev hm;Id ,nna ',n
as Won micht sav as GOOD "a sound
'uns" - e - -
r--"How aro tho green vouno zvastarp
horses H,ot,o, IL a. 80 yi- & ...
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-25
ANNUAL MEETING,

---a--uFRlCH or GouNrY CoMMIssInSRRs -
UNION COUNTY, $. G. Oct lst., 1889.
TIlE annual meeting Of the Board Of
L county Commissioners for the fiscal
year ending November lst, will be held at
their Office op the first Tuesday after ,he first
Monday of said month, it being the 5th day
Of November next.
All persons holding bills, accounts, Or de-
msnds Of any kind against the County, which
have not been before presented to the Board
of County Commissioners at special meetings
during the fiscal year, are hereby required
to deposit the same with the Clerk Of the
Board, on or before the first day Of Noyem-
ber, so that they may be examined at their
annual meeting.
BY order Of the Board Of County Commits
sioners.
s CHARLES BOLT,
Clerk Of Board.
oct4 40 5t.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-25

William G. Fiske is to resign his seat
in the Stock Exchange and sell the
samo to pay claim of $4,000 which
w. G.. Fish holds against him.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-25

80 ttlut n t1cIitr0Wnrd
waits the fofhInate archGologist who
S5s ss aS|s sg h9sessAy ,a4 FefIti u
zasrief flsisrst Tho inasses of ruins, the I'M
csnIores stsraves. and the still m ysterious
Ibnrial placesaof the northwest, But it
is qpite imprebablo that. any. dertainu
light will ever be thrown on the origin.
of this curious raco; which, has, Just
been described, or Their history
Cincinnati Commercial Ga1ette.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-25
PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY CON-
POUNDED At ALL HOURS.

We select our goods with greatest care,
buy them as low rs they can be bough,
for cash, and sell them ut Lowest Living
Prices.
j. w. P0SEY g. BRO.
March 90 II ly.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-25

fJer " ~ bland
l-Ss frs south;
dR brown hand
yo1foySi" ami the brown hand twincd
- IN ~ waves OF her sunny hair;
1GkovXthey lovoi" Gang tho ttllsnke wind
-o<1Sn the locks OF the Whispering pair.
10 .ie Shy wee daisy was borne away
from the tutterng giriih breast
hnd the rough smith smiled as It coyly lay
In the crease OF his open vest
As though II were gracing the lonelest place
In the forge where he gnyly toilcIl;
1t smiled through the smoke with itS sweet round
face
Till It's leaves were all smearcd and soiled
Up went his sledge with right good will,
Then down with merry clang;
Louder, and louder. and louder still.
AZ he whistled the tunes SHE sang.
He tossed his crisp locks rs he fondly cried:
8 How happy this toiling will be.
When yon, love- arc tending our, own inglesIde,
And waiting. my darling. for mol
Through the lights and shadows OF forty years
see you with wrinked brow;
All, lovcer far. though your face appears
More grave and more thoughtful than now.
] steal to the window. and softly tap
Whilo you smile i'm your low rush chair,
In your modest kerchief. your snow white cap
And your halo Of dear gray hair"
A rush OF wind. and the daisy lay
Mid the dust on the smithy floor
Never to welcome the soft eyed day,
Or the song of tho blackblrd more
But the blacksmith lifted the faded thing.
Saying: Little thought that this,
The most common flower Of the field could brine
Such n vision of perfect bliss" O."
Fanny Forester in Chambers Journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-18

bsadnde ingsred at 56s idea Of his wl,ta.: life being ruined because of this reprn- bate cousin. and he had put aside ;..i foolish scruples.
 When Carol denounced him on that night in the avenue of trees, he naturally thought she was speaking of the disgrac. that hung over him because ut hi cousins doings, when she de'.lar,.i th:: ''Nora Warner stood between thesu.'
 His cousin was so excellently disguised that he did not recognize him any moro than on the former occasion, when trav- cling in Europe, and he met him as the Russian count, the man with the black glove.
 What schemes the scoundrel had in view, 1t would be hard indeed to tell, but most certainly his designs upon his cous sin at that time had been frustrated through some cause.
 On the next night after the one on which he had held that interview with Carol. when fate had parted them never more to meet, as 1t seemed, so:aa DOW erful motive drew Rogers footsteps in the direction of the old mill. He knew not why he went, and cursed himself for his stupidity, yet some magnet drew him on.
 It was the hand of Heaven!
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-18
Woven Rattan Comns.

"What do you think of a rattan coffln7" said very fashionable undertaken re- gently who brides himself on his blue blooded patrons.
 II have just received from an eastern manufacturing company two rattan caskets which have been sent as sam pie. have not yet had any calls for them, but they have received tho stamp of approval of several of my scientific friends. The baskets are designed to meet the desires of persons who object to the now prevailing mode of sealing bodies in air-tight caskets. It is argued that this method, as in the case of cre- nation, Is not in accordance with the de- crees of the Bible, and prevents the body from returning to the dust whence it came. With the rattan casket change the action of the earth has full sway, Just the same as in the days of yore, when bodies were placed in the caves, and 1t is not long before all traces of the corpse and the coffin, too. have disappeared en. tirely. Besides these excellent qualities the rattan casket has this advantage. II can be produced very cheaply, but at the same time the rattan can be worked ur into beautiful designs and with rict trimmings can be made receptacle wor thy of holding millionaire corpse. The collins are manufactured in Boston 1 where there is quite demand for them Philadelphia Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-18
What Becomes of ola shoes.

"Old clo" and "old shoe" merchants never pass an ash can without inspect Ing for old shoes. If any is found 1t soon finds hiding place in the capacious bag carried for the purpose. Each days abor Is taken to the home of the told shoe man" where it is sorted over: Shoes that are not past few days of usefulness, go under the resuscitating ,are of an Italian cobbler. He gives the old shoe o new lease of life by en- Rowing 1t with new sole and other re- pairs. These go to some secondhand store, of which there arc a goodly num- Der in various cities.
 The shoes that are past repair are taken to the old junk dealers, who in turn ship them to the shoddy factories. There they are pulled to pieces in order to remove the steel shank piece, if there be apy, and then ground to 8 fine dust. This leather dust Is then mixed with about forty per cent of rubber which has been gathered in the same way. The mixture of rubber and leather dust is spread in sheets of about two feet i square, and subjected to @ pressure of 1000 to 10000 pounds per square foot. l The substance Is then colOred, and sold 1t prices some fifty per cent. below that ,f leather.
 This manufactured leather is used by manufacturers of cheap shoes, mostly Tor inner soles. As it is wholly wanting In fibre, it is manifestly a very poor sub- stitute. Shoes with these shoddy inner soles are to be found in largo quanti- ties strung on poles and bearing the legend, "All leather, $1.
 The industry of making shoddy shoes has greatly improved. At first straw was used for inner-soles, counters, and sometimes for out soles by pasting over with thin veneer of sole leather. Next leather scraps and old shoes were ground up and mixed with the straw paper This gave little better substance Now shoddy contains leather dust anc rubber.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-18
ikx1x1zx M nm SnzDA
.eaAdthAng About ths Fans of DiAsrsns
 Countrloo

eeaktthAng About ths Fans of Di2erene
 Counarlss
 The uso of the gorgeous peacock fans by tho attendants of the pope on grand ceremonial lOocasions--statelya and superb and lending their splendor to the scene 8 slave before the priest of Isis. says writer in Harpor's Bazar, made of feath- BITS and pointed at the top, shape in which the fan was adopted into Greece, a natural shape, 1t Is probable, represent ing the joining of the two wings of which the fan was doubtless first constructed. The fans that stir the air before the rulers the same shape, but in Japan to-day, where the fan is as universal as a gar nent. it's preferred shape Is that of the folding affair as we have 1t, shutting up nto stick; it's waving there Is an act | f courtesy as acquaintances meet, aims Ire given to beggars on it's tip, and 1t constitutes the prize bestowed on worthy children in the schools.
 1 Whether Catherine de Medici can have | obtained this folding shape from the | ,ast or not Is unknown, but she intro iuced 1t into France, and covered 1t with | 9ainting and jewels. A little later, one 1 set with diamonds of great cost and l beauty was presented to Queen Eliza beth. Possibly the fan came into Spain
 
 have been greatly increased with the | coming of Mexican wealth and dazzle, as 1 Montezuma had several of gold and the vonderous feather-work of his country, beautiful as any painting; but from whenceeoever 1t came, the Spanish dame adopted 1t at once into the armory of her attractions, and handled 1t to perfection. | In tho medieval days fans from the Levant were favorite articles of toilets in venlce; earlier still they were used be- lind the guests at dinner tables in patri- ,ian Rome, where coolness was in re- luest, the ladies there carrying balls of amber and ivory in the hollow of their lands to obtain it, and winding cold, venomless snakes about their thl oats; and yet farther back Helen of Troy is represented as accompanied by slave with fan, while in the sculptures of Persia 1t Is to be found, and it Is in the mural painting of the tombs of Thebes. If it is degraded today into the palm leaf, nto the bamboo and paper arrangement, nto tho whirligig machine set on the able to drive away flies, into the vast Iwinging poonkah of East Indian bunga- lows, it does not signify that fans are less precious than of old, but that com non people are able to be more comfort Able than once they were.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-18
Aaumorou. Plant.

A good-natured plant has bcen discov- cred, one which has the same desire as make people laugh. Tho seeds are black, resembling French beans in size and shape and have 8 sweet taste, Q flavor some what like opium, and a sickening odor. Small doses of the pulverized seeds give rise to peculiar manifestations. The per- son laughs boisterously, sings, dances and cuts up all kinds of fantastic capers. The excitement continues about an hour. when the subject falls into a sleep of an hour or more, and awakens utterly un- conscious of his late ridiculous behavior. London Court Journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-18

The above is the title of a new Illustrated Serial which we have just purchased and which will shortly be begun in these columns. This is, without doubt, the most charming story we have read in many a day. It is in- tensely interesting. It is a powerful piece of literary work. A life-picture, sunny in the main, yet SO full of things that touch the finer feelings of the heart that the average reader will more than once find his or her eyelids wet with tears.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-18
EFT TERED BY FATE
BY EMMA S. soUTHwoRTH.
Copyright 1ssa. by Laird < Les.
 CHAPTER XXXII. ORA WARNER STOOD BETWEEN.

HE acceptance of the Capt tain 8 6 b allenge had boon written by Jack, and Nora Warner had been utterly ignorant of the name of tho man whom the one she hated had been about to
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-18
How to D,.,ns.c, tho Air of Rooms.

The result of researches of NM. H.
 Dubief and I. Bruhl on bacteria shows that gaseous sulphuric acid has a. ede- structive effect on germs contained in the air, especially when saturated by the va DOT of water that it acts mainly on the germs of bacteria, and that when em- ployed in pure state fora prolonged period it may prove fatal to germs even in puro air. This information should prove useful to those interested in the disinfectlon of hospitals, dwellings. ctc.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-18
To be continued,
Wine Room

180 Bank Street, Waterbury. Conn.
 Recently reftted throughout, Fine Liquors Wines and Ales. Choice brands of Cigars.
 ~ Philip Best's Warranted Milwaukee Beer on draught speciality.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-18
CHAPTER XXXIII. FLESH OR SPIRIT.

RANT
 IS we may still call the man of many names, in order to distin- guish him from his cousin. Roger D a r e l. h a d proved his bold ness by remaining
 in the vicinity, when everything 'coo~od k0 ;-.l;
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-06-07

Not fit, but an expression of de-
light. ''About a week ago." Says a
Los Angeles, CAL, druggist, ga
Chinaman came in with lame
shoulder. 1 sold him a hottie of
Chamberlain Pain Balm and guar
anteed that it would cure him. He
came in again last night, and as
soon as he got inside the door, be-
gan to swing his arms over his
head like an Indian club swinger.
| thought the blamed fool had fit,
but he finally stopped long enough
to say: Medicine velly fine, velly
fine; ally same make me feel plenty
good" Chamberlain's Pain Balm
is without an equal for spraius,
rheumatism, aches, pains or lame
back. For sale by G.. G. Thar ter.
A gentleman recently arrived
from California, wishes to secure a
position as book keeper. Best OF
references given. Apply at this
office. M % If
Pure wines and choice liquors at
Livingston's. French and Califor-
MIA Brandies, Domestic and Import
ed Wines. a27tf
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-06-07
NEW TO-DAY.
NOTICE TO ST ]CKHOlDERS.

NOTICE TOTHE STOCKHOLDERS
~ of the Nevada facific Railway
Conn any that the said operation by
write ~ authority of three-fourtns OF its
stock holders and by resolution of the
Board of Directers, have agreed to con-
solidate its property, rights and fran
chises with the Utah and Northern
Railway Company, the Oregon Snort
Line Railway Company, Congressional
corpora ions, the Utah Central Rail ay
Company, the salt Lake aud Western
Railway tom pany, the Utah and Nevada
Railway Company, the ogden ana SYRIA
cuse Railway Company. all corporate"
OF Utah Territory, the Idaho Central
hallway Company, a corporation OF Wy
oming Territory. All stock holders are
reby notified that there will be
meeting of he stockholders 10 ratifv or
act upon such consolidation, at the o flee
of william K. F. Deal, at Virginia City,
Nevada, at O'Clock p. m. the 18th day
of July, 1882.
JOsEPH A. JENNINGS,
Secretary OF the Nevada Pacific Rail-
way Company, JuneTd
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-06-07
HOW Can Parents

allow their children to cough and
strain and cough and calmly say
.sOhl it's only a little cold" and
keep giving them cheap and dan
serous medicines, until they are
down with lung fever or con-
sumption, when they can be so
easily relieved by GEGGS' CHER.
RY COUGH SYRUP? 1t has no
aperioi and few equals. w. IL.
0hedic, Druggist.