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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-08-02
w1LKINsvILLE ALLIANCE.

MIR. EDIroR,-At q meeting of our ALI
anoe, No. 2I7, held July 20, 1889, the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted and or
dered te be published in tho Union TIMES:
Resolved, l. That no member Of the viii
kinsville Alliance be allowed to leave his
cotton exposed to rain or wet ground /;
causing the staple to damage.
Resolved, 2. That this Alliance shall have
power to impose . fine Of 81 per bale for
each bale so damaged, aud that q committee
OF ono look after all cotton In bales and re-
port the-ssnc. NJ
Resolced, 3. That tho wilkinsyille ALI.
ance do not patronize any merchant or GIN
ner who buys, sells, or handles jute bag
ging, old or new, LIST, I'd, Sd or 4th handed.
Respectfully,
W. A. WHIsrSAxT, Agent.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-08-02

A LAwYER IN rus GRAsp OF rHs LAW.
New York. July 26.--Lswyer John Il.
Dunn was sent TO Sing Sing prison to-day
10 serve out sentence Of nine years and
six months. Dunn was found guilty Of
having induced Cashier Scott, Of the Man
haitian Bank, TO steal $lS5,0OO. As soon IS
Dunn received the greater psrt Of the steal
he advised Scott to Zee the country. Sub
scqusnily the cashier csms back and appear.
ed as n witness against Dunn,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-08-02

CAREFUL CAJLIsG.--As q rule the drug
gists Of the country are the most careful
people. They do everything with exsctness
and never fail to make full examination
before expressing an opinion. A prominent
druggist writes
ELBxaToS, GA.
Gentlemen--Please ship by freight snoth-
ef case Of your Incompatible Cslisaya Tonic.
II is the only preparation Of the kind have
seen that fully bears out the promises male
by the seller. We guarantee it
Very truly yours.
III. G. EDMUSDs.
Druggist and Physician.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-08-02

MEMPHIS SHAKISG.-Memphis, Tenn.
July 25.-Last evening . slight shock of
earthquake was felt in this city. Crockery
and glassware ratified and in some instances
were thrown from the shelves, but no other
evidence was given beside arooking motion.
Houses were abandoned. and the streets
were hlled with frightened people A third
bnt lighter shock was felt later.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-08-02

IL the law uemanus ana reqnf1ngtne
bne to be good and permanent, as far as
fe,e.5iS The rains have played havoc with
the ro9ds in many places throughout the
County, and it will require all the time pre-.
scribed by the law, and the very best of
road work to put them in passable condition.
The road law is practically inefficient, and
under il our roads are getting worse and
worse every: year, and there seems to be no
disposition on the part Of the people to assist
in making them better, even for their own
convenience and comfort. The whole sys-
TEN of road working in this State should he
changed, and some plan instituted by which
every tax payer shall be compelled to con-
tribute his az her share, either in labor. or
it's equivalent in money. or an od naiorem tax
on property, to general fund for the work
ing of the roads. We don't see the justice
of releasing man over 80 years of age from
road duty, who probably uses the roads more
than any one else in the county, while his
poor neghbor or laborcr, who does not own
a horse, mule, vehicle, or an acre of land, is
made to work on the roads twelve days in
the year. 1t is nn injustice that carries with
it curse to the State, in the heathenisl,
condition of the roads, and the sooner road
Congress convencs and demands radical
change, the better will it be for the general
prosperity of the State and our reputation as
q civilized people.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-08-02

A CoRrs WITH MYsrERY 4 Lancastsr,
July 29.-This morning the dead body Of
John Iifcklin, a fourteen year Old colorsd
boy, was found in the cotton field on the
farm of Mr.. ID. b. Rawles, ivo miles from
this place. Hicklin was shot through the
head. his body being discovered BY o neigh
bor who was passing through lhe field.
The matter was promptly reported and an
inquest was held, but no clue to the murder
or could be obtained ~ -
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-08-02

kos' McSsrs Warren u. Arthur and Thos
Charleston markets with two car loads of
fine fat cattle. There is where all our good
beef goes.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-08-02
POST OFFICE DIRECTORY.

The z. o. will be opened fer business
from 8 A. NJ. to 5.30P. Nj.
The Money Order Department will be
opened for business from . A. N. to 4 p. NJ.
The Northern and Southern mails will
beth close promptly at p. NJ.
Any inattention or irregularities should
be reported promptly to the p. N.
j. C. HUNTER p n
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-08-02

nA- Mr.. B. d. Going, of Kelton, was in
town Wednesday, on his way to Georgia and
other South Western States. on prospecting
tour
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-08-02
THE ALLIANCE DEPARTMENT.
EDIreR.
pofs FROM aowDxYsvILLx.

The worthy Secretary Of the Cow deysG
vile Alliance writes that they nun
than one hundred true men
/, In all things esssnNs to sue
others are seeking sduis
Alliance.
They have saved on a
dollars to the ons-horss fan
pared with last year, and - NV -
November next it win reach forty dollars.
He writes, ''we are doing great work,
eeasing to "grieve over split milk We
have put our heads together, and taken for
our motto, BE sure we are right, then 70
forward" We arc paying for what we get
aud believe glorious harvest awaits us.
]. NJ. G., Sec'y.
Well done, Gowdeysville; you will save
for your wives and little ones $4,000, even
IL you MI arc one-horse farmers, but I guess
you will average more than twice that mum.
Der. 1advise you to guard we'll your door
Of admission, and If you have any that are
not true members, cut them lsose aud let
them drop, 70. II take, as much vitality to
support dead limb rs green froit.bear-
ing brauch.
With J. l.. Walker, President James 7.
Mosrhead, Vice-President; j. NJ. Greer,
Secretary; Capt. Thos. Conner, Treasurer; !.
James Osment, Chaplain; DR.. J. d. Orr,
Leeturer; ]. o. Tate, Assistant Lecturer
j. ID. Mccullough and r. B. Spears, Door
keepers; e. G. .NcCullsugh, Sergeant-at-
Arms, we believe you will stem the tide.
EDIToB.
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Flynn is determined to close out his sum-
mer goods, even if he has to sell them at
half price.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-08-02

Three dollars in silver will buy more Dry
Gools at Flynn's than five dollars in gold
viii buy from any other house in the State.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-08-02

The biggest drives Of the season in Straw
Hats mt ID. {. Flynns
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-08-02

Take o'rr advice and 60 and examine the
bargains at Flynn's.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-08-02

Thirty-thrce yards Of muslin for one dol
lar at Flynn's.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-08-02

Smoke "rOP NOTCH" Cigars. for sale at
Poseys Drug Store.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-08-02

pecial attention TO the Special
b County Commissioners to work
The Board appears determined
e upon the work heretofore done
bads, by e,acting all the days Of
Il the law demands and requiring the
me to be good and permanent, Us far as
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-21
"But YOU called for Bonnie, didn't

"But you called for Bonnie, didn't
your"
eyes; but didn't know what it meant.
I heard one of the salesgirls call for
Bonnie, and an overpowering curiosity
to find out who Bonnie was or what
Bonnie meant led me to call for it.
saw by the commotion it made that you
have shop meaning for it. i suppose
Bonnie is your love name for B, isn't
it?'
sit is the name we use in this store for
b widths"
"Well, then, what does G stand for?'
"Charlie."
"And D?"
"Davie."
"And E?"
Eddie"
"Bennie, Charlie, Davie, Eddie. And
A, does that stand for Andie?"
"No; A stands for itself. You see, all
the other letters have the E sound, and
in calling for them through the speaking
tube we had the same trouble in distin-
gushing between them that you have
over the telephone. So we invented
names to distinguish the widths of the
shoes that correspond in their first letters
with the size letters"
But why did you give them boys
names? Why didn't you call them Bes-
sic and Clara and Dolly and Emma?'
"Oh, they come much quicker when
we call them by boys names" This was
delivered as parting shot, but the mis-
chievous little clerk remembered that
she hadn't sold her shoes yet, SO she
added, "What size do you want, sir?'
"Well, you see, my daughter had the
misfortune to be born out west-in Chi
cago, you know"
"Then you want At Eddie, suppose"
the salesgirl interrupted.
"The same"
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POINTS FOR THE SHOE BUYERS.
An Ingenious Cipher for Telling
Widths.
NV York Times.]


81 want pair of girls Shoes" said q
man to the floor walker of big Sixth
avenue shoe store day or two ago.
LAST aisle on the left, sir, if you
please"
The man stumbled over a door mat,
struck his shin against the sharp edge Of
settee in his effort to avoid running
over diminutiye mother who was help
ing fit large sized child with pair of
shoes, said something inexcusable not
far enough under his breath to escape the
ears O., the diminutive mother; she said
"Oh, my!" to which the man responded
"Don't mention it, pray" and tipped his
hat, hurried along, and finally got within
one of the last aisles.
Tohim sub floor walker asked: "Been
waited on?" "Neow, 1 hain't," with
dash of sarcasm that passed undiscovered.
"Miss Terwilliger, wait on this gentle
man."
Miss Terwilliger was a pretty little
blonde, and the sarcasm vanished from
the mans tones She looked up long
way to the mans eyes and asked: "What
kind of shoes do you wish, sir?" She
looked as full of fun as last week was Of
weather. He said: 81 want pair Of
girls school Shoes"
"What size, please?"
Number four and half Bennie."
That word ''Bennie" acted like an in
PRODUCTION from their best friends on all
the salesgirls within earshot. 1t was fred
off with good lung pressure, and half a
dozen who knew what it meant looked
up and laughed and cast pleasant glances
at the big man.
Little Miss Terwilliger laughed and
turned away quickly to dumb waiter
connecting with the stock room in the
basement. "Send me up pair of girls
school n Bennie," she called, and then
turned her head away to conceal her
mirth. Presently she returned with a
pair of shoes, size At B. The man said;
These are too narrow"
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-21

WANTED-The public to know our Rubbers>
w and Overshoes are of superior quality,
light and nice fitting ami will outwear all Others
j. p. WEIGH, 421 Congress street. 1871
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-21
ALEXANDER HAMILTON.
At Seventeen an Eloquent Orator
in ths Sause of Ereeusm.

~ -
Before Alexander was IL years of ago
he was placed in the Office of West In
dia merchant. He was very precocious
and developed remarkable business ca
pacity. He gained his first lesson in
composition from writing business letters
for the firm, and these letters are said to
be remarkable for one SO young. He
also contributed to the press. at one time
giving an account of hurricane that
visited the island, which was so wildly
described as to attract attention. TWAS
considered that something must be done
for SO bright boy with view to Civ
ing him an education. His friends and
relatives furnished the funds and he was
sent to America, where he arrived in
1772, landing at Boston, whence he pro-
ceeded to New York. After a brief
course of study at Elizabethtown, N. j.,
he entered Kings college (now Column
bia).
The mutterings of the American Revo-
luton were then being first heard. Ham
ilton was naturally at first on the side of
the mother country, but study of the
wrongs of the colonists converted him,
and he was eager for chance to speak
upon their side. He did not have long
to wait for an opportunity. A meeting
of citizens was called to take place in
the fields near the college building on
the 9th of July, 1774. While this meet
ing was in progress a youth was seen
struggling towards the platform. When
he arrived there he mounted it, the
crowd shouting, ga collegian! A collie
gian" Then Alexander Hamilton,
mere lad of II, poured forth an eloquent
speech in behalf of the rights of the
colonies.
After this, Hamilton advocated the
cause with his pen as well as with his
tongue. He was soon called upon to add
the sword. In the spring of 1776, when
10 years of age, he took command of an
artillery company of New York, and dis
tinguished himself at Long Island and
White Plains by his gallantry as COM
mander of this company. Then Gen.
Greene, whose attention was attracted
to the young soldier, procured for him a
position on Washington's staff.
The most important task which fell to
Hamilton while aid-de-camp to the
commander-in-chief was a mission to
Albany to obtain troops from Gen. Gates
after the Burgoyne campaign; task
which by his firmness and tact he car
ried through successfully. While ON
this mission he met and courted Miss
Elizabeth Schuyler, of O powerful New
York family, to whom he was married
in 1880. She became invaluable to him
in assisting him in the arrangement and
care of his papers. These papers, con-
tanning many valuable historical facts,
she presented to the government of the
United States long after her husbands
death.
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-21

WANTED Everybody in this city to call at
w our store this week only and buy IL bars
Of Index Pure Soap, ~ bars of American Family
soap. and one pound OF our regular so cent tea
or money refunded. JOHNSON & LAMBERT,
"a WilmOt street, city. Ill
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-21
ASsYRIAN CHRISTIANS.
A Profession that Means very little
True RELIGION.

lIhO contemporary hOflOWsl
The Ashiret Assyrians are wild and UNI
tutored in their habits and customs.
Their Christianity consists in little more
than passionate clinging to faith they
do not comprehend, and which from this
very fact is powerless to influence their
morals. Not only are there no schools
among them, but their clergy are incapa-
BILE Of instructing their flocks in the rudi-
ments of religion; some of them are quite
unable to conduct a service, others can
repeat the important parts by heart,
while few can read the ancient manu-
scripts, which are still in daily use
throughout the country because there are
no printed books.
1t is comparatively rare to find priest
who can both read and write with facil-
ity; all other learning is absolutely want
ing. Only during the winter months,
when the snow blocks the entrances to
the mountains, when all agriculture is at
standstill and Kurdish attacks become
impossible, could these Ashirets give
their minds to education.
The Rev. w. III. Browne, of the Arch
bishop of Canterbury's mission, has been
able to make very small beginning in
this direction. During the rest of the
year the people till their ground and
pasture their focks armed to the teeth,
ready to repel the attacks of which they
live in constant dread. Indeed, the Ash
iret Assyrians are in the position of a
beleaguered garrison In siege which is
never raised; an unending succession Of
assaults and sorties leaves them neither
time nor inclination to think of more
peaceful matters.
Their whole conversation is limited to
three subjects-guns, the Kurds and the
harvest. On one occasion during nv
journey through the Ashiret valleys in
1885, after vainly trying to interest a
chief in conversation, it occurred to me
that description of the Maxim gun
might arouse him. The mans face bright
ened at the relation of the marvellous
powers of the weapon, and when I had
finished he said: "Ah, if we only had
gun like that we should not fear the
Kurds! No man could make such gun;
Unjust have been invented by the angelsp'
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-21
The Gar and the ConJurer.
lKolnar Zeitung.l

1t is pretty generally understood that
the autocrat of all the Russias possesses
extraordinary physical strength. Of this
he lately furnished new proof at the
palace of Fredensborg, A German con-
jurer, Herr Lowe, was entertaining the
guests with a performance of several
neatly executed tricks, and displayed re-
markable dexterity in the manipulation
of pack of cards. At the conclusion
Of the performance the emperor said to
him that he knew a card trick which it
would puzzle him to initiate. Where
upon the car took fresh pack of fifty
two cards and tore it through the mid
die with rapid jerk of his hands.
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-21
WANTED

WANCED-Order your Christmas flowers,
popular society florist. Superior stock low prices.
Agents for the German Plant Food. We have
fine line of stationery at low prices. BENNETT
the Florist, $40 Congress street. 19-I
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-21
UNDER THE HOLLY aoUcH.
BY CHARLES MAcKAY.


Ye who have scorned each other.
Or injured friend or brother,
In this fast fading year;
Ye who, by word or deed,
Have made kind heart bleed.
Come gather here.
Leu slnned against and Stunning,
Forget their strife's beginning,
And join IN friendship now
Be links no longer broken,
Be sweet forgiveness spoken
Under the holly bough.
Ye who have loved each other,
Sister and friend and brother,
In this fast-fading year;
Mother and sire and child,
Young man and maiden mild,
Come gather here.
And let your hearts grow fonder,
AS memory shall ponder
Fash past unbroken vow;
Old loves and younger wooing
Are sweet In the renewing
Under the holly bough.
We who have nourished sadness.
Estranged from hope and gladnes,
In this fast-fading year;
Ye with o'erburdened mind
MADE aliens fiom ycur kind,
Come gather here.
Let not the useless sorrow
Pursue your night and morrow;
If e'er you hoped, hope now
Take heart. uncloud your faces,
And join in cur embraces
Under the holly Dough.
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ITO LET-At Woodfords, nice house and
Il stable ON Woodford street, IL finished
rooms in house, plenty of stable room for horses
and carriages; plenty Of nice water; very pleasant
and convenient L. o. BEAN & CO., 40 TX
change street. I'LL
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-21

You never hear of a man dying in
France while under the influence of
chloroform. Several years ago patient
in Paris hospital was undergoing an
operation, when the chloroform seemed
to be having too great an influence over
his heart. An old nurse from the coun-
try who was present raised his feet and
lowered his head. In few seconds the
pulsation became normal, and this simple
remedy or precaution has been adopted
in hundreds of cases since. and always
With success.
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-21

WANTED Everybody to know that the
w Ladies' Circle of the Gospel Mission will
hold sale OF useful and fancy articles this after
noon and evening. Good supper wi be furnjsIl-
ed Come and aid good cause. ISL
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-21

MAINE STEAMSHIP COMPANY
For NEW YORK.

Steamers leave Franklin Wharf on Wednesdays
and Saturdays at d. m. Returning, leave Pier
38, East River, New York, on Wednesdays and
Saturdays at D. m. j. b. COYLE,
Sept2i-dtf General Agent
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-21
The KINGS DIARY.
BY JOHN W. CHADWICK.


JULY IA, 1889.
"Rien," he wrote because it CHANGED that day
There was no hunt of fawn or stag or boar.
All else was nothing to the man who wore
The crown which once the brows of Hugh Capet
Had ached beneath, eight centuries away.
Since then what well beloved and hated more
Had worn it lightly, or with anguish sore,
Some strong to rule and many but to slay.
l"Nothingr And, while he wrote the senseless
word,
The tocsin rang in Paris; the human food
Poured onward raging till it came where stood
TIE Bastile. Soon the foolish king had heard
How prone it lay. Behold his aimgess wit:
He and his kingdom were as he had writ.
1.-THE Century.
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-21
OLD Creek for Young Greeks.
rM.cpnflIanyc

The most interesting part of our con-
versation with the head master of the
Chalk school was on the subject of the
classes and the course of education pur-
sued. 1t was amusing to investigate how
Greek teaches Greek and how Greek
boy learns the first elements of that COM
merce in which he will doubtless become
SO expert in after life.
There are eight separate classes at
Chalk, of which the most elementary,
for boys of 8, teaches only modern Greek,
prose and poetry, besides the elements of
mathematics, French, geography and the
fine arts. The second class introduces
some simple phrases in ancient Greek for
parsing, commences natural science and
teaches Roman and Byzantine history.
The third class aspires to Xenophon and
the fourth brings into the course of stu
dies elementary Latin phrases and Greek
history. On reaching the fifth class the
pupil is introduced to Plato, and com.
mences his commercial education with
bookkeeping, and also adds Turkish to
the list of his studies. The sixth class
learns Demosthenes, Thucydides, Herod-
otus and Homer, also logarithms and
shorthand. The seventh class composes
Greek verses in the ancient tongue, and
adds to the other abtruse subjects phys
ical science, dynamics and modern his
tory with special reference to the eastern
question.
was beginning to wonder what could
possibly be left for the top class to learn,
when the head master abruptly con-
cluded by stating that his finished schol-
airs aimed at perfection in the foregoing
subjects, and only added to the list logic
and political economy. I expressed sur
prise at the little attention given to
modern languages, except French and
Turkish, in the course which processes
to be commercial, but the master told
me that the young Greeks of CONSTANT
nople are born polyglots. English and
German may be learned as extras, but
French was the only language they cared
to teach classically and accurately.
Country Boarder-How is it, Mrs.
Hayseed, that with all the cucumbers on
your farm you never have them on the
table?
Mrs. Hayseed--The horse is lame.
"The horse lamel What has that to
do with it?'
"Well, you SEQ we live way off in the
country, and it's most ten miles to doc
tor" -"
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-21
BOSTON & MAINE r. r.


Trains isaye Portland. "Union station" Fsi
escsIer 1880, t3.45 q. M, s12.40, $50 2. N.
Boston Tor Portland 7.30 $50 q. m, LOO
3.45 .. N For SsRrbOrs bench and Pine
POi1t $50, 1O.25 a. IN. $50, 5.1o, 6.lb I'm.
Ola Orchard Beach, SAGE, Giddeferd $50,
eAenaeouuk $50 S.45 a. m, 13.4O, $3.50, 6.16,
8.15 ?. m. Wells sssnch $50, 8.45 a. m, $3.50,
6.lb p m. NOrtb Berwick. D0yeI, Great
Falls . 80 9.45 am, 1910, $50 SIS pm. Ex-
S.z5 q. m I2.40, $3.50 .. N. Roehesfer, Farm
iegson, siton Bay and Wolfboro e.45 q. m,
1910. $50 2. m. Worcester (via Great Falls
and Rochester, $50 a. m. uancheslsr and
a. n, s.30p m. (Via LawrenceJ S.46 a. m.
>anday Trains From Union station.
10: BessoH and way stations, 100 and t.15 IN.
Eastern Division From Union station.
Fer Bes.sn (t2.0O a. M, daily, 1900 am.
sl:CO and 1000 p. 10: Returning leave BesteIL
73O, 800 a. M 1880 .. m. (ss7 90 p. m. daily.
Bidde9ord, Paramount, Newbnrypori,
salem Gyna 400, 900 q. M, LEO, 800 y. no.
AEnes5rry S.00a. m, 500 p. m,
FROM COMMERCIAL STREET STATION
for Cape Elizabeth and scarboro Crossing,
Trains from Commercial Street Station connect
Of both Divisions.
and West.
Connects with Sound Lines for New York.
s#West Division from North Berwick
All trains arriving at and departing from Union
station run via Western Division between Scar
borough Crossing and Portland.
Through Tickets toall points South and west
for sale az Union Station, Congress street
and ~ Ga1aSnrreiaI Street station.
j. I. FURBER Gen1 Nansger, Boston
d j.. FLAEDFtS ten. ?. q 7. q Boston.
oc5 dtf