The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-03-22
News from North rsool.t.

News from North Paeolet
ETA JANE, March 18.-Ths squinoctial
gale passed over this section last Friday, and
since then We have been having Sprins
weather. Everything that can hold or pull
plsw has plenty TO do now. The house
wives are no less interested In their horti.
cultural matters. Every ounce Of human
brain and pound Of muscle shou uld be brought
into requisition to secure the advantages
their judioieus application will afford.
Tho next six weeks will. in great measure. !.
decide the fate Of this years crop. s 5.
Our people have never gone 10 work with
more seal and energy than now. The low
prices Of everything they need guarantees
an opportunity Tor them to get out Of debt,
should they make good crops aad get fair
prices for IL. Merchants and creditors have
never shown such leuity as now. While We
are an orthodox Alliance man, We are FREQ
to admit that tho merchants, in many in.
stances, have been the country's best friends
In time past. They have invested and rs-
invsstad their money and staksd it upon
the worst disorganized system Of labor the
world ever knew, and have carried men
ever year after year In the hope that they
would get cut some time, instead Of press.
ing them down and breaking than nm.
The honest, hard working man was in the
same ship with the lazy indolent man; who
cared for nothing bat the present, to rot his
living The Alliance has brought about q
state Of affairs in which every memb or n.
to ssme extent, his brother's keeper, and 1t
I1s his dssy e see that he acts lin rood. faith.
la6S Sesii AZ ths Sx pSnss Of NO. GLASS
Fof individuals; to defend itself against do
mestio enemies.
Fools, demagegues, and those who have
axes to grind are crying out, "down with
the merchant" instead Of elevating labsr
to that honorable plane to which it belongs
where 1t con command the respect Of capi-
tol and 60 hand in hand with It in building
us the country However the meaning Of
the word or tho objects Of tho order may
be perverted, the principle Of all true mon
will remain tho same, aud We hope they are
in the majority.
Mention was made some time ago about
tho futility Of the stock law. It appears
that for at least four months in the year
there is nothing in it that the average oiti-
zen 10 bound to respect. The "oattle Of o
thousand hills are collected in this section
and among them sone frst-elass sky rock.
cts. The farmer whs sows wheat or oats
in the Fall invites this torment and, as g
consequence, Fall sowing has nearly play ed
out. Hon. A. A. Sarratt, of Skull Shoal
has 90 acres of oats, sowed last Fall, which
affords his section fine grazing. We sugges
that every man or woman whe has Q COW
SOW at least 6 acres of eats in September
or October, at farthest, aud then we will
have winter pastures right.
Our last problem should have read q
per cent. for dust and waste.
Thinking that this week some one will
answer the Scripture questions given in ou
correspondence Of Two weeks ago We with
hold our answer until next week.
MIR. Editor, your giving tho "lessol
helps" to tho International Sunday Scheo
lessons weekly, should make your paper
ifitay ne parent viY 4:priae Fl h
child Of such great treasure at such q,
Insignificant cost. If there is such chsa,
mau in our county, or anywhere else,
would be glad to know who he Is, and ",
will ask the prayers of Gods people in hi
behalf
We are glad to note that brother Lsitch',
mission to Union has not been in vain. w,
have too high an opinion Of the people
OF Union than to think that all the see,
sown BY this good man will fall elsewher,
than npon good ground. Should we live
We will use our beet efforts to get him I,
visit our rural section during the summer
and We guarantee him . fair field in which
labor. We feol that no and the cause hs
represents will be received with open arms
by grateful people. In his work he has
been successful in pulling dswn the strong
holds Of sin aud has erected family altar,
that burn bright with Heavenly light. Tha
this work may &c on and on until "Jesu,
Christ rsisns King Of Nations as He now
reigns King Of Saints" is our prayer.
MIR. Lsander Petty and Miss Nanni,
worthy were married yesterday, by Jas. L.
Strain, Notary Public. This 10 tho fourt
time Mr.. Petty has been married, and he
Is not more than As years old yet. Widow.
ers, don't be dishesrtened--pa,ience and
perseverance perform wonders. vox.