The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-02-14
Correspondence of Union Times.
Riyerslde RippJes.

Mr.. EDITOR: l would like to compli-
ment my friend and neighbor, Mr.. j. w.
Hughes, on the Architectural plan, work
manship and general construction Of his log
cabin, just completed. Mr.. Hughes had an
eye to solid comfort aud durability. He
builds his house on n solid foundation. 1t
is not "csbin in the lane or by the lane,
but like the "city set upon . hill" it stands
to-day q monument TO the cunning skill and
good workmanship Of the "boy that follows
the plow."
word Of advice to house builders. just
here. When building q house, or cabin, or
stables, Or anything else, make good job OF
it,-and not too small n job either. There
is no economy in putting up half dozen
poorly constructed stables, barns and cribs,
to take the place of one good barn, well put
up, roomy aud convenient.
Mr.. W. V. Chappell, Of Fairfield. stopped
a few days on Riverside with friends and
relations, on his wny to Wofford college.
Mr.. Cbappcll thinks Of entering the minis
try when he com pletes his regular college
course, and will be abundantly and physi-
emily able to proclaim aloud the 'unscsrcha-
BILE richie. of the gospel The Drawn and
muscle acquired by the hard lioks and sturdy
blows Of the farmer boy will furnish solid
base on which to build life Of christian
labor and self.dcnial for an eternal dwelling
place.
Mr.. T. X. Palmer has the finest looking
field Of grain on the road from this place to
Union. This beautiful field is pleasant
relief to the eye, after surveying for miles
bare and gully washed hills and dales. Mr..
Palmer knows from "a'' TO "izzard'' how TO
recuperate worn out farm. If there is
down. wa,6eI into giiiiries; and TOO Poodaf W
make living on, let him sell out to Mr..
nd hnV
again after three years nt $40 per acre,
improved from 200 TO 800 per cent. 1t were
| better to own so acres Of good cult;vateable
| land than 1000 too poor to sprout peas.
"E. W. j." and "Vox" both make a
mistake in constituting our remarks on
| the whiskey traffic. We did not say
| the wagons haunted this vicinity, but
the Southern portion Of the County.
Friend "E. w. j." ought to know something
| about the fnte Of moonshiners in this part
| of the county. One OF them did venture TO
s.riko camp about half mile from this place
a year ago, but the party found themselves
in tho hands Of Capt. Greer and on thei'
way to Jail befo they were aware of the
fact. We bcl,cvc it is pretty well known
among the scooner tribc that Riverside will
not tolerate the rnonstrous crime of selling
| intoxicants The law to prohibit 1t does not
prohibit Something mightier than th'
strong arm Of the law must predominant
before the matter can be got under control.
"Truth," said Lard Byron, lis stronger thar
| felton, but this is the truth, but why Is v
thus Put the friends of Temperance ant
the friends Of liquor in the scales, and Sc
which will go up?
According to official reports, the peopl
of the United States used four gallons OF IN
toxicating drinks per capita in lS4O, AM
twelve gallons per capita in 1883. Dur'n
the Eve years preceding 1884, while tn
population increased about 10 per cent tn
CONSUMPTION of distilled spirits increase
l4.5 per cent. and that of malt liquors 6o
per cent. The production of the latter ma
risen from l,G2S,934 barrels In lS0j, TO 10
99S, GIG barrels in 1884. DR.. Strong say:
"rcader stop just here and think for
moment. 'oh'