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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-05-09

HeS- The committee havo prepared seats
to accommodate one thousand listeners 10 the
Evangelist, Rev. Pearson. We sincerely
hope every seat will be filled Mr.. Pearson
is remarkable man, and those who hear
h'm once will be sure to listen to his "words
Of truth and sobcrness" again, unless provi
dsn'ially prevented.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-05-09

no5 The work on the Baptist Church
improvements has commenced and when
completed will greatly improvcthe appea rance
OF the building and add to the comfort aud
convenience of the increasing congregations
and membership of that church.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-05-09

z SgSAToH BECK Disadvantages May
Ex-senator James Is. Beck, Of Kentucky,
dief in the Baltimore aud Potomac Bail,oa
station AZ 4:16 this afternoon. lie hal just
arrked on the train and dropped as no was
pas3ing through the main waiting room. lie
waA earned into the station masters "fice
antY was dead when the physician reached
h;skside few minutes later.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-05-09
Personals.

-Mies LII D--l0y, or anderson, uner
spending some time at this place left last
Tuesday for Laurens, where she will spend
a few days with her relatives and friends
Mr.. p. nj. Cohen has followed his wife to
Tennessee and they will probably be absent
oil Summer.
Mr.. d. c. Flynn, now of Anderson, is on
business trip to Union. He is delighted
wi Ii Anderson says the Cotton Factory
will commence rolling out cloth in few
weeks and the business Of the town is ..just
lively"
Mrs. B. F. Arthur with her visiting
friend, Miss Dame, have gone to Pinckney,
on visit to Mrs. Arthur's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. c. Farrar, and family.
Mr. Clough Arthur has gone to Pinckney
to visit his grandparents and to % fishing
with his Unclo Sam.
Miss Bessie Farrar, after pleasant visit
truly pleasant to her friends here-has
returned to her home at Pinckncy.
Mrs. s. NJ. Moore, with her younger son.
of Laurens, are visiting her son, DR.. G. Y.
Moore.
We had q pleasant call last Monday from
our old friend, s. ID. Goudclock, formerly q
merchant at this place, but now living at
Mt. Vernon, Texas. Samuel says business
in Texas is about the same as he finds it
here.
Our sanctum was honored last Mondsy
by a visit from Mrs. c. B. Bobo, Of Sedalia
who, her incorrigable husband told us, was
anxious to see a "live Editor She saw us,
and although We are somewhat withered
specimen, We appreciated the visit, and
are always delighted to SEQ our Lady
friends in our sanctum.
Miss Pearl Gordon, of Rock Hill, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. j. 1. Harris and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Mob. Sloan, of Colum-
bia. spent q day in Union last week.
Mrs. VIM. Munro has gone to Charleston,
to visit her aged father and other relatives.
Mr.. VIM. Munro went to Columbia last
Tuesday, to attend the Supreme Court.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-05-09

English SPAWN Linimcnt removes all
Hard, Snh or Calloused Lumps and Blem-
isbe, from horses, Blood Spavius, Curbs,
Splints. Sweeney, Ring bcpc, Stiles, Sprains,
III Swollen 1hroa's, Coughs, etc. Save $50
~ use Of one bottle. Warranted the most
wonderful Bi.m.sh c, re ever known. Sold
by J. NJ GiBGS & SON, Drugg' sts, Union.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-05-09

To LEVY AN INCOME TAx.-Washington
April 3O.-Representative Hall Of Minnesota q
today introduced bill provid ng thai, sftcr
January next, there shall be levied and COL
lectod upon the annual income of oil persons
in The Uni'ed States an income tax, no mat
Ter fr IN what source the income is derived.
Tho tax levied ranges from one-fourth of
ole per cent. to one per cent.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-05-09

ESoREx CHrRcn.-1hc regular Spring com
munion service will be held next Sabbath,
May ii. All members Of the church and
the public are requested TO be present. - ,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-05-09

A6~ The addition to Mr.. F. G. Briggs
house on Main Street is not only very neat
and convenient, but is tasty addition to
this end Of town.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-05-09

s@. The Colored Baptist Convention is
now in session here, and finer, more intel.
hsent or more gentlemanly looking body of
colored men we never saw,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-05-09

HD~ With sincere sorrow we hear of the
Death OF our old friend, Capt. S. S. Walker,
from Br!ghts disease. We claima1l -I.;.. -
=vrrr of=ons- -otIe-t and trucst friends in tbi
county, and we always considered him one
OF our purest and best citizens.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-05-09

AOr A report Of tho first days proceed
ings Of the colored Baptist convention is uu-
Avoidably orowed out. Full proceedings will
be published next week.
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POST OFFICE DIRECTORY.

The p. o. will be opened for business
ffsm 8 A. NJ. to $50 p. NJ.
The Money Order Department will be
opened for business from A. NJ. to 4 p. NJ.
The Northern mail will close al p.
NJ, and the Southern Mail ut / 80 p. NJ.
Any inatteption or Irregularities should
es reported promptly to the p. NJ.
J.C. HUNTER, p. NJ.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-05-09

EupErsY.- is what you ought to have,
in fact, you must have IL, 10 fully enjoy life.
Thousands are searching for il daily, and
mourning because they find II not. Thousands
upon thousands Of dollars are spent annually
by our people in the hope that they may
attain this boon. And yet IL may be had by
oil. We guarantee that Electric Bitters, II
used according to directions and the use per-
sisted in, will bring you good Digestion and
oust the demon Dyspspsia and install iusisad
Eupepsy. We rcccommend Electric Bitters
for Dyspepsia and all Diseases Of Liver, Siom-
seh snd Kidneys. Sod st 600. aud 81 90 per
.bottle,by ID. F. Posey, Druggist.
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Correspondence Of the Union Times.
Rippley from Riverside.

Mr.. EDITop.-Pleasc allow me space to
make mention Of the well attended md in
teresiing Sunday Schools at Mt. Tabor and
Piney Grove. At each school the scholars
number above sixty on the roll, with an aver
age attendance of 40.
The Sunday Schools are doing an incalcu-
liable amount Of god in advancing the
cause Of religion at the POINTS whore they
are located. The superintendents and leach
ors seem 10 realize this fact and are using
their lime aud talents for the advancement
of this honored calling.
The recent rains are bringing cotton up to
o stand.
Wheat Is very po,r, and some rust is
noticed in places.
Spring oa's are promising On average
crop. jog,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-05-09

Sam JosEs's PaoFIrABLR wssK. Charlotte
May 2.--Sam Jones closedan eirht-day series
Of meetings here tonight. At the closing
meeting $1,000 was raised towards paying
the S11 900 debt Of tho Y. NJ. C. A. building
here, 81, 200 was raised for Sam Jones in
dividually, and abeut $500 for Jones's
trphanage In Georgia.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-05-09

A TExAs BLow.--wills Point, Texas, May
8.--A hurricane struck here at l,30 to-day,
and every house In town was moro or less
damaged. Two persons were killed outright
aud several were injured. The Methodist
Church and public school building we're de-.
molished while other churches were blown
off their foundations. A number of stores
and residences were blown down and nearly
oil the business houses were unroofed and
all goods badly damaged. The hurricane
also visited Mesquite, Thronton, Terrell and
other points In its track, doing great damage.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-05-09

I'ch, Mango, and Scratches on human or
animals cured IN 80 minutes By! Woolford's
sanitary Lotion. This never fails. Sold by
j. NJ. GIBBS & SON, Druggists, Union.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-05-09
AFTER.

Dose me up with lots Of quihine!
Cure me, Doctor, II you canl
For l want to lick the Teller .,
Who got up that fishing clan. "
Who's tho double -barreled liar,
Said, "Now's just the time to fish ?''
Just to mash him to chrome,
Is my earnest, dying wish
For the fish are getting scarcor,
Or our bait was not all right;
There we sat for forty hours,
Aud we didn't get q bite
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No. 10

and do a general mining and manu-.
featuring business, the minimum capi.
tai stock to be S25, 900; maximum
$4,000.
Goldsboro-W. T. Yelverton and
others will operate the knitting mill
mentioned in last issue A site for
building has been purchased and work
will soon commence.
Elizabeth City C. B. & T. w.
Jones will put two more boilers, an
engine and steam feed in their saw
mill, mentioned in last issue; also
erect three additional dry kilns.
Salem-C. A. McGalliard, who has
contract for furnishing paveing stone
for the streets of Salem, purchased
the granite quarry near the Dan river,
as lately stated, and is developing.
Morganton--The woodworking fac.
tory of Robertson & Lewis, referred
to in last issue, was purchased by the
Morgan Manuf curing Co., which
contemplates the gradual extension of
the plant.
Asheville- Itisreported that George
Vanderbilt, J. H. Inman, of New
York city, and others have purchased
land, including the property of J. G.
Martin, H G. Hunt, Mrs 8 E. Buch-
anan and W. w. Mcdowell, the last
named being sold for $4,000
Mcdowell County-The North Car
olina Bessemer Co. has been organized
with J. S. Carr, of Durham, president;
Q. H. Blocker, Maxton, vice-president;
A. H Slocumb, Fayetteville, secre-
tary; S. H. Wiley, Salisbury, treas
urer, to develop Bessemer ores and
marble at Carrstown. It has pur-
cased 1000 acres of land and optioned
1000 more. The capital stock is
100000.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-06-17
LETTER FROM BLADEN.

Mr.. EDITOR Our Alliance Fur,
many is on a boom just now. We
have several applications for admit
tance and several others will come
soon, snd besides that shortly 1 will
forward you more money for the
business agency fund. Now for the
cause of our Alliance being on a
boom. moved about six months
ago, about six miles from my old
home to place about two miles from
the Capefear river, in a thick settle,
ment of the best farmers and best
brethren this country affords; and in
a neighborhood where there could
have been one of the strongest Ali
ances in the county had it not been
for little trouble that arose in the
Alliance out here about a year or
more ago which, / think, was uncalled
for and which has caused several to
withdraw from the order here, and
perfectly paralyzed the cause for
miles around here. Just as soon as l
located here / went to distributing
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER and the
National Economist and selling the
Alliance Almanac, and also made a
couple of speeches in behalf of the
greatest order that ever vas organ
lied for the benefit of the farmers
and working men, and tell you dis
tributing those papers did the work.
This being the case, dear brethren of
the Alliances everywhere, let me say
to you if you want your neighbors
and friends to enlist in this great AL
lance cause just take several extra
copies of THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
and distribute them in your section,
for all the people need is to be en-
lightened and made sensible of the
dangers there is just ahead Of US by
those soulless and unscrupulous
monopolists, bankers and railroad cor
porations that are sucking the life
blood from the laboring men of this
country. Therefore, brethren, let US
use every honorable means to enroll
every honest farmer and working man
into our order as soon as possible for
the great day of battle is just ahead,
and if we be faithful and vigilant the
victory next November will not only
be ours but it will be a victory for
the preservation of our republican
form of government. And, brethren,
while our motto is peace on earth,
and good will toward our fellow-man,
let us not forget to keep watchful
eye upon our enemy that we may be
able to outfank him next November.
A. J. BORDEAUX, Sec'y.
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capitated. All we have to say is,
I" Let him that readeth understand, \"
etc., "when the wicked rule, the
people mourn" l feel that the Ali
ance cause is in the hands of Him
who guideth the destinies of all ma.
tions," therefore am content, after
doing my duty, to watch and wait a
change for the better. Harry Hinton
says. " When a mans labor is con-
trolled for the benefit of others he is
not a free man" Does any man deny
it ? No man is a free man who lives
in government who wilfully robs it's
citizens. Yours frsternally,
M. O.. GREGORY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-06-17
THE VALUE OF JAPAN CLOVER,

Japan clover is a plant that is not
fully appreciated by the farmers of
North Carolina. There are probably
in waste land and old fields in North
Carolina more than 100000 acres
which are being quilted and leached
by washing rains. If this land were
sown in Japan clover, as it might be
with little trouble and at small ex-
pense, the land would be rapidly i'm
proved and at the same time furnish
excellent pasturage for cattle, sheep
or hogs Japan clover will grow on
soil too poor to produce a crop of
broom sedge if only the land contains
some clay. 1t will in a few years run
out all the weeds and grass in field,
not excepting Bermuda grass and nut
grass. The plant, though an annual,
reseeds itself from year to year and
stays with the farmer. The seed
should always be sown in spring.
The seed cost but twenty five cents
per pound, and five or six pounds
will SOW an acre. Bulletin No. 70
contains full description of Japan
clover. Sent free to those who re
quest it Gerald Nc Carthy, EGpera-
n1ent Station.
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says: "lf all the advances to railway
companies, together with the outright
gifts by towns, cities, counties, states
and nations be added together the
money value would not fall short of
1000, O,OOO,OOO."7
If the American farmer be not pros
porous in the future it will be his own
fault. Hasn't Uncle Jerry Rusk writ
ten an essay and told him what to
raise to get rich, and don't the new
tariff bill give him protection on wheat
and beans, and bounty on cocoons,
and with all this diamonds on the free
list ? He should complain no more
but revel in anticipation of future
wealth and seraphic bliss Whining
ton Star.
G. Wood Davis, a wealthy retired
railroad man and real estate speculator,
is writing as an alleged farmer, from
the capitalists standpoint, on the ag-
ricultural depression. His diagnosis
is over production, and his remedy is
for farmers to be more saving until
enough more people come here to eat
their products. But Mr.. Davis lodges
the main question, and that is: Why
should others get very wealthy out of
the farmers labor, while the farmer
himself becomes poor ?-Jefersondam.
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WEEKLY WEATHER CROP Bull
LETIN
For the Week Ending Friday, June
9th, 1900.

9th, 1890.
CENTRAL OFFICE, RALEIGH, N. G.
The rep orts of correspondents of
the Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin, is.
sued by the North Carolina Expert
ment Station and State Weather Ser.
vice, cooperating with the United
States Signal Service, show that the
weather has been quite warm and dry
during the week ending Friday, June
9Th, 1890 The maximum tempera
ture reached 80 degrees on several
days at many places, the highest re-
ported being "a degrees at Cheraw,
South Carolina, and 90 at Raleigh.
The amount of sunshine was above
the average. Although very dry, the
excessive rain of the preceding week
prevented any material damage being
done, except perhaps in the extreme
northeastern part of the State, where
rain is especially needed. Copious
showers fell on Friday. The rain. fall
for the weed was above one 1uch at
Scotland Neck, Weldon and Whining
ton. Harvesting wheat and haying
are progressing rapidly. A majority
of reports indicate short crop of
wheat, and not of good quality. Gen.
aral crop outlook continues to be un-
:sually promising.
Eastern District Rainfall deficient,
and temperature and amount of sun
slime in excess during the week. A
cloud Durst occurred at Washington,
Beaufort county, from 3 to 5 p. m,
June 4th. Rain fell to a depth Of
4.43 inches. Hail and high wind &C.
companied the thunder squall. Corn
and cotton much better than usual at
this time Of the year.
Central District. It was very warm
during the week with abundant SUM-
shine, and but little rain, except show
ers on Friday. Haying and harvest
ing wheat in progress, crop not up to
the average.
Western District. In few counties
of this district the wheat crop is re-
ported up to the average. Corn and
cotton growing rapidly and generally
in fine condition. The state of the
weather was about the same as in
other districts
H. B. BATTLE, PH D.,
Director
G. F. Won HERMANN, Signal Corps,
Assistant.
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FARMERS FIGURES.

Total value of farms in the United
States, 10 billion of dollars. Total
receipts from tariff tax, direct tax and
internal revenue tax. amounts to 10
billion of dollars. The people have
paid 1867 million of dollars in inter
est on the public debt of the United
States. We have shipped to other
countries "a, 4,OOO million dollars worth
of products besides supplying our
home needs.
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oKIsKo ALLIANCE, NO. 1904.

OKIsKo, n. c., May %, $50.
Mr.. EDIToR:--May l not indulge
the hope that my communication are
not too frequent and lengthy. My
unbounded love for and the conser,
vative principles of justice and equity
in our noble organization actuates me
to spasmodic spells of quill driving,
hence you can appreciate the motives
that prompt me, as some no doubt
will and do say to thus expose my ig
norance through the medium of the
press. feel most keenly the neces,
sity of the success of the National
Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union. AS / grow older that feeling
increases in proportion. Our political
situation to-day is without a parallel
in the history of the country, the men
in high places who leglslate pretend.
ingly for the public good are either de-
void of conscience or patriotism-the
tools of monied aristocracy in some
form or other, while there are others
who, by their acts, are plotting the
utter overthrow of the L" best govern
ment the world ever saw" The pas
sage of either the Rowell or Hoar bill
l fear will be productive of much
mischief, and if our legislators 90 on
at this rate, the sun of civil liberty
will have set ere another decade
passes. Then how all important it is
that the little liberties still left the
people should receive their immediate
attention. Where is the right left the
States today? Echo answers, where?
What rights have the toiling millions
the producers of the wealth of the
nation, but to pay the taxes, feed the
world and do the fighting? We say
1t IS time to call halt. About face
and at the ballot box say to the usu~ p
ers, step down and out. I would ask
what sense is there in expecting relief
from those of our Congressman or
those who are not producers but pro
1esslonal politicians and demagogues,
nenchmen, etc2 If we would pre-
serve our liberties and perpetuate our
republican form of government, we
must rise above party slum. We
should be more patriotic than par
tlzan. 1t occurs to me that no man of
fairness can enter one objection to the
order. 1t is the outgrowth of misrep,
resentation and usurpation; it has for
its object and and no other than good
to all mankind, equal justice to all,
special favors to none. If any man
wants more than that he is dishonest
and is a very Benedict Arnold to his
country, and any such is dangerous
to the public veal. My brethren,
stand by your colors, hold fast to
what liberties you have left. Let us
work together for not only a union
OF hearts but of interests to the inhab,
ltants of all sections of the home OF
w ashington and Jefferson. And 90
pack to the old landmarks of our
worthy ancestors. Yes, save at the
oallot,box our country from the
horrors OF another war. [ know
tnere are those whether wise or other.
wise who at heart feel very unkindly
to US for fear the party will be de,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-06-17

If the farmers organizations should
accomplish nothing more, they have
proved to be one of the greatest
schools of political econony ever
known and are doing more to set peo-
pie to thinking for themselves instead
of allowing others to think for them,
than any other society in existence.
Go where you may, you will find the
masses talking intelligently upon sub
iects that two years ago they were
wholly ignorant of. They no longer
look to party bosses for their opin-
ions, but study for themselves
Torch of Liberty.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-06-17

1t would take 10 bales to bring
as much to the planter as one baIe
brought him from 1860 to 1870.
The average price of cotton from
1888 to 1910 was l3 cents per pound.
1t would take s, 8,47O millions of poun is
of cotton at present prices to bring as
much as is yearly collected from the
people by the railroads of the country.
Does a dollar pay any more taxes
or doctors bills, or interest, or debt,
than it did when you got high prices?
Don't you think you could stand
some initiation, at least until you could
square up with your ere litors ?
Whenever you endorse candidate
that belongs to the Democrat or Re
publican party, he must move with
that party and vote as his party di-
reefs. Whenever you vote for a
good man who has been Democrat
or Republican, but who is of and for
the people, the party caucus can
whistle but he will vote for your in
terests because they are also his in
terests.
If you want to vote for men whose
directors live in Wall street, New
York, do it. I can stand it if you
can, but l will not and [ will remind
yo1 of it when your pet candidate
goes back on his pledges.
OLD FoGY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-06-17

These prices are at point of export.
IL would take 1000 bushels to-day to
bring as much as 1000 did from 1850
to 1860. 1t would take 1866 bushels
to day to bring as much as 1000
bushels brought from 1860 to 1870.
Total crop of corn for 1880, 1855
million bushels. 1t would take $500
millions of bushels of corn at present
prices to bring as much as is yearly
collected by the railroads of this
country
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-06-17

With all the other reforms financial
reforms comes uppermost and the
Farmers Alliance has the good sense
to know that fact. The farmers of
this country are getting exceedingly
tired of Wall street domination and
dictation. A twenty four per cent.
dividend on bank stock and one
per cent. on farm stock tells the
story.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-06-17

1t would take 2,3lO bushels Of
wheat today to sell for as much as
1000 bushels did from 1860 to 1870.
The average price of wheat from
1880 to 1910 was $138 per bushels.
1t would take l I,O8O millions of bushels
of wheat to bring as much as the
railroads annually collect from the
people.