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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-12-04

IN, '3cis Vas inch guns, ten f2-incli g,ms-l
TiJaf6 6ette batteries, thirty=two 12-inch 4
mortars, six torpedo boats, and quanti-
ty of submerine mines. The total APP
propriation estimated for this point was
$3, 4O6, 500; for Charleston, $2, 244, 5e';
for Savannah, 81, ,244, 900; for Whining
ton. 81, 942, COO; for Cumberland Sound,
$G36, 600. 1t should be said, however,
that some of these ports on the Southern
coast be partly defended against hostile
squadron by the interposition af obstruc'
tions in the channels, so that III this res
pcct their wants are not so urgent rs
those of more important harbors on the
North Atlantic coast.
An interesting proposal is that which
is to he made by a South Carolina Con
gresham at tho coming session for placing
n garrison in Charleston harbor at Fort
Moultric. The proposition is n reminder
that for many years this important har,
Dor, the scene of great military aud nava,
. opcratious both in the Revolutionary ano
; civil war, has been without the service
of n single company of artillcrymen. N
doubt this lack will be supplied whe,
not sooner, sa46agp guns to spare Tor 1t
in order of Importance by the for}rRttss
r tions Board among the points south G
Fort Monroe until Key West is reached
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-12-04

Alliancemen are warned not to trust
the bad men who have Joined the Ali
ance for selfish purposes. We take the
occasion te warn them against the tad
men who would like to join the Alliance,
but who cannot Beware of them.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-12-04

initiate the currency to liberal and .1G Bed
innate limit, the wheels Of Good. r.
would uldl.2s;Gl:JIIG i prosperity
, =, ,>,..,, .,eu,. ID roll ana before the eXpr-
alton of the first twelve months cotton
would command satisfactory prices ana
other products the same, and we would
then have prospcrousaGd hsppy nation.
We all know that tho price OF cotton Is
not regulated by supply and demand, Tor
there is one billion five hundred and
TWENTY-FIVE million of people in this
world, and only four billions of pounds
of cotton made per year, when Is not
quite 81 pounds per capita, saying moth
ino of What is manufactured into rope,
canvas, cotton bagging and many other
. modes of manufacture. SO you see, MIR.
: Editor, that it cannot be supply and de-
{ mand. FARMER.
= President l.. F. Livingston, OF Geor-
/. sia, lost his whiskcrs in Louisiana. He
al tails how he escaped without further
le stitutrurr.-s-.---Siaw-- in the Atlantis
9. After a long drive Nnrougr
j. some of the laurel swamps we reached
re little village. | was tired and weary
y, and felt i'll at ease. Seeing the famiia
a. striped sgn of barber shop, entered
c, threw myself into chair, directing tn
ID barber to give me a shave, and to trim
,y my whiskers Under the soothing toucl
Nv of his hand l became drowsy and fel
tn asleep. You may imagine my surpris
he when arose from the chair, and looking
ne into the mirror, saw q perfect reproduc
is ton of my friend, ex- Governor Boynton
he of Griffin. Iput my hand to my chin
We but it was no illusion-it was as bar
We as ever it was in my callow days. Thel
nv was nothing to do but to retire in di:
to gust and trust to time for reparation {
mt the damage. am afraid to go hom
nd however, until some sign of a beard r
OIL appears.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-12-04
ANOTHER PLAN FOR RELIEF

Mr.. Elitor:-Thc cotton crop is being
gathered, and the prices are SO small thof
the faces of the farme have a sad, dis
turbed look. When one meets another
the hrst question, after the us ual friendly
saiutations is, how are your crops, and
the common reply is, very good, but the
starvation prices of cotton makes me
sad, and If the good merchant that
advanced to Inc can't carry me over,
shaIl nave to let him take my home, and
s%s. mig rel,ly Is, am IN In your condition.
sometimes wish l had never been born
l have worked so hard this year and so
hopefully, for my crops responded so
checrfully for every stroke of labor that |
gave it, and is there no RENE iy for us?
and the reply is, none, unless the Nation
al Government, through the carncss so.
licitation of the Alliance, will come to
our rescue. The reply is, that will not
be done, for the majority of our repre-
sentativcs arc directly opposed to our re-
medal plans. But, Mr.. Editor, /, for
one, believe the necdful remedy can be
gotten ut our next National General As
scmbly within thirty days after its CON
vcntion. The Alliance is national or
ganization and therefore has its adhcr-
cnts in every State in this grand Union,
and suppose President Polk was to call n
national convention of the Alliance and
that convention was to select twenty of
its members from each State, send them
to Washington City and there let them
organize themselves into congress or
convention, as ono may please to term it,
elect president, select their committees,
formulate their plans, draft their resolu-
tions, get themselves in working condi
ton, and then say, North, what is need
ful for Your reform; it is thus, let the
answer be, you can have it. The West
the same, the East the same, and when it
comes to our southland just afford us the
opportunity of holding our cotton for
two crops-,his crop and one more
Draw such bill as the different sections
require, take it in a body to the Prcsi-
| dent of the Senate and demand a vote
upon it by that body. They are our ser
wants and will likely obey, and then take
it to the House of Representatives and
demand the same; say to them we want
it as an experiment and if it does not
answer our requirements we will come il
two or four years and ask qs rsesppea!, spp u. Ex
tremc or severe c;,sus needs strong RENE
dies, and if ~ car't be accomplisbe,
without lty' demand the passage Of a sta
law for two years with the proyiso tina
the interest of the individual indebted
ness sasll be paid. Tia ereditpr mitIl
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-12-04
ALLIANCE BEf 1llsl( 3.
a Guilford Nan On Something
Better
Than Any Substitute offered for the
Sub Treasury Plan for Obtain
ing Loans Upon Land.

Be it enacted by the Congress of the
United States, that whenever any corpo-
ration, duly chartered by the State in
which the corporation is to have its prin-
cipal place of business, shall deposit with
the Treasurer of the United States its
bond or bonds bearing Q per cent. inter
est for sum not less than $50, 600 Sc
cured by mortgages upon land, said mort
cages not exceeding onc-half the vaIua
ef the land covered by the same as assess
duly authenticated aud deposited as
atarssaid aas s together With the mor.gages Sc;
ia. ..As1 assnI sReS The IS e furer Of tic S USnifed aedd
States shall issue, f;sthe corporation so
complying, interconvatable bonds bear
ing Q per cent. interest payable semi
annually in the currency of the United
States. Provided TINT said bonds at the
option of the owner thereof when presen-
ted ut the Treasury of the United States
shall be exchanged a. par for United
States Treasury notes, which shall be le-
gal tender and receivable for dues, public
or private, except for those upon imports
into the United States Provided how
ever in no case shall the Treasurer of the
United States issue bonds as aforesaid to
any corporation presenting securities as
collaterals which arc based upon land
which is owned by any person or persons
not citizens of the United States nor upon
land in excess of 900 acres the property
Of one individual or Corporation.
In presenting the foregoing plan for
distributing money from the Treasury of
the United States among the masses, the
writer would modestly claim forit supe-
riority over any substitxtc ffv- has geen- Of
fered for the Sub-Treashry plan. A Sc
rious objection to the plan proposed by
ex-senator Norwood aud others, ''to make
the distribution through the agency of
the States,n arises from the fact that the
funds would be used for partisan
ends even il distributed through system
of State banks.
Any financial measure to be acceptable
should be constitutional, equitable and
practicable, Granting for the sake of
argument (what the writer does not be-
lieve) 'that the, United States Govern
ment is prohibited by the Constitution
from making loans direct to individuals, u
no man could bring thatas an objection
to the plan suggested The practicability
of the government basing its credit upon
few acres of land scattered here and
there may be called in question, but il
the number of acres be increased to thous
ands and the same be bonded for so pc
cent. of their value as assessed for taxes,
can any sane man deny(to land so situa
ted its recognition as gvailable capital, o
lis:thaEa o ststesI ,aAa Y . I'M. aHih the CON
4 4 fSSfs rur pallllll q J. g f3E,t =
ing or encrosching llgh.S Ign, ~ :
Unr .inaternalisn,' Shan that recommel
dcd dd nv the National Hankers' Assoclatio
at aeDositino corporat.on bonds Ct clti'
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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-12-04

wheels of business wotfd hUt'- -
in the least; and if the government would
initiate the currency to u liberal and .lISG BE-
mnSiaIaSsts a%sis .laH:: | IIU prospsTity @GpSis
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-25
The Way English Women Live.

l greatly admire the English woman for
her utter refusal to worry or be worried,
and the consequence is that she looks young
at SO, writes Edward W.. Box in the La
dies Home Journal for August. She I'M
dertakes no more than she can comic -tably
carry out. and thoroughly believes in the
coming of another day. BY this l do not
mean that she procrastinhtes; she simply
will not let the domestic machinery grind
her down to ill-health and early old age.
She is a frequent bather. and regards health
as the prime factor of life. to be looked af-
ter before everything else, though the break
fast might be mn hour late. She sleeps nine
hours, and takes a nap during the day at
that. She FRANCES her days work in the
most systematic manner, and her little
memorandum slip always shows two vacant
hours; they are for rest. She eats heartily,
but the most digestive food. In the most
modest home, no matter how little there
may DO on the table. there is nothing but
the best. She would rather have a mouth
ful OF good food and 90 partly hugry than
eat a whole meal OF cheaper things. She is
q true economist; regulator her expenses
csrefnlly. and is a true believer in tho al
lowance system. There are some things
about the English woman which her Ameri-
can sister d~islikes, just as it is vice versa; at
the same time, there are others which would
make our American women happier and
healthier If they initiated.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-25

have adopted a monotonous dress in which
the principal elements are the scarlet fez
Dap and the single-breasted frock coat. The
Osmanli, at STEAMBOAT at least, has even
given up the traditional 'chibouck" and
the time-honored '~'narghile," and smokes
soling to tho lovers of the picturesque
to know that there are still some
40, 0O0. 900 of Russian "moujiks'' who are
unalterably conservative in their patronage
of shespskin ~"touloupes," and red cotton
shirts worn over their baggy inexpressibles,
with boots reaching to the knee; but a Rus
sian gentleman when he is not in uniform
ing dress as are worn in London and
Paris, in Milan and in San Francisco;
while. among the Polish nobility. where
should We hope to find a counterpart of the
costume described by d.. South as having
been worn by the heroic John Sobieski-"A
fur cap, extraordinarily rich in diamonds;
large whiskers, no neckcloth, a long robe
down to tho heels, and a waistcoat under
that tied round the waist with a girdle.
No gloves. Instead Of shoes he wears Tur-
key leather boots, with hollow deep heels of
silver of the shape OF a half moon. A large
scinetar always at his side, the hilt cur
iously set With dismonds." Even the con-
sans themselves ~laughinqly accepted as a
type-the Raunt, hiRh-oheekboned individ-
ual in = suit Of nankeen and an ample
Panama hat-has vanished. and, but
for an occasional cartoon in the
New York Puck, would be forgotten.
II is the same with u John Bull.
His spirit lives; his idiosyncrasies are, hap
PLY, yet vigorous; but his hat, his broad
akirted coat, his feathers, and his tops, are
to be found only in the columns of our
facetious contemporaries. Most varieties
of the costume of the past are dead and the
rest are dying. What order of apparel il to
succeed them? Surely pot hats, ~"stove-
pipe' hats, and suits Of "dittoes'' are not to
be the universal wear for mankind in the
twentieth century?
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-25
Excursion Rates to California.

On the Eth of each month the Northsrn
Paclfo railroad will sell round-trip tickets
to California points as follows:
Helena to San Francisco and return, 90
ing via Portland and returning same way,
$76. Wv
10 San Francisco, going via Portland and
10 Los Angelica, going and returning via
Portland, entering San Francisco in one
direction either going or returning, $3.50.
10 Los Angeles, going via Portland and
San Francisco, and returning same route,
10 Los Angeles, going via Portland and
San Francisco, returning via Sacramento
and Ogden, $3.50.
Tickets will be limited for sixty days for
going passage, with return at any time with
in the final limit of siI months.
A. d. EDGAR, Gen. Agt.. Helena, Mont.
CHAs. 8. FEE, G.P.& LA, ~. Paul, Mimi.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03
BURGLARS.

The house of Mr.. Thos Shaw, at 81
South Topeka was entered by burglars
last night, who, however, did not succeed
in getting away with any valuables, as he
was espied too soon and scared away. The
family had all been out for the evening.
Miss Lena Shaw returned home at $50
sooner than the rest. and Immediately
went up stairs to retire. At $50 she was
awakened by noise below and she COM
menced to make disturbance. In the
meantime Mrs. Hutehins' little girl saw a
man in Mr.. Shaw's house and remarked
to her mother what she had seen. Her
attention was called to the same by
the man striking match, by which she
recognized the face as man well known in
this neigh borhood She can testify to the
identity of the party. By this time Miss
Lena had come down stairs to see what
was wrong. and got down just in time to
see the legs OF the man disappearing ont
of the window. She recognized.the cloth
ing of the man, but did not see his face
The party dropped pencil in the house
which was also recognized. There seems
to be no question as the identity of the
party.
The house of Mr.. Grimes at go South
Topeka was also visited, presumably by
the same party. The entire matter with
names will be made public by Mr.. Shaw,
shortly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03
DESERVED PROMOTION.

NJ ]. Parrett who has been for a long
time with Hyde & Humble, and who is an
all around expert in paper-hanging and in
door decorating, yesterday received notice
from a large picture frame establishment
at Cleveland. ., that his trunks had been
forwarded and he was to take charge i'm
mediately of all the company's business
west of the Mississippi Many Of Wich-
ita's finest interiors owe their splendOr 10
MIR Parrott's taste and workmanship AMI
all his friends will wish him well in the
promotion. He is thoroughly a Wichita
man and will not neglect the Peerless
Princess in his travels. His family will
remain in Wichita
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03
Boiling Clothes with Kerosene.

For a boilerful of clothes use two
thirds of a cake of soap and four table
spoonfuls of kerosene Lessen the guam
tity both of soap and kerosene for a
small washing. Put cold rain water
kerosene cannot be used with any but
rain water-in the boiler, to the depth
of three or four inches; shave up the
soap, measure the kerosene, and add
both to the water while it is cold. Boil
together thoroughly, watching that it
does not foam over on the stove. Then
add enough cold water 10 boil the clothes
in and put them in--the best white ones
while the water is cold. Bring 10 a
boil, and boil steadily for ten minutes.
Take out into tub Of cold rain water
and suds.
Rinse and blue in still other waters.
There viii be no rubbing, except to get
the suds out, for the dirt has all disap-
peared. Add to the suds in tie boiler a
little more soap and kerosene if there
are many towels, etc, for the next batch.
After it boils well cool little with cold
water, and put in the dirtiest of the
white clothes. These viii boil during
the sudsing and rinsing Of the first lot.
Wash the colored clothes in the sudsing
water by hand, or with a machine if pre-
ferred. Flannels especially wash easier
for the kerosene in the suds, and there is
nothing about it to fade the most deli
cate fabric.-Agnes Rosenkrans in Good
Housekeeping.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03
DR.. Holmes TeI1s a Strange storv.

DR.. Holmes told me the other day a
curious experience of his. AT dinner one
night he was suddenly moved, apropos
of nothing, TO relate a very curious Grim
inal case that he had not even thought
or, so far as he knew, for forty years
When they left the dining room and
passed into the library it was found the
mail had been delivered while they were
at dinner and lay on the table.
DR.. Holmes opened paper sent him
by friend in England, and behold, it
contained the Same story Of the long
past crime that he had just been relat-
ing, revived in the newspaper, and a
friend in England, thinking it would in
terest him from its curious character,
had sent it to him.
Now, what" said Or. Holmes, ''put
the story at that moment in my mind?
suppose tho Spiritualists would say that
a spirit read what was in the paper "
ing in another room and communicated
it to me. Or was it possibly my uncon-
scious self that saw it and commuuicat-
ed 1t to the brain?"
(which do you think IL was, DR..
Holiness l asked, curious to hear his
keen and subtle analysis Of so strange an
occurrence.
Il have no theories he replied; 81
only state facts. Piston Cor. New Or
leans Times Democrat.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03
BOARD OF TRADE.

Dan ", Jones placed on exhibition in the
Board Of Trade rooms yesterday some of
the finest specimen of red clover grown in
Sedgwick county. The length of the
specimens exhibited measure from four
feet eleven inches TO five feet eleven inches.
This evidently Is the champion growth
yet shown in red clover.
Sixteen acres of Mr.. Jones field will
average from three and half 10 four feet
This shows what may be accomplished in
raising red clover if our farmers will give
the same attention to their crops that Mr.
Jones has given.
state can showian equal growth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03

/ had noticed this for several seasons,
and finally made some experiments, by
which l satisfied myself that linen or
cotton was warmer than wool, and so |
am going to fly in the face Of tradition
and custom and wear linen; and you VIII
find that my health viii improve. l en-
terrain ideas about the healthfulneSs Of
garments that can only be washed In
warm water.
''Of course we know that a moderate
degree of heat not only does not destroy
the germs Of disease, but is favorable to
their growth, and it appears TO me that
haHnels worn from month TO month,
sometimes from season to season, with
only warm baths between wearings,
must, in the nature of things, accumu-
late impurities. Suppose there is an ILL.,
ness or exposure to disease, how could
there be more favorable conditions for
its continuance than the fannels as at
present managed? OF course, / don't ex-
pect all the world to follow my example,
nor do think it will affect the traffic in
wool goods. | only know l win have
better health and will be much more
comfortable in linen than in wool. This
is only my notion Of what is good for
me. New York Ledger.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03
CAMP MEETING.
To the Editor OF the Eagle.

To the Editor OF the Eagle.
The Wichita District Camp association
will hold a Methodist camp meeting in
Riverside park, this city, beginning July
9, .and continuing ten days. All necessary
preparations have been made for a great
meeting. Bishop Ninde will preach on
Sabbath the 18th, and Rev. Joseph T.
Smith, of indianapolis, one of the ablest
evangelIsts OF the church, will preach and
conduct altar services each day. In a
personal letter Bishop Joyce says:
Rev. Joseph Smith is all right in every
respect, and will do you excellent service.
He is successful wherever he goes. You
are running no risk in inviting him to
your camp meeting"
We also expect Rev. William Jones,
d. d., presiding elder of Sedalia district.
St Louis conference, and Rev. 5. p.
Jacobs, eight years a missionary in India
under Bishop Taylor. These are both
eminent, camp meeting preachers and
workers. Tents and boarding accommoda-
tions on the ground. Inquire of agents
for special railroad rates Electric street
cars from depot to the park. For further
particulars apply to the secretary, Rev. G.
5. Nusbaum, Wichita. J. d. BOTKIN,
Presiding Elder Wichita District.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03
Proper bridal Etlquette.

There are many little things about
weddings that people inquire about
The BRIDE writes a personal note Of
thanks for every gift received, whether
It be great one Or little one. and. II
she cannot do this before the Ceremony,
she does it after the bridal trip. In the
church the bTIdegToom's family and
friends SIT At the right Of the altar, being
on the bridegrooms night hand. while
those Of the bride are placed on the left
at the brides left. The Bridegroom does
not pay for anything connected with the
wedding unless he should choose 20 send
bouquets 70 the bridesmaids, ard, Of
Couzs, N the bride, and presents and
boutonnIeTes % his best man and the
usherz A widog removes her first wed
ding ring az her second marriage. and
does DoS assume IL again The Engage
meut ring - taken from the tuIrd anger
OF ths left hand ard worn aftsTwaEd a.
q guard % the wedding ing l. J. no.
considered good taste to CO: the finger
ont Of ne glove for Assuming tvs ung.
Ladies Eofae Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03
Eng. a. sfe.llcin..

Chinese drug stores, which nay Be
numbered by the score II tEs AoagoEzn
quarter, are II themselves coup.ete ard
unabridged MUSEUMS q insec-A IL t1e
hundreds C. neat drawers which hne tae
walls and n tas nuElerozs Jars q fan
tastlc design and barbsric form wEsch
Ornament tbsso establishments are = bs
found preserved f.les, b@ssIez. bees AID
every oiAsr spzsies e iassc, llfe. NOT 70
mention every y&ylsty q tos.1. s-laks and
lizard. Every Dsz IS carsfuIly lassje3
VITA ChiEesss Signs. ard tae contents 4rs
carefully dried before bang sfore3 away
fox medical uae.-Sau FraucIsce CE!caj-
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