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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27

A bright faced girl lad entered and
was taking off her wrappugs as if per-
fcctly at Eonie i'll the farm house, and
perfectly sure of her welcome. She was
Of :n!ddlc height and graceful build
Her face wasG very pleasing one, though
Just where the charm was one could
scarcely determine, whether in the
bright, expressive eyes, the warm, sym
pathetic smile, or the winning cxpres.
sion, but at all events it was there, il
somewhat beyond analysis. and Mariou
Ainsie was charming glri, with the
faculty OF attaching warm friendship to
herself from young aud old.
"Unclc Jcrry's folks came and stopped
over on their way to Watcrtown to spend
Thanksgiving with Eii,' she explained.
''Ihcy Nantcd me to 20 too, butt knew
you needed me; and can 20 there an
other time"
Land sakes, child, you needn't a.
stayed for that" Aunt Hepsie turned
quickly around from her baking. 81
could ii found some one else to help me
through"
t'"' SoihC ouC clSc nave
been me, would it, auntie2' The Cir
came and laid her bright head on the
elder woman's shoulder. tAnd then,
too, Thanksgiving isn't quite the same
TO Inc anywhere else but here"
"Ao, Marion, nobody can fill your
place, the bouy old hand, withcred and
worn IN service for others, smoothed the
satiny black hair caressingly. "If you
was really my own darter, couldn't set
more store by you
a crimson flush overspread the soft
brunette cheek.
You haven't heard anything from
Jack. have you, Marion?"
"No, auntie, not "a word" she
sighed. "Just a year ago to-day, and
IL seems like ten"
"What was i, child, Chat set him of
sof' asked Mrs. Barber gently. ave
always wanted to know, but | thought
when you wanted me to hear it you'd tell
me"
why, Aunt Hepsie, didn't you
kI oS" The girl raised her head with
look OF astonisnment. 81 supposed of
course that he had sold you the whols
foolish story, or | should have spoken of
1t long ago"
"Not word, dearie. He only came
in one day. his face ell White aud set, to
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27
Iarion, at the first soaud of Jac<'s

Marion, at the first soaud Of Jact's
name. ha3 a;g;cca :TT :, ,lio.ieA; JUST
-s.4!.ad-,saas-->;,,T go : y;'s.,sSs,. lad coma
on the early ySs9.s ySas9..zI ( %a na. wiab' vIho
ing 10 arouse tho liGIufny,- ns..-r rent nm to
his r0oE window in the no might. and
as she had so obligingly left it open, had
found no trouble in getting il tcuie:ly,
and trembling and b!ushing, -sie re.
'natcd to the kitchen to think it over,
and compose herself for the meeting
with him
They had parted il anger, and she
scarcely knew how to receive him now.
Last niy lit i'll her loneliness and grief she
would nave rushed into his arms and
have shown all her delight and desire to
undo the past; this morning she was
more selfrciant, and she wisely re-
solved that a little of the concession at
least must conc from JacL;, since he had
left kcr so cavaiierly and SO unkindIy
without just cause.
She was standing there still, balancing
the fork with which pho had just turnei
the turkey, Tdiy ii ~ hand, when an
arm stole round her waist and Jacks
voice, very humble and loving, whispered
in her ear: "Will myt Marion forgive
and iorget2"
All her pride vanished at once under
the spell of the dear, familiar voice, and
turning, she shed happy tears of re.
joicing on her lovers shoulder.
''And why haven't you written to me,
JackE she asked reproachfully, after
few moments Of happy converse.
81 did, Marion. | wrote you q long
letter asking your forgiveness for the
miserable part / had taken in that
wrctchcd quarrel, but never received
word in reply, and OF course 1 supposed
you were angry and unforgiving towards
me-"
GLOW gould answer it dear Jack,
whcn never received it; no, not one
line from youM &Sis weary year"
IF l coaid' KsSkaSe known it. bui
not hearlog iaadsN7rns so angry that !
determined that you or no one else should
know where / was, or anything about
me-"
"You foolish, hot-tempered Jack"
said Marion, softly, ''but how did you
chance to come home, dear2"
81 could not keep away" said Jack
simply. Gas Thanksgiving drew near,
the attraction towards the old home be.
came too strong to be resisted, aud nov
that have you again, rm not going to
let you 80, AID l propose that we be
married this yery day. Ill go for a
minister directly after dinner, aud we'll
make isa Thanksgiving worth remem-
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Virginia and Tennessee at War Over
Strip of Territory.

Knoxville, TENN, Especial. "A
number of prominent lawyers of Virginia
and Tennessee arc en- route to Cumber-
land Gap, Tenn.
Their mission is an important one to
Tennessee and Virginia
They go to the place named, where
they will spend several days in taking
dispositions in the suit of Virginia VS..
Tennessee, now pending in the supreme
count Of the United States.
The states have been in DISPUTE for
several years over Il slice of territory along
their border line, from Kentucky to North
Carolina. Virginia claims this territory
and is suing TO recover it. The territory
in dispute amounts to between eight hun
dred and one thonsrnd sIuaio mile,,
being about eight miles deep and some
one hundred and fifty miles long. If
Virginia should win, she will get nearly
one-half of six counties, including the
prosperous one Of Bristol, tho town of
cumberland Gap, the big Lo"isvillo a nd
Nashville railroad tunnel, several mi les
of Knoxville. Cumberland Gap and Louis
vile railroad and the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia railroad.
The country involved is rich in min
eral, timber and coal, and the Old Do
minion is fighting hard to gain it. 1t is
expected that the case will be heard next
March or April. Tennessee resists on the
ground that line which has stood undis
turbed since 1902 should not be disturbed
now. Virginia claims that she has never
acquiesccd in the line and that the mat.
ter has always been in dispute.
On this tcrritorj in questan it is
thought there are about IS, 600 souls. If
taken from Tennessee it would not affect
the state politically, nor would it affect
Virginia materially, as the votes arc about
evenly divided between the democrats
and the republicans
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A VICTORY FOR THE BANKS.
Comptroller General Ellerbe Over
ruled by Judge Hudson:

NEwBERRY, s. c., Especial. The
banks are on top now. Judge Hudson dc
cided that the Comptroller General in
ordering. the auditor to increase tho re
turns of banks acted without the authori
ty of law, aud his act is therefore illegal
and nugatory.
The case came up on a petition for n
writ Of mandamus by the Newberry Ma.
tional Bank to compel the county audi
tor to change his tax list and tax dupli.
cate and to reduce the assessment to the
.s:si ss:ssi.aSns as made by the president of the
bank. The petition was granted aud ths
clerk OF the Court was ordered to forth.
with issue the writ. The bank was rep
resented by j. F. j. Caldwell, and
Assistant Attorney General Townsend
represented the auditor
The bank returned its stock at par
This return was accepted by the town
ship board of assessors and tho count y
board of equalization. The market value
of the stock is about 500 on the share
above par. The Comptroller General or,
dered the auditor to change the return
and place the stock on tax
| duplicate for taxation at its mar
ket value, thereby increasing the returns
of the bank about $50, 900.
Under this decision the auditor is re-
quired to correct his tax duplicate so as
to restore the original valuation of tho
property and make the corresponding re
duction in the tax payable by the bank
The case will so TO the Supreme Court
The Court of Common Pleas adjourned
sine die and Judge Hudson left for home
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27

Suddenly thought came to hcr-she
would prepare JiGG.zz's room. too, as if he
were coming with the rest, and vita
1imble fingers she busted and arranged
everything in the best possible order,
pinning spray of dried ferns and sumac
upon the window curtains that the close.
ness might be dispelled by the clear,
keen air Of q perfect November day.
The window opened out upon the broad
vera: 'ah, and Jack had often climbed
its supports aud gone to his room aud to
bed without awakening the family, when
at home.
She would have been his wife now,
had he not gone Off in such hasty, I'M.
rcasonaS1e anger. and she sank on her
, knees by the bedside when all was done.
"Oh, Jack, come back. Come back to
me, " her heart cried out, and if spirit
voices can become audible to each other,
Jacks spirit must have heard the earnest
appeal wherever he was.
The house began to ill with a merry
crowd of relatives ut an early hour on
the morrow, for Thanksgiving dinner
at Aunt Hcpsie's was treat to young
opu WIZ NlIS. DdTpSr HeTSeil lOOkCu
careworn and old.
81 guess | was too tired to sleep we'll
last night, " she said, as sue basted the
turkey, "for l kept turnin' an twistiu' all
night long, an dreamed o burglars an
injuns, an along toward mornin' 1 de.
clare il l dida'L imagine some one
sneakln' around the house | was too
tired to get up an' see, an dropped oil
to sleep again, ant must been dream
with the rest ont, for there's nothing
missing, an the silver spoons sot right
on the dining room table"
'lt anyone had come in for plundei
they would have looked for silver first OF
all so you must have been dreaming,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27
A THANKSGIVING BURGLAR

~"onc o butter, two o sugar, three O
flour'n four eggs" soliloquized Aunt
Hepsic Barber, as she measured out the
ingredients for the children's favorite
cup cake. ''Seems like that rule is like
verse o! poetry, it runs off so glib; but,
my it amt nothin' to the way the cakes
go of after the children gets a holt of
them. Let's see, now, how many tinsful
did bake last Christmas2 Six, as I'm n
livin' woman, an afore night their faces
was all puckered down with, ooh, Aunt
Hcrsic, amt there no more patties2' as
doieful as if they hadn't had one apiece.
1t does beat all how much children can
hold, an not hev an explosion. Now, 1
sot out to have enough this year, but
d'no's l hev. One good thing, that
rules sure-true blue, like indigo cali
ker, au' not lights fe! ther one time an
tat's Il pancake another, like some rules.
"Rules is like folks sometimes, an not
to be trusted; they re all nice au' pinicky
onct or twict, an next time We see em
they're way off the handle, an you've
got to get acquainted with en- all over
again. That Widow Jenkins, now, she's
that sort-well, Marion; here you are at
last, au' right glad l am to see you,
tCo."
Il expected yaS>uld be, Aunt Hep
sic, aud 1 should ha sbeen here earlier,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27
DIRECT FOREIGN TRADE.
The South's General Advancement
Broadening Out.

The Manufactur, RS Record, of Bnlu-
more, of November 81, In revic Aing tho
the industrial progress of the South, says:
The broadening ont OF Southern au-
vanccment is Illustrated this week IN tho
official announcement of the inaugura-
tion of the four regular European steam
ship lines from Newport News the first
regular lines from any point south OF Bal
timorc--which must mark the beginning
OF an ever increasing foreign trade. 1t Is
not simply intended that these steamers
shall take outward cargocs, but that tho
import business shall be worked up with
view to bringing in foreign goods for
| Western distribution Arrangements
have already been made for loading
about twenty steamers on these four lines
Def ro the end of the year, and heavy
| contra Is have been made for the ship
mcnt Of western products-grain, flour,
prOvis ons, etc. The practical inaugura-
| tion of these lines, through the efforts OF
| the Chesapeake IL Ohio Railroad, will
necessary force otlfcr Southern railroad
systems reaching the Atlantic and Gulf
| ports to take steps to secure the cs-
tablishmcnt Of foreign steamship lines.
Thus, while the low price of cotton af-
fccts for the time being the business in-
4 tcfests OF the Sougts .there 10 q stesdy I'D
y ya1ceuicnt in sc tefal deyelepmcnt tn
5rfa Hess,sly
ana trnmcand to the prosperity or 'tibk
whole section. The past week has been
only moderately active one ia the au-
| Suration of lew enterprises, but the out
| look Is very promlsins for steady, solid
| growth Amo'r some Of the more inn
portant enterprises report d in this weeks
| issue OF the Manufacturers Record arc
| the building Of thousand new coke
ovens, the construction of Il new railroad
IEto IN undcvclopcd timber section, and
| the proposed erection Of large lumber
| mills %mi the sale Of tract Of timber
| Land for S3n, coo cash, all in West Vir-
| ginia; $lOO,U30 chemical aud drug
manufacturing company ut Monroe, La. /;
furniture factory mt Athens, Ca. Il
$l29, 0OO sale of phosphate band ~
E'oii'',, "t,i several new phosphate com
panics in the same State; n 800, 600 vi
trIilcd brick company ut Clovcrport, Ky;
| Il woodcnwarc factory at Bristol, Tenn /:
| Nh $50, 900 furniture factory company at
| Texarkana, Ark. u $40, GOO tobacco fac
ory company at Morristown, Tenn II
'21n,oC0 canal company in Florida;
| %35, 900 canning company ut New Berne,
| y. G, II $3.50, 900, phosphate company
| at Atlanta, Ga. a$l 900, 900 lumber com
| pa"y in Pitt county, N. c.; $12J, 600
manufacturing company Mt Baltimore.
| Nd. u $25, 600 improvement company in
| Hale county, Texas; n $50, 900 fish hand.
ling company at Galveston, Texas;
$500, 600 oil and gas company, a $780,
COO Improvement and construction COM
| pany, a $50, Geo coal and coke company,
al in West Virginia; a $25, coo water
company at Homecoming, Md. !; a $50, 900
cottonsccd oil company at New Orleans.
La, etc
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6untie, !" ycplicd j - &hlil(1{. *<63at
what shall we do with sh vhilarsn aa.ii
dinners readyf'
"Send them upstairs s play" "a;
Aunt Hepsey. .sHers comb {lyour COUSIN
Horace and his friend, audi proper, fine
young mau he looks, too"
A moment later and Marip was maxi
ing her company bow toNthe young
Clergyman and rs she carried lis overcoa.
aud hat into the hallway, Sho gave the
children permission to q into the
chambers.
"And please don't be rub or noisy, u
she said. warningly, "for Amt Hepsey
has headache this morning{
ave won't. WeIl be- slll as mice,
said one of the flock. confdntly--as IL
it were a possible state OF sthipgs at q
family merrymaking.
The young minister was juste 4plaining
the difference between q spiritual and q
merely intellectual belief in scripture,
tscfsmbains asMn 4nss SSHsl-sssi4As' sHAs
"oh, Aurt Hepsie, there Ia burglar in
Jacks room; there is, and BIS asleep on
the bed"
"a burglar. oh, my asl Then l
wasn't dreaming after ALL
Mrs. Barber was setting tie table, auo
she fairly turned pale with nrvous excite.
ment.
"Don't get frightened, ,antic, I'll go
up and rout them out. sive me the
poker" and Horace started up the stairs
hurriediy, with his formidable weapon.
"And l, too" Uncle Dake, q Jolly
old fellow of immense avoirdupois,
caught up tho .ongs. ''Il! pinch him
while Horace bclabors him.
1t is needless to say they were fol-
lowed by an excited rctinp of specta-
tors, at safe distance. However, for
there was no telling what tho presumably
savage intruder might do vaen alarmed.
"Perhaps he's armed" suggested the
young minister, neryously. He had pro.
vided himself witir-esa etifa etia, u fy
broaght;up the rear. '-s0s5ssi
The burglar must have been in a
sound slumber not to have heard the con-
fusion of whispering voices at the door,
but there was no sound within the cham
Der until Horace opened the door and
peered cautiously in, the pcker in hand
in defensive readiness.
'Jack Barber. you william, II you
haven't been up to your old tricks Of
climbing in the window" Horace's voice
came floating down the stairway in a
peal of surprised laughter.
'Jackl My Jack! Well I never"
cried Aunt Hcpsie, pushing her way
through the crowd and rushing up the
ltairs.
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lice very little trouble.

Professor w. .. AtTater, o. Wesleyan
University, contributes an article to the
Century on "The Fool-Supply OF the
Future THE first in a series whica Will
have especial value to farmers. The
writer believes that the doctrine OF Mai
thus-that the time will come whca there
will not be food enough for the hunan
race, owing to the theory that popu!a-
ton increases in gcomctrical aal fool.
supply in an arithmeticai ratios one
which nael never give the world ANY IN.
easlness, owing to the great advances
that are being made in cAe ni:try. Sci
ence has shown what are the essential
factors in vegetable production, and
sand By ahupsAaHX ueAX Ia hsro grown in water or IN
Professor Atwatcr gives the result Of an
interesting experiment Gently mLde in
his laboratory. Sea-sald was bro:: !. !.
from the shore Of Long Island Soun l..
Tc divestit Of every possible mltceial
which the plaut might use for foo | ey-
ccpt the sand itself, it WAS ciretulty
washed with water aud thea heatel. 1t
was put into glass jars, water was al.
del and minute quantities o; chemical
salts were dissolved in it. Dwarf peas,
planted in this canl, grew to 4 height
of eight feet; whlle pea, Of the sam, kinl
planted by sllilful gardener in the ricl
soil of u garden close by, reached height
of only four feet.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27

Savage or half-civilized princes often
prefer leata to exile in Il foreign coua-
try. Malietoa, the King of Samoa,
jumped overheard when the Germans
took him to the Gilbert Islands, and was
not rescued with his oHn consent. Three
East AirIcd6 coIss, wcrc' -cIxcu away'
from home thrcs month, aso on aooouus
of the revolution waich they he!dei
against the French. They were very III.
happy on board ship, and when the YES
sci reached Oboc,l they triei to jump
overheard, aud were placed in irons to
prevent further suicidal attempts.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27

In cxcavating the Casa Graude ruins
in Eastern Arizona with view to repair
ing the walls, Mcssrs. Stouyer S White
fiud thc C, .ent foundations Is hard rs
when they Were laid, which was, per-
haps, 1000 years ago. The mystery is,
marvels the New York Past, how the
builders, with the materials to b. found
in the desert, were able to make a cement
as hard rs the celebrated Portland. TIE
oldest writing discovered IN the ruins is
the M nc of ''P. Weaver, 1884," whica
was evidently scratched by that famous
trapper, long since deaf, who lives, liks
Daniel Boone, III tradition.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27
THANKSGIVING.

The golden grain is Sarnered-
Cur store-housss o'ertow-
Ger prairie broad and city mart
} he winds of fortune blow.
No losses from oistemper-
No rust the wheat 70 blight
Thanksgiving to the Father
WHO has blessed us day and night
No restiience is near US
No sound OF war is heard
Peace tinSies i'll the shepherds bell,
And ruSting lies the sword.
The brooks rush OH right merrily-
The sony-birds seem to say,
Praise God for every blessing sent
On this Thanksgiving Dayw
Friends who have long been parted,
The dear old homestead seek,
To chat of pleasures that are past,
And Of the future speak.
All home once more with hearts aglow
-T-e-yssassss-ssund-snen nesrsss S77sH-s
Aud ery in concert, fervently,
thanksgiving to the Lordr'
All selishness is put to flight
The wretched poor may feast
On dainties that they seldom touch
For this one day at least.
And cen the felon in his cell
May taste of dainty fare
Oh, God is gracious! Shout His praise
Thanksgiving everywherel
-Frdncis s. Smith.
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Annual Report of Clemson College

COLUMBIA, S. G., Especial. The an
nual report of the Clemson College trustees
has been sent TO the printer. Governor
Tillman, Secretary of State Tindal, and
j. T.. Wauamaker attended recent
meeting Of the trustees. The number of
applicants for admission by counties is as
follows:
Abbcvillc 80, Aiken 16, Anderson 81,
Barnwcll 40, Beaufort 1, Berkeley 10,
Charleston 8, Chester 90. Chesterfield 5,
Clarendon 18, Collcton 8, Darlington 25,
Edgcticld so, Fairfield, 10, Florence 8,
Georgetown 7, Grecnville A, Hampton
%, Horny 2, Kershaw 7, Lancaster IA,
Laurcns 39, Lexington, 8, Marion IA.
Newberry 39, Oconce 32, Orangeburg 49,
Pickens 35, Richland IA, Spartanburg IA,
Sumter, 32sUnion 8, Williamsburg, 13,
York 5, uuclassified II.
The following resolution wac passed:
Resolved, That if upon the opening
day OF the session more applicants report
than can be accommodated in the dormi-
tories the number admitted from each
county shall be in the proportion of five
to each. member of the House from said
county; that in event enough applicants
shall not report to fill out the county's
quota then the vacancies shall be given
to the counties being in excess, preference
being given to those who apply first
Provided, however, when applicants from
n county are in excess of its quota the
fitness of the applicant for collegiate
work on examination will govern.
The financial exhibit shows a balance
of SO, 7G7 on hand; receipts 121 ,05S, in
,luding S25 Sl3 from last year; disburse-
mcn,s, $103, 1877 on College, 81, ,224 on
chemical analysis, etc.
1t will require about $65, 900 to finish
the College.
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COOPERATIVE STORES.
The Alliance Going Into Business
On a Large Scale.

ABERDEEN, S. D., Especial. 1T is
learned through Alonzo Wardell and Geo.
G. Crosse, the heads of two divisions Of
Alliance work in the Northwest, that the
business department of the Alliance in
twenty-five States has united with bust
ness men of New York city and formed
company similar in its plan to the celc-
brated Rochdale system in England, and
to the cooperative store of Utah. The
organization is called the National Com.
pany, and has large means.
at is the aim of the new organiza-
tiou," said Mr.. Crosse, "to buy out mer-
chant in every trade centre of importance,
stock him up with everything he wants
in the line Of general goods demanded
bv the farmers end make him local mana
ger of the concern. We have options
from business men in forty. one towns in
South Dakota, and work is still being
pushed along"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27

The project OF domsostioatiug the ST.

The project of DEMONSTRATING the ST.
berian reindeer in Alaska promises well,
thinks the BJston Transcript. Captain
Hcaly, of the revenue steamer Bear, pur-
chased several deer OF the Siberian ma.
tives during his recent cruise and
brought four to Alaska. There is little
doubt but that they will thrive, as the
moss unou which they feel is plentiful
in A!t,.;l, anl that climate IS almost
identical with that of Eastern Siberia.