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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-04-02
M. A. THON,
Merchant \ Tailor,
237 N. SECOND STREET,
MINI,
SALTWATER.

1t needs but a moments study to conceive of the
great power thus vested in one man. By virtue
of the laws governing feudal proprietors he could
levy a system of fines. If dependent proprietor
died. the costiest piece of personal property went
to the lord of the manor. or if one Of his vassals
wished to marry, sum of money must be paid to
gain his consent. He could live life of rapine
and not be deemed unworthy of the exalted place
he occupied. In measure he stood as pro.
tector to his dependents but at the same time
they the victims of his cupidity and his ava
rice ***
To enter into detailed description of the feu.
dial system as a legal institution in England would
necessitate a very exhaustive paper. ALI that can
be mentioned in this, are the fundamental prin-
ciples of land rights effected byt. In its incep
ton feudal proprietor only held his tenure dur
ing his own lfe and at his death his possessions
reverted to the crown. The spirit of humanity
that bears the desire to have ones children in.
herit their lands was recognized by Charlemagne
in whose time feudal tenures were made heredi
tary. The inherent characteristics of the system
was to concentrate lands into heads of families,
which was notrecognized under the Roman laws
In the days of Alodial tenures, the land was di.
vided equally amongst all the heirs. 1t is there
fore due to the feudal laws that the system of en-
tail, so long practiced in England and Scotland,
was established.
The constitution of land rights and the system
of conveyancing in Great Britain, is founded on
these feudal laws. We see BY the Roman law that
a land-holder owed no allegiance or homage to
superior in order to retain possession, whereas by
the feudal system the sovereign is the only one
who possesses real property Independent of any
claims due superior. In Great Britain to-day
land cannot be conveyed in fee.simpe except in
two instances. The crown is still recognized as
the only original proprietor of all the lands.
In Ireland we the great struggle for free.
dom from the yoke of injustice practiced by
wealthy and INSCRIPTIONS landowners whose
right of possession is founded the principles of
feudalism established ten centuries ago. In this
country where absolute freedom reigns. one is en-
abed to exercise his free will as to the dispo-
stion of, and the acquiring of real property, and
we are indeed glad an American Nation to re-
alize that feudalism is not recognized in our
system of land laws. ]. ]. B.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-04-02
For The Mirror.
Gleanfngs.

UlcanlnSSs
Avoid the man who never smiles.
Oil and truth get uppermost at last.
The characteristic of herOism is it's per.
sistency.
Night brings out stars. as sorrow shows
us truth.
The first test of a truly great man is his
humility.
Every man is quotation from all his
ancestors.
Adversely borrows it's sharpest sting from
Impotence.
The consciousness of duty performed
gives us music at midnight.
Ability involves responsibility. Power,
to it's last particle, is duty.
The most profitable and praiseworthy
genius in the world. is untiring industry.
Every great and commanding movement
in the history of the world is the triumph
of enthusiasm.
Words are like leaves; and where they most
abound,
Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27
4 CuriOus italian Custom.

"At the far end of Naple>, says the
Crioiic E,i2a anI TimzS, ''lies the
Churcl o. Santa Maria Aunt,ata, which
once year, Oh the day OF Our LAZY,
wakes up into a brief life and excite
meat. In a silent row, before the high
altar, kuccl thirty girls, all in black gar
mentS, with folded hands, aul eyes iixel
on the picture OF the Madonna before
them. These lrc orphans from the nciga-
boring orphan iSylum; and once year
ali those who lave reached the age OF
eighteen are !1-sogttrt here TO the church.
and may be chosen in marriage by any
honest man whose papers are in order
and whose character is good. At the
door leading to the saCristy leans grey
headed priest, the head oi the asylum.
BY aud by man makes his way from
the back OF the church aud hands him il
little packet Of papers. These the priest
reads carefully, and being evidently sat
sticd ,hc gives back tho papers, and leafs
the candidate toward tie Tow o. girls.
All eyes are liked more stcadtaStly than
ever on the altar, all thc!r hands are
claspei tighter together, their faces turn
a shade paier, their hearts beat quicker
as the young man walks slowly along the
row. Az last he stops. His choice l.
made. He stretches ont his haad Will
a little smile. TIC girl rises, puts h2l
hand into thls of tn" stranger, and to
gethcr they Gisapp"W II into the sncrlsty
The ice he'ng - hrpNel o,.2r SuisD@
come Gorwa2t~SSSS-
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27

Big, but bad
the old-fashioned pill. Bad TO
take, and bad to have taksn.a In
efficient, too. It's only temporary
relief you can get from it.
Try something better. With DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets the benefit
is lasting. They cleanse and regu-
late the liver, stomach and bowels.
Taken in time, they prevem trouble.
IN any case, they cure it.
And they cure it easily, they're
mild and gentle, but thorough and
effective. There's no disturbance
to the system, diet or occupation.
One tiny, sugar coated Pellet for
laxative three for a cathartic.
Sick and Bilious Headache, Consti-
patton, Indigestion, Bilious Attacks,
and all arrangements Of the liver,
stomach and bowels are promptly
relieved aud permanently cured.
They're purely vegetable, per-
fectly harmless, tho smallest, and
tho easiest to--stalse--- b,t---h -hAsixlos
that, they're the cheapest pill you
can buy, for they're guaranteed to
give satisfaction, or your money is
returned. You pay only for the
good YOU get. This is true only
Of DIR. Piercc's medicines.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27
Goal EjcSi.ht OF Indians.

DI. l.. Webster Fox is of the opinion
tna; '@vN"" races possess the perception
oI c"lor to Il greater degree than do
civilized races. In Il lecture lately de
livcrc'l before the Franklin Institute,
philaIrlphia, hr state / that he had lust
COnC,iCd an examination of $50 Indian
children, of whom 100 were boys. Had
he selected 100 whit" boys from various
part, oI the l.ui;cl States, he would have
iounu AT least tive OF them color blind :;
among the lndiau boy he did not dis.
cover II aiu,ic case ot color blindness
Somc years ago he cXamincl 25O Indian
boys, and found two cpluv blind, very
low percentage whca com pared with the
whites. Among the lndiau girls he did
not tud ANY. Considering that only two
females IN every l0O) amoag whites are
color bllul, he doe, 10. thiuk it surpris
inw thtl l." dh,l not find any examples
among the INDIAN girls. - Scientific
-imcr.un'.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27
Milan Is to Have 100000 Year

4 Vienna CahIc%ram says: The agree.
mcnt between cN King Milan Of Scrvia,
and tn" Regency. has u en- made public.
Milan. VIII had a lcvcrSiumary interest in
the throne, in Tie event of anything hap
pcniu" to his son. King Alexander. re
ncuncrS all his rights, including his
rights to interfere with the cdu alton of
Alexander, for the sum of 1000. 600
francs II year. This amount is more than
the whole civil list of the kinwdom for
the support Of royalty has heretofore been,
and it is believed thee viii be a serious
protest in the SkupChira
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27


Are not caught I'm cistern: yet how many
men are spending their time day after day
fishing in a rain barrel. The man who works
month in and month out few acres OF
ground. trying TO make IL prOduc" enough to
support nrelf and family. when common
sense ahd his past experience tell him il
won't do II, il ono Ot them. The man who
works year after year in u shop ut so
month, when his family expenses are S3!, is
another. My friend, YOU cannot buckle
seven and half foot saddle girth around an
eight loot horsc-you cannot bring the ends
together and keep them there without killing
the animal. II your income * not large
enough to keep You and your family, or if YOU
want to save money ana can't do il on your
present salary write to IL. +. Johnson x Co..
kichmond, Va, and they will show you how
to aid 80 or SD month to il; or il you can
give them all of your inc they will put you
III position to establish n paying business of
your own where YOU can make from Sl0D To
500 per month. Don't wait To turn it over in
your mind II few days. "Procrastination is
the thief of time" and many golden oppor-
Elnlty slips from our grasp forever through
the want OF promptness. w them at once.
SIR JOHN MAcpoNALD's estate is valued
ct 500 O0Q
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27
The LoreH Safety.

NEW BICYCLE WHICH THE PUBLIC LAKES.
while thousands within the last decade
nave enjoyed the sport OF cycling, the fact y
nevertheless obvious that many thousa nds
more have been deferred from enjoying IL In
consequence OF the high prices demanded for
areally good wheel.
IL remained for the John =. Lowell Arms
company OF Boston to change this state of af-
Ialrs. IL Was last year that the public first be-
came aware that here was new low-priced
satety bicycle on the market. n wheel strictly
hIgh grade, and ,quai i'm every particular To-
any manufactured In America or Europe. As
previous to this all manufacturers had
charged Neiy large price for n hrst-class
Wneel, The John Il. Lowell Arms Company Is
therefore the first house that has ever offered
thc pubhc such n wheel at n price hat does
not place IL beyond the reach OF the average
PERSONS purse. The company that manufac-
lures This wheel uhe Lowell Diamond Safety
Ii one oi The oldest OF all the manufacturing
ana mel camille houses in New England, hav-
ing been cSto blished in 1870.
, besiueS Dclng now one of the leading bicycle
Irins IN the United State, the John l.. Lowell
Arms Company Is and has been for years n
Weii-known manufacturer and dealer in fire
afnlS ana sport ing goods Of every description.
oh june lj OF last year, the nTm celebrated
IT'S nan iI-century anniversary. The founder OF
thls enterprising house, Mr.. John l.. Lowell,
allnough over 20 years OF age, il still an i'm
famed house.
A NEW Tennessee law prohibits Sunday
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27
WISE WORDS.

Every man is sone kind Of coward.
No mau is who knows himself proud.
Any WORK Is hard work to lazy man.
The cross can only bs seen from Q
cross.
Every good man builds his own monu.
ments.
Evil .t:,! a..1as .n. violent man, to
overthrow him.
There is nothing saider on earth than
an unhappy child.
looks the siveeessts
- Bcwars OF people who do not love
children and flowers.
Troubles will run when you look them
squarely in the face.
People do not grow into grace by look.
ing ut the faults ut others.
A woman can be more dangerous on q
bicycle than when she thro Ss at hens.
The sun did IA good deal Of shining be-
fore there was anybody here to notice it.
The lay is always written on stone,
but grace comes to ns through a loving
heart.
The man VINO undertakes, to get rich
at the expense of his conscience will find
that he cant do it.
You can tell what kind Of spirit
there is in man by the way he treats
woman.
Thcrci is no bigger coward anywhere in
the world than the man who Is afraid to
do right
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27
A Missing New Orleans Paying
Teller.

New ORLEANS, la, special. &c. J.
Wagatha, paying teller of the Trading
Bankof this city, disappeared yesterdayand
has not been seen since Thcrcwas reason to
believe that his accounts were short and
an examination made shows that he had
taken So, 500. IL is supposed that he
stole some of the money month ago,
and, expecting that an examination Of
his accounts would be made soon. helped
himself to &c, ,O09 more and left for Mex
leo WaGatha is only "a years old and
OF good family.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27
Maryland's New Senator.

WAsHINGroS, ID. c., Especial. Coy
e'nor jackson, OF Maryland, orallr tend
crei TO ex-RePtesentatiTe Charles b. Glib
SOD; ia this city, his appointment to
be United States Senator from MARYLAND
until the Iegis,:.::::.. miIs the vacancy
caused by the. death of Senator Wilson.
Gibson accepted the offer and his formal
appointment is expected in due course.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27

Whether on pleasure bent o. business should
take on every trip IA bottle of Syrup Of Figs rs
IL acts most Pleasantly and cirrctually on the
kidncNs, liver and buwc!s, preventing fevcrs
headaches and other forms of .i"kncs- For
sal" in Joc. and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27
pENay r. MRS. DAVIS.

1E-WsF
A Rich H. Newspaper Suggests
ThsN i witiouthern States
eassii the Plan.
,.lsao E,oHs sea q tspeeihl,MI' Mr. w;a Jsi,
ME Davi{ are ftity today for Mem
phis. ~ shSr. I'd Dispatch, in an
editorisy N fise; ~. avis says: s'The
southertac< . &heri& y to vote pension
:, To- 81, sf avis, and Virginia
ing but fsfs sud proper that We should
put her on1he same footing that the Gov
ernment places TIE widows Of its Presi-
dents. The duty devolves upon the
States that composed the Coniedcracy.
as the Confejeracy is thing of the past.
1t cannot bc u very costly precedent for
us, inasmucS as there will never be anoth-
or ConfedeIify; therefore never another
widow Of jCoDfeGerate President"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27

LADIES nec,linG tonic, or children who
want building up, should take Browns Iron
Bitt"rS. II iS plcasant tn take, cures Malaria,
Indigestion. Bilio isuc,s an Liver Com
plants, makes the Blood rich and pure.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27

4 NEW excitement for Oklahoma is sup
pied by the discovery of gold-Scaring quartz
ut Chandler.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27
The Dakota Wheat Blockade.

iirNoS, :. d., special The South
Dakota railroad commissioners were in
session here dcvi,ing means to relieve the
grain blobkadc. that has been increasing
~ magnitude for the last two weeks. The
storm delayed thrcshing, and farmers
h'y" taken advau'ngc "f the opportunity
t" h'yc thrir glain To market. filling the
"i''At"is. warehouses and sheds on all
the railroad lines with wheat.
Rev. NJ. j. SAVAGE, oi Eprpn. tc'le
his congre CATION ,lat til" petite C,!as
is now the stronghold 0! Cai:a,mni,n.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27
::
Flower

Perhaps you do not believe these
statements concerning Green's Au-
gust Flower. Well, we can't make
you. We can't force conviction in
to your head or med
Doubling icine into your
throat. We don't
Thomas. want to. The money
is yours, and the
misery is yours; and until you are
willing to believe, and spend the one
for the relief Of the other, they will
stay SO. John H. Foster, 1922
Brown Street, Philadelphia, says:
my wife is little Scotch woman,
thirty years Of age and of a naturally
delicate disposition. For five or six
years past she has been suffering
from Dyspepsia. She
Vomit became so bad at last
that she could not sit
Every Meal. down to meal but
she had to vomit it
as soon as she had eaten it. Two
bottles of your August Flower have
cured her, after many doctors failed.
She can now eat anything, and enjoy
it; and as for Dyspepsia, she does not
know that she ever had it." q
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27

More thun two hundred ditlc' Vt
courses oi instruction are offered liaryi:!
students this year.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27

MANY persons are broken down from over
work or hOu .ch"ld cares. Browns Iron Bit
tcrs rchui d, th" sNstcm, ii / digestion, lc-
moves excess of bile. uud cures niaiarit. y
spcndid tonic for women AMI Uhi!dicn.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27

KANSAS CITY is promised leo ut Ave cents q
hundred, as result of competition.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27

FITS stopped fee hy DIR. KLINE's GREAT
NERVE REsrORER. No fits after first day 8
use Maj ,elcus cures. Trsatie and 81 trial
bottle free. DR.. Kline, e3l ArchSt. Fhiia Pa
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27

TuERE is an epidcmic OF forgery and coin.
ing in Germany.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27

AMEElCAN.MADE shotguus are greatly in
d. uInnI u'vOal
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27
Big Fish

A NEW Tennessee law prohibits Sunday
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27

"h Txi2UE CoESFn or THE EARTH."-Chas Dudley
Warner writes Of Coronado Beach Calif Hotel del
Coronado, Largest seaside resort hotel In the world
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27
TOtirtsts.

SIR JOHN MAcDoNALD's estate is valued
1T $40 00Q
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27
Catarrh
Hoods SarSa pariIIa

As remedy for CItnrrh Is vouchcd for ny man,
people il has cured y. u. he sure to get Hoods.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-20

~ OOK.-By Protestant COOK; understands
~ game, meats, poultry, desserts; al kinds
OF pain and fancy cooking willing 90 do
coarse washing; moderate wage; city or
country god references. Mrs. COLLIER,
% West 23d-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-20
for 5alr.

y ESTABLISHED cabinet and wVud.
\ vorking shop. with machinery, &c, ~
aoinr order: has regular trade will sell
fS so,, GOOD r asons for selling. Address
M GQN s. Tribune Oihcs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-20

:. XCIFNT folding harpstchord. a De BE,
n Man mechanical plauo, old violin ana
.ot6er musical instrumtnts. Address Vol
If(arOR." Tribune once.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-26
Fishing for a Gander.

A man who was caught i'll the act of
skinning a neighbours sheep, covered
his embarrassment by declaring that
no sheep could bite him and live. The
logic of this is equaled by that of a
Yankee soldier who once had a mar
row escape from an enraged gander.
The men OF certain Maine regiment
which was in the enemy's country in
1862, considered the order "no forag-
ing an additional and uncalled-for
hardship. One afternoon about dusk
a soldier was seen beating a rapid re-
treat from the rear of farm house
near by, closely pursued by a gander
with wings outspread, whose feet
seemed scarcely to touch the ground,
and from whose beak issued a success
sion of angry screams. The fugitive
was not treasured by the cry of the
gander's owner: "Hold on, man, hold
on He won't hurt youl"
"Call off your ganderl Call him Off
shouted the fleeing soldier. Neither
man nor gander stopped until inside
the camp-lines, when the soldiers
friends relieved him of his fierce pur-
suer with the aid of the butt of n
musket. "Did that gander think ard
live?" the soldier exclaimed, as he
surveyed the outstretched bird; but
he said nothing of the baited hook
with cod.line attached, which might
have thrown light on the unfortunate
gander's strange actions.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-26
EARLY RAlLROADING.
The Engineers Run Their Trains to
suit Themselves.

The Engineers Run Their Trains to
suit Themselves.
When railroads were first introduce
ed the engineers, as we call them-or
the engine drivers, as they are called
in England-ran their trains al
most as they liked, making up time
when they had fallen behind, picking
up such information as they could as
to the state of the track ahead OF
them, and for the most part plungihg
ahead with their machines without
much more than q surmise whether
they should bring up at their destina-
ton or at the bottom OF some high
embanlSment.
Some of the results of this want of
system would have been amusing if
they had not been disastrous. Mr..
Laurence Oliphant, an English travel
er and author, tells in one of his
books q rather grim story of q trip
which he made by rail, in 1855, from
Chicago to New York. Over part of
the distance the train made the eX-
traordinary speed, for that time, of
fifty miles an hour, and presently it
ran off the track.
Fortunately, the cars were imbed-
ed in a soft clay ditch, and no one
was seriously hurt; and in the midst
OF the connection, Mr.. Oliphant says
he heard the engineer thus admonish
the switchman, whose careleSSneSs
had caused the accident;
Nov. Tom, this is the third time
you've forgot to set that switch, and
/ the last time there was twenty people
went under and the rest was bruised
SO mind what you're about, and
4 don't forget that switch again, for il
/ YOU do I'll tell the boss.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-26

as hereditary as consumption, quite as
common and fully as fatal. Entire
families, inheritins it from their
ancestors. have died, and yet none OF
the number knew or realized the mys-
terious power which was removing
them. Instead of common symptoms
it often shows none whatever, but
brings death suddenly. from convul-
sions, apoplexy, or heart disease. AS
one who has suffered, and knows by
bitter experience what he says, / i'm
plore every one who reads these words
not to neglect the slightest symptoms
OF kidney difficulty. No one can afford
to hazard such chances.
l make the foregoing statements
based upon facts which l can substan-
tiate to the letter. The welfare of
those who may possibly be sufferers
such as was, is an ample inducement
for me to take the step have, and if
l can successfully warn others from
the dangerous path in which | once
walked, am willing to endure all pro-
fessional and personal consequences
j. b. HENION, NJ. d.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Dec. so.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-26

'fhs Poison OF Toad and SaInmianderu
A recent microscopical study by
Herr Schultz has revealed two kinds
of glands-mucus and poison--in tho
skin OF toads and salamanders The
mucous glands are numerous over tho
whole body; but the poison glands are
on the back and limbs. in groups about
the cars and, in the salamander. at
the angle OF the jaw. The mucus
glands are spherical, and appear clear
and CLASSY; while the poison glands
are oval, much larger and have a
dark granular look. The mucus has
no special smell. nor bitter or acid
tastes. On stimulating the poison
glands electrically, the corrosive liquid
is spurted out by the salamander in u
fine jet often foot long, but from the
toad it exudes less promptly, and SPAR
ingly in drops.