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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-23

The Washington Star maintains that
the great problem of the centuries has
been transportation. From the dawn
of history man has struggled to get him
self and what he needs across rivers,
deserts, seas and oceans. 1t is a ques-
tion Of burden and, more than that, a
question Of ekill. Without means of
transportation nan would never have
been civilizel. AS tho older civiizl.
tions used the shoulders of the people
and the cruder forms of invention to
transport materials for temples and pal
aces, and the backs Of beasts of burden
for articles OF commerce, so more modern
civliz atoms with their increasing aud
higher wants have eventually, after
painful evolution, developed the steamer
and the railway. This very generation
itself has seen the beginnings Of the rail-
road as something more than local
feeder for local ports, aud the last saw
the trst locomotive draw the first train
OF cars. Much Of this almost incredible
progress has been witnessed in the Unitsi
States. According to Poor's Manual
there vas AT the close Of last year 170,
6O1 miles Of track or 43.6 per cent. oil
the worlds total with only one-slxth of
Europe's population. The value OF the
assets in 1899 was $l0,59O, sos, 900.
Railroads constitute the third industry of
the Unitc3 States, the first and second
being agriculture and manufactures.
These are facts that show the wonderful
development cf the latter part of tn.
nineteenth century.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-23
Apricot Paste.

Apricot paste, known as Kamar sY
Dine, is. together with dried apTioots,
one of the principal exports from Dama.-
Gus. The fruit, when gathered, is
crushed in kind of large iron wire
sieve, and the thick juice which results
from this operation is collected in earth.
en- vats, and then spread on planks COW
cred with layer of oil, where it ID
allowed to remain two days exposed to
the air. At tho expiration of this time
the paste is removed and turned. On
the fourth day the paste is again re.
moved, and it then has the appearance
OF a band Of leather, very thin, and Of
reddish-brown color, about yard and a
half long and half yard wide. This Is
the finest quality Of paste. The same
operation is repeated once Oh twice to
obtain second and third quality, each
time a little water being added to the
Iesiduum of the former operation. The
bands Of paste are then folded so as to
form bundles OF about five pounds weight,
. which are sold according to quality
Scientific American.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-23

The New York courts have Just rem
dered decision which, the Detroit Free
Press believes, will be of inestimable
value if it shall be accepted as a pre-
cedent in other States or even regarded
popularly in the light of warning. The
Women's Memorial Association having
decided to erect statue at the World 8
Fair to the late Mrs. Hamilton SCHUYLER
as Ga typical philauthropist," the family
begged the association to desist from its
fell design. The association persisting,
the family took the matter into court
and the association has heen -euininrd,
from carrying out its scheme. Inc
ground of the decision is that family
sensitiveness is entitled to consideration
and that nobody has the right, against
the family protest, to even do honor, or
what is intended as suci, to a deceased
member of the family.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-23
COLUMBIA CANAL IN A TANGLE
The States Sale of the Canal and the
Probable Results.

COLUMBIA, S. C.-The State of South
Carolina spent years of time and thousands
of money uild ng canal around the falls
atColumbia.
The primary object was, we believe,
to improve and extend navigation.
subsequently plans were changed, and
since the war the purpose has been to
develop water power and conduce to
the development of manufactures Sew
cral years ago the State grew tired of the
undertaking and sold out to the city ef
Columbia. About year ago the city ssld
out to one Eretus Flood and associat; S.
of New J. nglaud, the entire canal, fran
chises, privileges and immunities
But when Flood and his associates had
purchased the canal and settled for it,
they soon found that all available mill
sites were owned by local parties.
Amongst the responsibilities of the own
ers of tho canal was a statute compelling
its extension to CRANKY. Those leca!
parties who own the land between the
present terminus of canal and its pro-
posed lower terminus have been threat
ening to bring suit to compel the owners
to extend the canal through their lane to
CRANKY as required by law. But sud
denly it is found out that the State for
meIly owned all the land from the head
of the canal to CRANKY; that the State
never sold these lands but simply sold a
usufruc. interest in them till needed for
canal purposes. The present owners aver
their readine. to compile ihS canal to
CRANKY, but demand that they now need
the land, the title in fee simple for which
comes to them with their purchase of the
canal with call rights, privileges, i'm
munities, etca"
A week ag, be local land company
felt that they - the cana. owners bot
tied up. At e5sswiiting the canal own
ers have the VIII 9andc, if their ale
cations are true, "a the prospect Sfsa
big lawsuit is stf4situted for ColumbrS
immediate C prospSex of one or more larg
cotton factories.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-23

A Washington correspondent says:
The min:s will have plenty Of work dur.
ing the coming year, without any new
legislation to compel additional coinage.
The demand for the minor coins-the
bronze one cent pieces and the nickel
fives-continue to keep the Philadelphia
mint busy, Notwithstanding the coinage
OF about 80, 200, 900 of these pieces au-
nually for the past four years. Orders
for them continue to come in from the
various sub. treasures, and the mint at
Philadelphia is unable to catch up with
the olders. The constant expansion Of
the bkness of the country makes the
the dsnand growing one for this and
ali other forms OF money, and will prob
ably soon require more extensive coin
agc at the other mints. The mints ut
New Orleans and San Francisco, as we'll
as that Of Philadelphia, are worting
earnestly to recoin the worn subsidiary
silver which is carried on the treasury
books, into quarters and dimes. There
is no demand for the half dollar pieces,
and there arc plenty Of thcm in the
Treasury, besides the 10000, 900 OF
them which it is proposed to issue fol
the Worlds Fair. The coinage of silver
dollars has not entirely ceased; notwith-
standing the suspension of compulsory
coinage Ivy the silver act OF 1890 and the
decision of Secretary Foster not to coa-
tinuc the coinage OF S2,00o,0oo per
month without necessity. There is q
demand for a certain quantity of silver
each year when the crops are moved, ant
certain margin is also required at the
sub-treasurics to meet occasional de
mands and settle balances.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-23

The rapid growth Of tho habit Of So
3riety and temperance is, in the estima-
tlon of the Chicago Herald, one of the
characteristics Of the American railway
service, the use Of iuto4icants becoming
more aud more the exception. sltho ugh
: it is said to be the rule in the English
seEvice, y was subject for comment
IA an English railway publication receht-
ly that the 5000 lahorers employed in
changing the grade of the Great West
ern Railroad were not allowed to refresh
themselves during working hours with
anything stronger than, ysatmeal water.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-23
Yanderbllt's Way.

4 writer in the Figaro throws an In
teresting light upon Mr.. Vauderbilpsi
method of buying pictures. The mil
liouare, it seems; went once to Nelson
ier and asked him which of his works
was, in bis own opinion, his chef d'ouvre.
Meissonier answered.: "The Chess Play
ers." "Whom doeo it belong to7" was
Mr. Vanderbilt's next question. ITO
Herr Meyer, of Dresden" was the an
swer. That very night Mr.. Vanderbilt
dispatched secretary to Dresden, who
went straight to Herr Meyer and de-
manded to know his price. $50, ,000,"
replied the owner, thinking that he had
effcctualIy frightened his interrogation.
81 take it," aaid the secretary to the.
great astonisnment OF Herr Meyer, and,
take it he did.--Pall Mall Gazette.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-23
POLITICAL WORLD.
Candidates, Conventions. Nomina.
ti0ns. Elections.
All tho News Of Political Movements
Of tho -Four Parties.

Full returns from Vermont give Full.
Ter (Rep.) for Governor 80, 100; Smalley.
(Dem } 1885; Allen (Pro. 1850.
Judge Geo. T. Wetls was nominated
for Cove nor By the New Jersey Demo
cratic convention last Wednesday. in
spite OF his letter saying he would not
accept it. His friends have induced him
TO yield.
The Massachusetts Republican State
convention at Boston nominated by ac-
clam .tion for Governor, Lieut. Gov. Halle.
The Democrats of the Second Virginia
district at Norfolk nominated for Con
gress d. Gardner Tyler. of Charles City
county. The nominee is SON of ex.
President Tyler, and was born in the
White House.
The Democratic Congressional Con-
vention of the Ninth dis rict at Birming
ham, Ala, nominated Lewis w. Turpin
on the first ballot
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-23
THE CLYDE FACTION IN CONTROL
The Richmond ana ,Y.st Point Ter
minaPs Status Fixed.

FICnMoND, VA.-WP. Clyde anu those
in sympathy with him are now in full
control of the Richmond and West Point
Terminal Railroad and Warehouse CJm-
s.nny.
At the general meeting of the stock
holders the ticket proposed by what is
known as the calhoun faction" was de-
fcatcd as were also resolutions which Mr..
Pat Calhoun tri. d to have passed. Ever
since the meeting held here was called
there have been two committees at work
receiving proxies. The ooe headed by
Wm. e. Stron.s represented the Clyde
people and that of which Alex E. Or
was chairman represented the "Calhoun
fac ion To day the supporters Of Clyde
controlled 400, 1872 shares of stock, while
the other side had only about 17s,00)
shares to vote.
The meeting was called to order in the
Times Building at noon by w. G.. Oak
man, receiver Of the company, and i'm
mcdiatcly adjourned to the Exchange
Hotel. w. =. Clyde was made chair
man. The inspectors of the election
reported the following gentlemen had
received the vote of 400, 122 shares of
stock voted and they were declared
elected directors: VIM. E. Strong,
Geo. F. Stone, VIM. p. Clyde, ]. G.
McBeap, Alex s. VanNest, Thoma, F.
Ryan. Geo. Blagden, G. A. Law, r. G.
Erwin, w. II. Goadly, Jno. N Hutchin-
son, Jos Bryan, Edward Packard, Jno
A. Rutherfurd, r. S. Hayes, G. J. Gold,
Thos. Manson, Jr., and Chas. McGhee.
This was the ticket put up by the
Clyde faction. The names of the yer.
~ IN
given ont They received the vote, of
about 175, 900 shares.
The meeting adjourned to the 26th Of
Oc,obpr
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-23
WISE WORDS.

Womcn's jars make mems wars.
A woman's tears are fountain OF
craft.
The cunning wife makes her husband
her apron.
Women laugh when they can and weep
when they please.
Truth travels in slow boats while
hope and fear run IN slippers of light
ming.
In maturity reason sometimes builds 8
palace out Of the ruins which the passions
of youth have left.
A little depression is more favorable
to improvement than much complacency.
Better pass through life dro oping With
self-distrust than ri p along elated with
globule of gas in the brain.
Prejudice is intellectual and moral i'm.
purity disturbing the balance of our
faculties with a personal bias. 1t mixes
our ignorant error and wilful desire With
what should BIZ kept clean aud free foI
the truth.
DisagreeabIe duties arc better done
with quick resolve by generous impulse
Of devotion thar With careful deiibera.
ton by do2ged perseverance. Wber
one has to take an emetic it g great
economy to swallow it at one heroic gulp
and not dribble it down in sgccessss;T;
disgusts:
Rectltude Is the normal condition for
religious peace; certitude the normal
condition for intellectual contontment.
Rectituds is the regulation OF personal
conduct by the standard Of universal
good. Gertrude is the conplaccnt re-
pose OF the mind in conscious union witt
Its object.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-23
Build Canning Factories.

While the past season has not been al
together favorable for the farmers and
Gamers in Botctourt county, Va, the
latter have found a stronger demand and
reader sale for their output than was ex :
pcctcd. Altogether over 5000 cases of
canned corn, tomatoes and okra will be
made In the county by some forurteen
Gamers. This industry seems to have
taken good hold whcIcvcr tired ind
should become mere general. 1t is a
benefit to the farmer and TO the town
in which it is located.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-23
Flimsy Structures aud Earthquakes.

Careful studies made OF the results OF
the big earthquake OF last April Ia
Sacramento Valley Of California demon
slrate clearly that the buildings which
had deep aui firm foundations were un-
injured while those adjoining which had
shallow foundations were totally
wrecked. Bricks taken from scores OF
shattered houses showed that they were
laid dry with mortar that contained =
very small percentages OF cement tosand.
New York Tribune.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-23
"Guilty, But Drunk

NASHVILLE, TENN.-Tho case of 10.
seph Smith and J. II. Lockhart, sheriff
and deputy sheriff of Warren county
Ala ch"rged with the larceny of 81, OOo
worth Of diamonds from New York
drummer, while in Nashville were "nolI.
ed" in the criminal court The defe nd
ents admitted their guilt, but said the
robbery was committe while they were
in drunken frenzy.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-23
North Carolina Schools.

RALEIGH, N. G. The annual report
of the State Superintendent of Public
Instruction was made public. The re-
ceipts were s775, 45o; the expenditures
$761, 900 OF the latter, $4,000 were
for white tuition and s50, ,00o for the
school houses; $104, 900 for the colorcd
tuition and $21 900 for the school houses.
The receipts are the largest on record,
being $8l 600 greater than last year.
The reports show that there are 3S6, coo
white and $4,000 coloicd children Of
school age; total, sos, 900 1he value of
school property is SO 200, and $3.50
schools were in opcratioi.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-23
Goaded School Boy Avenges Himself

A Vienna cablegram says: At Tarnpo), in
Austriaa GalIicia,a school boy named
Schwedt, exasperaed beyond endurance
by the harshncss with which he had bee
treated by Prof. Glowacki, sh It the pro-
f,ssor dead as he was leaving the clsss
room. Glowacki was noted for his severe
trea ment of the children under his charge.
,Schwedt then shot himself through the
head, dying ins antly
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-23
A Freight Train Kills Them Bot h.

LYNcHBURG, VA.-Frank Martin, OF
Lynchburg, and Joseph VanCleves, of
Lexington, Va, both in the employ of
VIM. Snead & Co., contractors of this
city, were s!rnck and instantly killed by
a freight train near Greenway, station
on the c. & o. railroad. The remains
of-the unfortunate men were brought here.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-23

There are four times as many words in
our language as there are in toe French
and, yet, philolog;st estimates that the
coinage of new words in our tongue
igoes on at the rate of one hundred annu.
ollu
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-23

Director Leech, of Washington, has or
dercd from the Philadelphia Mint, in
addition to large orders Of small coins,
200, COO new half dollars for circulation
in Washington during the veterans en-
campme t. Treasurer Nebeckcr is also
prepared with large orders of small notes.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-23

The coal mines Of Fienu. les-Mo In
Belgium, are of great depth, and
recent survey has shown that rch veins
OF coal exist at depth Of 1900 metres,
--h'"h aie to he worked ip future. -
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-23
CHOLEKA INNEW YORK.
The Dreaded Disease Within The
Citadel.
A Number Dead and More Stricken
Precautionary Measures
Taken.

NEW YORK CRY. Five deaths in
this city from Asiatic cholera were an.
nouneed by the Board of Health. This is
the list OF those known TO have died of
Asiatic cholera:
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-23

Telegraphie Dispatches From Many
Points Of Interest.
The Fields of Virginia, North and
South Carolina Carefully
Cleaned For News.
VIRGINIA.

A rat flooded the office of the Peoples
Bank at Charlottesville. aud drowned it
self by guawing ahole in a lead water
pipe.
Thirteen Syrian immigrants, holding
first class tickets for Suffolk, Va, via
Norfolk, were stopped ut Cape Charles
and turned back to New York whence
they came.
A carload Of Norton's Virginia and
Ives wine, nearly 5000 gallons, was ship
ped last week from Charlottesville to New
York by the Monticcl o Wine Company
DR.. Taylor, who WAS sentenced in
Wise county to death fJsY numbering the
Mullins family, has been taken to Lynch
burg to avoid lynching.
A rule has been granted by the Court
of Apr rcals against the town council Of
West Point, to show cause why they arc
not in contempt in refusing to assess
property of the Richmond s. Danville
Railroad Company u. that point.
Bees arc reported to be dying in Char
lottc county for want Of blossoms, result
ing from the severe drought.
A b. Clay, of Chesterfield county, has
oo his farm a stalk of corn fifteen feet
thee inches high He is going to send
it to the State Exposition. 1t is the
tallest stalk Of corn ever rsiscd in that
COun"y
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-23
NORTH CAROLINA.

Hon. Donald MacRae, of Wilmington
died Thursday at Lcuoir. He was
director Of the North Carolina and Will.
lington and Weldon railroads.
Winston's fifth tobacco warehouse was
opened.
Revenue officers have seized big gov
ernment distilery in Yadkin, county,
owned by A. E. Shore 1t was for vio-
la ion of the law. The plant is annouuc
cd to be sold.
Gov. Holt was absent from Raleigh
during the Stevenson reception, attend
ing the burial at Reidsville of Mrs
Williamson, his wife's sister.
Raleigh ladies gave festival last
elk to aid the Confederate monument,
ard raised 5000.
Mrs. Virginia Madison has boen jailed
in Tarboro on the charge OF killing the
newborn child of her daughter. Rosa.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Charleston has quarantined against
New York
Two terrific cyclones passed through
Ncwbcrry county last week, destroying
mach property.
Inco. ID. Jcrvcy, veteran merchant
and prominent man, OF Charleston, died
last week. The ilgs of the city wer
lowered to half mast as mark of mourn.
ing.
In the second Democratic primary of
the Second. Congressional district Talbert,
(llliancc) defeated Tillman.
Attorney General McLaurin is proceed
ing against several phosphate companies
;or selling fertilizers, analysis of which
by the state, showed to be one half sand
A Sumter company is the first on the list
The Crcosotc Lumber s. Construction
Co. of Fernando. Fla, isengaged on an
order for creosoting 100000 feet of ycl
low pine and 6O,G0l feet of oak, to bc
used in the construction of the govern.
mcut drydock at Port Royal, 8. G.
OTHER STATES.
MsNTGoMERY, ALA.-Thomas H.
Watts, Ex-Governor of Alabama, and At
torney General in the Confederate cabinet
died here at 3 o'clock Friday morning
after several weeks illuess.
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THE DRAn.


Each has been reported by the attend.
ing physician rs suspicious, but no no.
ttce was given out until the nature of tho
disease had been definitely determined
BY meteorological examination, which
delayed announcement Of the presence of
cholera.
In but one case is thesea clue to tho
possible origin of the disease Four
Hungarian immigrant, who arrived from
Antwerp on the Friesland on Aug. 30
lived for several days in the house where
Minnie Levinger died on Sunday. None
OF the Friesland's passengers were i'll, but
the vessel was disinfccted aud detained
ABOUT forty hours.
The city authorities express confidence
that they will be able to keep tho disease
from spreading, and the announcement
OF it's presence in the city does not seem
to have created public alarm.
The health inspectors have reported
another case of cholera. The victim,
Mary Counoly, 16 years old, residing at
092 Second avnue, has been removed to
the st. Johu's Guild Floating Hos ospital
at tho foot Of East 10th street. Two sus-
pected cases wero found in Brooklyn.
Ayoung German girl, whose name could
not be learned, residing at SO State street,
was onA, ~Ad 2is... o. n-.;--Li.sss.f-=sc.-A
Ninth street Williamsburg, tho other.
The German girl died in few hours.
She had been in this country since last
February.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-23

Chicago brewers have formed &c..
900, 900 combine to purchase local
saloons.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-23
QL. xxIIL NEW SERIES

Three patents on electric locomotives
ana electric railway systems, applica-
lions Tor which have been filed since
June Sd, 1880, have just been issued to
Thomas A. Edison.
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ASIATTC CHOLERA.
ITS ORIGIN, METHODS OF PRE-.
VENrON AND TREATMENT
= 'ow Cholera Germs May Be Extir.
pated-lmportancs Of tho Diet
ana OF Cleanliness In and
About tho House.

TZROM pamphlet upon Asiatic
X. cholera, Issued for free circula
ton by DR.. L. II. Harris, oil
Pittsburg, Penn, we mako tho
following extracts concerning the dis.
ease, Its prevention and proper methods
OF treatment:
|<n "Wood's Practice OF Medicine,
1855, " we read that although long known
In India, the cholera first began to at.
tract the attention of the medical pro-
icssion generally in the year 1917, when
It broke out as an epidemic with great
violence In Bengal aud then commenced
the fearful march which did not cease
until it had encircled the globe.
When DR.. Wood wrote, in 1854, there
seemed to be great uncertainty in the
minds OF the medical profession and
much diversity Of opinion as to the ma
ture OF the specific cause OF the disease.
Even at that early date the "germ
theory" though not understood as now,
was vaguely limited at by moro than one.
On thus question DR.. Wood writes,
"some have been disposed to refer the
results to invisible animalcules" and
while admitting that many circumstances
tend to show that such theory 10 with.
In the bounds Of reasonable proba-
bility, adds, "still it must be confessed
that the opinion is without proof; rs
these animalcules havo never been de.
tected."
1t has been reserved for medical
scientists of our own day aud within tho
past ten or twelve years to develop and
prove the so.called germ theory, ard 1t
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OTHER STATES.

MsNTGoMERY, ALA.-Thomas IL.
Watts, Ex-Governor of Alabama, and At
torney General in the Confederate cabinet
died here at 3 o'clock Friday morning
after several weeks illuess.