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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-09-01

entiy. Use uonc nad nc Uicsscu pr1p-
lego oh looltin' on de face Of Mis- Mar
gets chile once mo-, an now Use ready
10 die. Dis is sholy de hnppiest day OBJ
my life, honey, case when | seed yo'
dat day wallSin' off down de road dar,
widout frien' in de worl, ! thinks !
nebcr sec yo' no mo-. OATS been a long
time, chile, but aint never forgot yo',
nary day In all dem ycahs, and many
and many is de time Use cried bout 20,
wondcrin' whar yo' was an how yo'
was comm on, an a grievin' for fear
yo' was unhappy or daid But Dress
dc Lawd, yo's done come back"
Eyes, Aunt Mary, I've come back, and
I'm not dead was unhappy great
deal after I left here, and ! suffered
very much, but the Lord protected me,
and now am very happy. | have n
good husband who loves me dearly, and
who makes II the study Of his life TO nd.
vance my happiness. have some little
children, too, four Of them, and they
arc sources Of the greatest enjoyment;
and have n good home and all the
comforts and pleasures that love can
conceive and wealth buy. ! am con.
tented and satisfied, Aunt Mary, and !
want nothing TO complete my happi.
ness"
Dress de Iawd." she calculated, with
an earnest fcrvor Then after a long
pause she asked: "What ! done tolc
go long time ago, honey? What done
say to yo' bout the little jot gittin
on top2 Yo' member dat, don't yo'?'
"Ycs, remember"
AN it's done come 10 pass, honey
knowcd II would. ease dc good Lawd
ain goin' to see de righteous suffer
forcbcr; an He's goin to TEX kccr oh dc
weak an fricnlCss. tell go, honey,
dnr's been some mighty won'crful
changes hcah, an dem as once sailed
pow'ful high come mighty low"
Aunt Mary" asked after u pause
would you like to live with mc?"
What dat? Would like to lib wild
yo' did yer axe"
Eyes Would you?"
"Lawd in Ilcabrn, chile, why'n't 20
rs II IA ike to 60 to glory2 Co'sc I'd
iil,r to lih wil so an II could I'd b,
&c nhpIll'hl blt no Nbuhb ulBBhh tuci
dis worr had In IT,"
"Well, you're going TO live with me,
Aunt Mary, all the rest Of your days"
Dress Gawd, brcss de Lawd," she
cried, then. too full to say more, she
broke down and wcpt tears OF real joy.
So my story draws 10 u close. There
is nothing more 20 add save that am a
contcntcd wife and mother, having, II
sometimes seems 10 me, more than my
share Of this worlds blessings. have
great comfort in my husband, who is
daily winning luurcls from the world,
praises and blessings from the poor and
oppressed, and II stronger and deeper
hold on my affections. | have a joy,
too, In my children, who are growing u
be noble men and women, and who,
am sure, will never allow their hearts
To grow away from their parents who
have nurtured them in kindness and
love. have the consciousness of know.
ing that have always tried To live q
just, Christian life, and try to npprc.
ciate the blessings enjoy What more
can ! say thun that | am very, very
happy; and that my heart has never
outgrown It's sympathy for the poor,
the struggling, the homeless, the
fricndless whose sufferipgs have felt
and known.
tTHE END.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-09-01

a TREASURED TWIo.
How Longfoilow Rewarded u hoy for Re-
citing One OF Ills Poems.

How Longfcllow Rewarded u hoy for Re-
citing One OF Ills Poems.
Four Boston men had a little supper
at the Quincy house two or three nights
ago. Towards midnight the epidemic
of rctrospcction broke ont among them,
says the Boston Herald.
One told queer story Of an cncoun-
ter with the mayor OF n southern city,
another gave his strange experience in
the far west, and another described n
funny encounter with a senator at a
western capital.
The fourth was n foreigner, who came
TO this country about n dozen or more
years ago, engaged in business and has
prospcrcd steadily ever since. lie suid
that he could tell n story of himself that
would beat all the other records His
had been unique experience, such as
no other man had known, and he in
sisted that his friends should come to
his house, late as 1t was, and hear all
about II.
When the midnight Journey had been
made, and the friends were comfort
ably settled with cigars alight, the host
said:
"Whcn ! first came to this country
was n grecnhorn fresh from old Ireland
NV first home was with friends at Cam
bridge In one OF my walks, before |
had been here week, | came across u
queer, old.fashioned house that inter
cstcd me immensely. | described IL TO
my friends, md found that ii was the
home Of the poet Longfcllow. That in-
creased my interest, raw lad that was.
"The next day | went ngain to the
queer house, and stood gawkily looking
at il and ut the old gentleman sitting in
the yard. ! stared so long that the old
gentleman noticed 1t, and, coming mp to
the fence, asked me what was looking
at. | told him that wanted to SEQ the
man who lived there, because | had
read his works In the schools of Ire
land.
1.-THE old gentleman asked me what
knew about Longfcllow's writings, and
| told him that knew enough OF one
poem TO repeat every word of II.
when he heard that he asked me to
come into the house and recite IL t.
him. ! went in and repeated THE VII
lnge Blacksmith without mahinga mis-
take. That pleased my listener, and
putting on his hat, he asked me to wall
with him. lie said that should have
something that many people had asked
for and tried in vain to get,
"lle stopped under big tree and said
This is the tree under which that poem
you repeated was written. The villag'
smithy was under this tree
"rhen the aged poet marched up, an,
with his own hands broke off n brancl
Of that famous tree and gave II to me,
The host went TO a chest, and, taking
from it a withered relic, said;
"Hentiemen, here is that branch"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-09-01
Children Cry for
Pitchers CastoFla.

Ripans Tabules a family remedy.
Ripans Tabules cure scrofula.
Ripans Tabules prolong life.
Ripans pabules pleasant laxative,
RiPans TaUules are always ready.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-09-01
Protection and Agriculture.


Our American policy Of protection
was inaugurnted by farmers for the
special benefit Of farmers.
The first congress- which framed the
first tariff, was composed for the most
part of farmers, and it was signed by
farmer president-George Washington.
These men felt the need OF protection
in order to create a home market for
their products.
They had all the farmers they
wanted, but were suffering for nom
agricultural population TO buy what
they raised.
They could not sell their wheat and
vegetables 10 one another.
From the first our tariff system has
depended for its maintenance in every
election on farmers votes They re-
membered how wretched they were
when all were agriculturists and how
protection brought them relief exactly
as the trainers of the first tariff had
predicted.
So nothing has ever been able to
wean the American farmer from his
love for Washington's and lIamilton's,
and Jefferson's and Madison's protec-
tive policy. And the free trade "re-
former is unable to do so to-day.
Farmers see the land of Virginia,
which has few factories, selling on the
average at about S11 an acre, while
the poorer land Of Pennsylvania, with
many factories, brings $40 an acre.
In Mississippi, devoted exclusively to
agriculture, land sells for less than six
dollars an acre. but brings s42 in sterile,
but manufacturing, Massachusetts
The average in Georgia, where mills
are almost unknown, is between 81 and
s. per acre; but in New Jersey, with all
its swumps and clay beds, the average
value of land is sos.
SO the farmers continue, and will
continue, TO vote for protection and
against free trade, because they do not
want to vote away one-half the value
of their farms
And who can blame them for it?-
American Economist
The next-door neighbors who give a
lawn tennis party when IL Is washday
at your house show very little regard
for your wifo's feelings-Minneapolis
journal.
She Was Not Afraid. -rerdIta
(gushingly)-''The moment You see my
fiance you will fall in love with him"
Penelope-"I should think you would
be awfully worried then'"-N T.
Herald.
-Iie-"The stars are very beautiful
tonight" She Yes" He - "Ihe
moon, however, is more beautiful"
She-''Yes." He-"But you-you are
far more beautiful than either" She
"Well, when have this dress on II you
can't say anything more than that we
NAV as well break the engagement u
n. Y. Herald.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-09-01

once had n curate who got greatly
obfuscated by the number Of the bans
he was called upon TO publish one Sun
day morning. SO, when at last he got
through his task, he wound up by say
ing; "If any OF you know any just cause
or impediment why all these persons
may not respectfully be joined together
in holy matrimony, you are TO declare
IT," OF course he meant respectively,
but his mistake caused an audible litter
from certain Of the younger members
OF the congregation. - Cornhill Maya
zine.
The Man Who brigInated Panorsmas.
Michel du Crest Is said TO be pri-
marily responsible for the modern pan
Drama. This Frenchman was confined
as political prisoner for twenty
years in Swiss prison. lie spent the
most of his time in scientific study and
the rest of 1t in admiring the grandeur
of the Alps, which was within sight of
his prison window. Here he conceived
the idea of making panorama which
should show rs accurately as possible
the wonders of this mountainous re-
gion. The result of his work was one
of the curiosities exhibited at the re-
cent geographical exhibition in Berne,
Kate Fields Washington,
Mr.. ylvester-"Isn't that fine,
lively blue-fish the fisherman is pulling
out of the water?" Donald-"Yes, in
deed, papa. He's so lively that he waSs
his tail all the why from his nose"--
Harper's Young People.
-rheater-goer-"The love scene in
your play isn't half so natural as 1t
used 10 be last season. The same peo-
pie do it. too" Manager-"fes; but
the lovers were married few months
ngo. Tit Bits
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-09-01

MalaTial and other mosphrric in
hucnces are best cDntreracted by
keeping the blood pure and vigorous
with Ayers Sarsaparllla, A little
caution in this respect may preve' t
serious illness at this season, Ayer's
Sarsaparilla is the best all the year
round medicine in eX,stance.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-19

UNLAWFUL PRoHIBIrIoN.- Charlotte, N. c.,
February 15.-On the LIST of January all the
saloons in Charlotte were closed because the
board Of county commissioners refused to
grant licenses. There were tbiiteen saloons
in Charlotte, and they paid an annual city
license tax Of 81 900 each. This license lax
was appropriated to the support Of the city
graded schools. The refusal OF the commits
sioners TO renew the saloon licenses has cut
# the source of revenue, and the city alder.
men at recent meeting notified the school
board that there is no money in the treasury
to maintain the schools.
Legal papers have been served upon tho
commissioners to appesr befora Judge By
mum on Tuesday, February %, to show cause
why license should not be granted 10 cectain
applicants.
Commissioners in various counties Rave
been refusing applicants for license wholly
upon the ground that NJ mau who applies
for license 10 sell whiskey, can have good
moral character, aud the whole State is
interest ed in the outcome of the Charlotte
affair.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-19
Personals.

r. W. Sbaud, Esq, of Columbia, was in
Union last week on professional business.
But few men ever lived in this County who
so generally commanded the confidence and
respect Of the people as Mr.. Shand, while
living among us, and his removal TO Colum-
ba is even now felt to be a serious loss to
Union.
Miss Grace Gage, formerly of this town,
but now residing at Chester, Is visiting her
old friend, Mrs. B. y. Arthur.
Mrs. a. +. Arthur left last Monday to
visit her sitter, Nj stripgfellow, in Florida.
J. A. DestoD, once iyro in ihi, Office,
dropped in on us. last week. James is one
Of the fastest compositors in the country.
As an old typo tramp once told us, when he
gets fairly star:ei, he makes the type howl.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-19

n@L Comptroller General Ellerbe came
here Monday and left Tuesday. He was in
the Trsasurers Office nearly all the time.
We did not have the pleasure o: seeing him,
but he requested fri lend 10 inform us that
the time for returning property to the
Auditor, aud the collection of taxes, without
penalty, in this county. will be extended
the same length of time that those offices are
closed by the suspension OF Mr.. Morgan
aud Mr.. Scott.
The expert has completed the examina-
ton of the Treasurer's books What he has
discovered, and what his report will be, OF
course We are not iuformed but favorable
or un!avorable, it will be some days after it is
made before the newly appointed officer,
Will take the books AMI make themselves
sufficiently familiar with them to feel saf.
in assuming the duties Bat should the
Governor decide 10 reinstatc Me.srs Scott
and Morgan-which it is generally hoped
he will, il nothing criminal is found against
them-wc may expect the books of both
offices to be open for business in few days
As soon as possible aficr they are reopened
we will INFORM the people =
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-19
F,r the Time.
The Cause Of 0uT Depressed Condition.

Ans Causo ot OuI Oepressou OonulIiou'
Mn. EplroR After an eight weeks
struggle with the dreadful epiiemic, la
Or ppe, hsve concluded e. siee you and
your readers some thoughts upon our
present financial condition.
The time has come when every citizen
should express his views fearlessly and
boldly upon the issues Of the day. We
ought, IL possible. to ascertain the cause Of
our distress aud the remedy. High tar fl ,
over production, laziness of the farmers,
Tillman being governor. and other imagin
causes equally as absurd have been assigned
for our depressed condition.
While am oppose to high tariff, yet
am satisfied that our iniquitous financial
system is responsible for the present de-
pressed condition OF the people. All classes
must admit that more money is nee led. The
gtadual contricti IN of the currency for the
past tweuty-hve- years has diminished the
volume Of money until it is entirely inade-
quate for the increasing business eff The
country.
The question arises, who is responsible for
this condition OF affairs? The answer is
plain. Our lawmakers
Congress ha, the right to issue money direci
to the people and in sufficient volume to do
the legitimate business of the country. But
alas the men we have trusted and honored
have ignored the rights and interests of the
grost mass of their constituents and became
the willing tools Of bloated bondholders and
bankers. What right had congress to issue
the peoples money to corporations ut a cost
Of I per cent. and license those corpor atsus
to loan it 10 the people at cost of 8 to 25 per
cent! The result Of legislation in the inter
| est Of Wall street and the money power is
just what might have been expected. Mil
| lion airca hova Itta ehro
| zoo, 900 individuals own 70 per cent of the
wealth Of the nation, leaving "a, 100000 in
possession of so per cent of the national
| wealth. "Actusl oppress' on aud want il fol.
| lowing closely upon. the heels Of Dives
| chariot"
| Is il any wonder that the farmers and
other laboring classes have combined to
check and drive back the mighty current
which threatens their utter ruin ? A recent
writer says: "The laborers has been toe
eagerly lured with fruitlesI promises and
nice strings of rhetoric aud fact assembling
speech The bars are now closing behind
him, and in the full realiz ,li,n Of his posi-
ton, at last he stands agh,st at the end OF
his political path"
| Now, Mr.. Editor, the farmers have sug.
gested remedy for the diseased body
| poltic-the best known TO our Mdterid
Kedicd.
The political quacks say; no, that will
never do. You will destroy the patient.
Well, you have had charge 70 years, and
now must give up the case into other hands.
If the laboring classes do not press their
demands until they make themselves heard
in the halls of legislation they are worthy OF
no higher position than "hewers Of wood
| and drawers Of wa'er."
"In my next wish TO give the opinion,
| Of some of the eminent men of tho past in
regard to cur financial system.
G. B. Bono.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-19

In summing up the results of its "prslimi.
nory pell' Of the State, which was made
for the purpose of discovering The exact DO.
li'ical Whereabouts Of Governor Tillm,n, the
Grecnviile News says: "The general results
we gather nre that the Governor is holding
his rspgth in Kershaw, Oh ester6eld,
Oconee, Lexington, Marion, Richland and
Union; that he has lost heavily in Newberry,
Eigefeld, Colleton, Darlington. Barnweil,
Fairfield, Chester. Greenvi 10, Larrcns and
Williamsburg, add that in most OF The other
counties lie has st enough to show that
The min Is Of the people are undergoing a
change which makes the opportunity for an
active, vigorous, determined but conserve
tive fight ag inst the methods and policies
he has grated Oh the fumers' movement
without the knowledge or csucnreenss OF
the people wh) made that movement strong
and IN whose behalf IL W IS organized" :
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-19
Correspondence OF tho TIhEs.
Santuc Happenings.

SASrUC, Feb, 10.-To-day it is raining,
and it will put a stop to Oat sowing, for SOM
time, il it continues. Some Of our farmers
have not been able t. get seed, and have not
snved any yet. Some few, in my know edge
we're fortunate t, have seed Of their own
raising, which came in nice.
There is considerable Gearing Of land
around here this y nc; but hear some COM
plaiut Of scare ty of hands, There are
many who wish TO hire only by the month,
and some who cali themselves "day hands" :"
1t is rumored among the colored farming
c'ass, that the "day hands will demand
scveny-five cents per acre for hoeing c,t'ou
at the very off start. One of these fellows
who seldom has employment makes it a rule
when he goes TO a farmhouse 10 say "Mis-
sus, cant you give mo piece of bread
please Ma'a ~ vows he will not Loo for
anyone for less than 60cts rsr acre. This
isa forcible warning to any one owning even
only an acre Of farm land, not to furnish
houses for such fellows. Ii is encouraging
extortion and idleness among the farm labor
ers, and is suicidal to the prosperity Of farm
ing.
There are some Improvements still going
on here. Mr.. J. p. Jeteris having his dwell
ling painted, and putting neat fence around
it. DR.. Geo. Douglass is having q very con-
venent barn built on his lot.
Only one CO load of commercial fertilizers
has been shipred to this depot as yet.
Rev. A. 8. Wil!ef,rd, of Kershaw. filled
the pulpit at Salem here last night, for his
son, Rev. c. r. Willcford, and preached a
most interesting sermon, from Matt. sis.
Mr.. A. NJ. McGlarueay, of N. c., was in
town few days last week, it is said, on
ardent business.
Mr and Nrs Y II W;l,of,rd oe K.r.bow
spent few days with relatives here last
week.
Mr., G. 7. Sims, Of Dawkins. S. U. & c.,
R. r. is visiting his parents Mr.. and MIS-.
c. E. Sims.
Mrs. j. II. McKiSsick, of Union, is on a
visit to relatives in and ground Santuc.
"Bonnie' sin Santuc somewhere, and
hope she will visit our Parlor again. am
glad Of n sister correspondent here. and
will find her out soon if she continues to
write. +. W. J.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-19
Alliance Tribute Of Respect.
Jous T. Brrs,IL.


For the first time In the history of Cross
Keys Alliance, the cold hand Of death has.
made it's appearance. Truly death has been
here AMI borne away one Of the youugeAt<1
members of our order, just in the morning Of !
his day:
''Not long ago he filed his place
And sat with us to learn, ~
But he has run his mortal race
And never can return"
4nd Whereas. our Heavenly Father, in the
dispeusation Of His providence, on the 9th Of
January, 1892, did remove from our abode
midst our esteemed and beloved brother,
JOHN I. BErsILL, while in the prime of life,
in his twentieth year and whereas, We rea-
lize that in his death the beresved family,
Cross Keys Alliance and community, havo
sustained 90 irrsparable loss and while IL
is sad 10 contemplate death, undor any cir
cumstance, we have the censoling and COM
foriiug assurance that what has been our
loss is his eternal gain /; therefore, he it.
Resolred, That We extend to the bereaved
family our deepest sympathy in this their
hour Of distress and bereavement, and hope
that this dispcusatiau of providence may Le
sanc!i6ed to their eternal benefit. =.
Resolued, That copy Of these resolutions
be sent to the Gonon Plant and Weekly.
Union Tthks for publication, and they be in
serted on . blank Page in our Minute Book,
and the Secretary he instructed to fnrnish
the bereaved family copy.
JESSE d. DAVIS, Seo'y. !,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-19
Politics in Laurens.

The Lsurens Correspondent of the Charles
lesion News and Courier, thus sums up what
he considers the political status of that
County, at this time. Ifit is anything like
true index of the political change right
under tho noses of two Of the most
prominent and Influential leaders of the Till
man-rcforn IN movsment of 1890, what immense
changes may be ex pected in other counties,
against the only man in that movement who
was supposed to hare the brains to lead the
people and correct those abuses of the Stale
government which the Shell-Irby-Tlllm
Manifesto first Informed the people had per-
sistently robbed them of their political rights,
oppressed them by enormous taxes AMI COR
rup,cl the political aud moral organism of
the commonwealth.
Upon that political boom Shell and Irby,
with some truculent followers have ridden
into lucrative offices, and our prediction is,
when the original plan has been consum-
mated, aud the triumvirate are safely seated,
with few oftheir special coat-tail friends,
in the halls of Congre IS, the bubble they have
blown will burst, and the people will then
be convinced, and, we fear not till then,
that they have been most wofu.,y bamboo
zled by clique of rs cousummate political
ofice-scekers and tricksters as ever breath
ed:
People are not ttlkiug politics very free
ly those days. For long time it was very
hard TO tell whether the exposure of the
Administration 5 we ,kness were having any
effect upon the public sentiment, but it is
now becoming aprarcut, Former Tillman-
lies are not having much to say, and il they
| are abused and riiiculed it is hardly prob
able that anybody will ever know their
| change o! opinion +; they will not be apt 10
confess il even by their votes at the p.!si
ries. 1t is certain, though. tkst crowdss of
voters entertain very different ideas from
those that governed them two years ago.
have ..ieard of numbers Of prominent men
! Who were intense Tillmanites 10 the last
campaign, who have entirely lost confidence
in their leaders and are ready now TO sup
port any conservative and honest Democrat.
1t would be hnrl to say whether or not
Governor 1illman will carry this county. In
| primary his maj ority would be TOO close
for his friends to be comfortable until it had
been counted down 10 the list ballot. 1t is
certain, too, that nine men out Of every ten
want pr mary and will insist upon having
it.
The Alliance influence in Laurens will be
far less weigh;y this year than formerly un-
less the Order is greatly revived by the in-
culcation Of campaiga virus.
While have not the figures to make any
positive assertion, it would be safe to say
that not more than haf as many Sub-Alli-
ances are active in the county now as were
at the time Of the last general election.
con recall only eight, aud of these two are
| said to be suffering from internal dissens :ons.