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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-11-04
Dramatic News,

Messrs. Scsife & Butler, Managers Of the
Union Opera House, inform us that they
have some excellent attractions booked for
this season. Little Mabel Paige will be
presented here about November the 10Th,
in "a Spanish Romance" and supported
by company of excellent performers.
1t will he remembered that Little Mabel
Paige was here last January and played ms
elite Lord Fauntleroy," in ,h she
capiivated the audience
The McGibeny Family, the largest and
one of tho finest musical troups on the road
will also be here very soon.
This is fine show. having played to
mammoth crowds in New York, Philadelphia
and all the large cities.
Owing TO the fact that our people have
been imposed upon s, often by cheap and
inferior performances, they have become
somewhat indifferent to dramatic entertain.
n ents and gave The last few companies that
visited us smaller houses than in times past /;
but with the good companies promised VIC
hope to see full houses.
The management Of the Opera House ore
making an effort to secure only good shows,
and they promise The people of Union some
thing good IN the dramatic line this season
Our people should encourage the young
men who have the management of the Opera
House by patroDizing the shows.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-11-04

A HUNDRED YEARS Aoo.--Lifs on farm
and in villages . hundred years ago wa
very different from that Of the present day
The houses werc built of logs, the chinks
daubsd with clay, the roof thatched with
grass, or, in case Of the more prosperous
owpsrs, tho logs were hewn square. so as
to need no chiuking, or q frame Of heavy
timbers, sometimes eighteen inches In diam
ster was made. Two small lead frames, set
with acknowledged frames Of glass or oiled
paper served for windows. The principal
rooms were the kitchen aud best room.
The chief feature of the kitchen wasy tsa
great fireplace. Tho room was six or sew
feet high, and from the joi.ts hung bunches
Of herbs, seed corn, strings Of dried apples.
etc. The furniture generally consisted OF
. tail wooden clock, dresser or sidsboard.
. spinning wheel, some woodeo chairs, q
wooden table with hanging leaves and some
times loom for weaving. There was no
carpet in the best room Of hundred years
ago, but the floor was sanded and marked
off in some simple design. The andirons
before tho fireplace shons like gold and the
fireplace itself, in summer time, was filled
with fsatbsry branches Of asparagus.
The coarse, but plentiful, food Of those
days was usually served on wooden platters.
Ii consisted mainly Of salt pork or beef, salt
| fish, vegetables, "rye-and-Indien" bread or
"bannocks," which was something like tho
| present "hoscake" Of the South, and bean
porridge. Tomatoes, called Glove apples"
| were cultivated only for the beauty Of their
fruit, as they were thought 10 be poisonous.
Sweet corn, rhubarb, head lettuce and the
finer varieties Of pears. grapes and peaches
wsre unknown, and the fox grape was con-
siiered o luxury. There was no thought
Of ice in summer, aud the butter was kept
cool by hanging II in a pail down the we'll.
The flowers that filed the gardens and
delighted the eyes Of our great grsndmothers
were single hollyhooks, pinks, sweet will
liams, sunaowers, peonies and lilacs.
There were but few wheeled carriages or
wagons until after the Revolution. Every
body rode on horseback or walked, and 20
late rs 1876 person who had crossed the
ocean was pointed cut in the streets as ga
man or woman who had been to Europe
| Detroit Free Press.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-11-04

THE PARROT KNEW WHAT TO SAY WHEN
HIS TIME CAME.-Ben Lusbie, who for. fl
teen years was one Of the great features d
Bsrnum's circus, in the capacity Of ''light-
ming ticket seller" had q wonderful parrot
which had been presented to him by one Of
the canvassmeu of the show, who was at
one time sailor on steamer plying be.
tween Boston and Fernandinu, in the
Bahamas.
Lusbis use to have a way Of quieting the
scrapbling mob of the ticket purchasers
around the ticket wagon by saying: Don't
be iu hurry, gentlemen" "There's plen.
ty of time. "DOn't crowd enoh other"
"One at time, gentlemen" end such like
expressions. The parrot which was perch
ed upon the safe in the wagon lust
back of Lusbie, gd to learn these little
speeches after seasons tour and often
broke out in piercing squawk with ons of
them, much to Lusbis's amusement. Ehe
parrot, which was quite . little yagabSnd, ,
broke loose from her fetters one day and
few over into nsighboring woods, near
the circus grounds.
searching party was made up, aud they
haa not proceeded far before they heard q
vast racket, apparently made by squawking
birds. fastening to the scene they found
poor Poll clinging as best she could 10 tho
limb of a dead tree surrounded by scream
ing flock of crows. The parrot had only
two tsll feathers left, and the hostile crows
were striking, peskipg md p'ucking her
right and left. Hanging on as hesS she
could the parrot was shrilly screaming !
zone at time gentlemen I' Don't Gro Wd
'hvrU 'T"Eo yous tirns - ~~TKeros
plenty more left "'-indianopoHs Sentinel.
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Personals.

Mr.. Victor s. Gage, accompanied by hi.
sister, Miss Matte, left Friday for their
home In Birmingham.
Mrs. j. w. Wofford, of Spartanburg
sFent few days with Mrs. ]. G. McKis.
sick this week,
7. B. Butler, Esq, bps gone to Charleston
to attend U. s. Court, and will visit Chester
ana York on professional business before he
returns
Below is list Of the people of this town
who are attending Gala Week in Charleston
Mrs, w. a. Nicholson, son Allan and daugh-
ter, Mrs. b, g. Clifford, Mrs. Benz. Aston,
Miss Charlotte Aston. Mrs. w. II. Sartor,
Mrs. w. ID. Arthur, Mrs. III. NJ. Grinball
Mrs. N. W. McDermij, Mrs. W. NJ. Gibbss.
MIR. and Mrs. Milton McNeace, Mr.. L. G.
Young, Misses Whitlock and Dunbar.
Messrs Dan Black and F. c. Milling, Mrs.
Geo. Oelzel and eight young Ladies from
Clifford Seminary.
DIR. I. MunYo has gone to Elbe-ton, Ga,
to take long needed rest.
Mrs. j. ID. Arthur and son have return cd
from Rock Hill.
W. W. johnson, Esq, of Gaffney City, is
in town.
Mr.. Robert Betsill, sen of Maj r. A..
Betsill, Of Cross Keys, has taken n position
in The lew York Racket Store, where he
will bo happy 10 see and waii on bis friends
and acquain,ances.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-11-04
An Overnight.

An Overnight.
In the report of the proceedings of Co.
lumbus day, in our last issue, we emitted to
give our Merchants credit for having their
stores handsomely dressed with flags and
bunting, giving the town such lively holi-
day appearance rs it has not presented for
many years before.
We also neglected to state that the great
suecess..of the highly creditable celebration,
from beginning to the close, was due to
Prof. Morrison, Principal Of Union Graded
school, aided with much spirit by all the
Teachers of that institution, and School
Commissioner, j. l.. Walker. Those gentle
men not only worked faithfully for weeks
to bring ths school children and teachers
together from all parts of the county to DIN
equally in one grand celebration that may
be pleasantly remembered by them in after
years, and to encourage a closer social inter
course between the people Of the country
and the county seat, but put their hands
in their pockets for many dollars to insure
the success Of the occasion.
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COUNTY TICKET.

Why Nor PEAcE?-The Charleston Sun
thinks tho Columbia Register is wrong in
suPposing that the two wings of The demo-
cratic party will flop together and that there
will never more be in this State two eonyen-
tons Of the samo party.
Ihere Is no reason why the Register s
prediction should not be fulfilled. The
faction Of the party represented by the
Register began the system Of two conven-
uons OF the same party and cau end it
whenever il chooses
There is really no such thing as q conser-
I.hVe lact'on OF the democratic party Of
.nls state. There was such faction, but
IL went out OF existence the afternoon Of the
general primary. There are in the State a
number of democrats vino have not aprrov-
ed Governor Tillmau's methods or purposes.
Ihsy bad the right to express and vote their
oplulons. They did it nnd have finished.
II thess men are shut out of party coun.
CHS as they have hitherto been-if their
representatives in legislatures and convcn-
aons are treated as aliens and enemies and
caucussed against-if every man of them
who holds an Office is TO bs cast out simply
1,' Oeoause or his politics, MS if opposition to
Iiilman inside the party and under party
rhtes was n crime-thcy will have no choice
out 10 stand together. They will be forced
s$,nef "s separate oody Of citizens and
nor oy auy will Of their own, but by the
voluntary acts of the other faction.
That is the whole situation. The .domi-
nant element of the party is in control,
lne.respensibility b entirely Oh it. There is
nothing for the men Of the other .slsgapt -
Ro 66 l6fT TiSsnsss-an saw they
wefsaii wrong and add their voices to the
approval OF all that the governor has done
or may do. We think and believe they have
too much manhood and self-respect to do
anything Of the kind and that those who
were on tho opposite side have too much
manhood and sef-respect to expectit.
If tho Columbia Register knows what il
10 talking about it is entirely right. The
credit for restoration of the party unity
or the responsibility for continued division
will be entirely with the faction now in
power GreenviRe Ncms.
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BA5" Mr.. J. II. McKissick showed us
last Monday stalk of sugar cane, cut from
o small patch in Mr.. T. L. Hames' garden
at Jonesville. While not rs large us some
we have seen grown in the upper part of
this State, the stalk shown us is u fine
specimen, and we learn Mr.. II. has finer
cane on his farm.
1t has been pretty satisfactorily demon
stratcd that sugar cane can be proftably
grown in this region, and it only requires
concert Of action among our Farmers to
plant it generally and provide it them selves
or induce others to introduce the necessary
machinery for converting it into sugar, to
make the raising Of sugar cane another
profitable production Of our farms.
Mr.. Hames is doing much good TO the
farming interests Of the County by intro
ducing new products for diversified farming
aud showing his neighbo how many and
what small crops can be raised en- their
farms, to bring in cash to pay current ex-
Penses and save them from the necessity OF
resorting to high price debts.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-11-04

RsS- colored woman in Jones County
North Caroline, has taken Mrs. Lease s
position and is now stumping that State for
the Third party. Her speeches are said to
be long and very ridiculous; but she has a
crowd of white and black followers. OF
course she does not advocate white supre-
mncy Mt the South, and, like all the rest of
the leaders (?) of the Third party, comes
from.the Republican party ranks hating the
democratic party aud people with intense
political hatred. How many white men in
this County will foliov the negress? We
shall see
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B9- Our highly esteemed young friend,
Prof. II. l.. Scaife, now occupying re-
sponsible position in the Rock Hill High
School, paid his parents and friends here q
pop visit last Saturday. Hazel speaks
highly of the business and general prosperity
Of that magic City. There are now four
cotton factories in Rock Hill, all run by
steam, and he says it would be truly re-
freshing for merchant or any other citizen
of Union TO see the rush and amount of CO. h
business done there every Saturday after
from 500 TO 750 operatives in these factories
are paid off. There are also number of
smaller industries in active aud profitable
operation in that city, all following as a
natural sequence. the enterprisipg spirit of
the citizens which bnilt the first cotton
Factory.
The fact that our talented young friend
is delighted with the people Of Rcck Hill is
pretty strong evidence that the people Of
Rock Hill appreciate his merits aud nre
pleased with him.
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Mrs. CLEvKLAND's ToucnrSo sYMpArH

Mrs. CLEvRLAND's TOUCHING SYMPATHY.
The annodncement of the death Of Mrs.
Harrison made political friends and foes ot
tho stricken president unto in the sinoerest
expressions Of sorrow. The common broth
erhood Of the American people was exLib-
tied on every side as the generous human.
ity Of the noblest people Of the world
asserted itself. The headquarters of the
Democratic National Committee led in drap-
ing its hag and lowering it to half.mast,
and never was prouder Of AWsric4p
womanhood Than this evening, when heard
Mrs. Cleveland, in a circle Of casual visit,
ors, express the tenderest sentiments Of
sorrow over the affiiotiou that has fa'-
len upon the home Of the president. Her
sweet, simple, unaffected manner was even
more impressive than the tremulous words
with which she voiced the universal sym.
pathy Of the nation.
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neA- Capt. c. j. lredell, formerly President
Of tho Commercial bank at Columbia, and n
very prominent citizen Of that city, was
arrested last Monday on a charge of embez.
element of $25,0 900. under a warrant sworn
out by Levi Metze. former partner. Capt.
Iredell is now living in Norfolk, and when
telegraphed to, Immediately responded in
person. He says he is entirely innocent Of
wrong;doing. and can satisfactorily explain
the charges. Waving preliminary examina-
tion, he was admitted to bail in the sum of
$1,000.
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There is great danger which Democrats
should be warned against. There are three
tickets Of Presidential electors in the field
and the law forbt1s that there should be
any designation upon the ticket indicating
which party the electors represent. 1t is
net unlikely, indeed IL probable that through
the rami6cations Of the AL lance many Third
party tickets will be placed in the hands Of
Democrats. IL is necessary that every
Democratic voter should familiarizo himself
with the names Of the electors on the sew
eral tickets and be prepared on election day
to vote for the man plesgsd to Cleveland
and Stevenson. .--Stcts, H1T -
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Some old Jewish Proverbs.

"Ths true guardians of the city ore the
teachers
"a village without school for the chill
dren ought to be destroyed"
Jerusalem was destroyed because the
schools were neglected"
"The children must not be detalne from
school, evon though it were TO help robuild
the temple"
"He who teacheth child is like one who
writeth with ink on Clean paper, but he who
teachcth grown persons is like he who
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No. Can it be that the Farmers Of this
State are about to allow the old charge to be
verified, that 'they cannot or win not stick
together" Is It further true that politics
and politicians are about TO swallow up the
Alliance! And again, is the report true
that the Alliance membership in South
Caroius has dwindled down from 35 900 or
10000 to $4,000 or 5000 in two years?
The principles upon which the Alliance
was founded, wers of the soundest and most
benefoent character, not only for the Far
mers but for every other class of working
people, but its very organization of numeri-
cal strength was q temptation to political
schemers and Office seekers that they wer
more than willing to take advantage Of fore
their own individual advancement: and
now they have got tho order divided in
political wrangle upon measures which eau
not benefit the Farmers or any other of the
laSoring classes to any psrceptible degree,
for years to come, while those social, educa-
tional and business elements upon which
the Alliance was founded, are entirely lost
sight of or purposely ignored, and gen eral
scramble instituted amsng its members for
the elevation of individuals to public Offices.
1t is with sincere regret that we hear of the
decline Of the Alliance; bnt four years ago
we warned the order Of the political danger
before it. and were ikea .sla -thrre was---
danger from that, as the doors aud laws of
tho Lodges were closed against it, and it
was strictly uon-partizan. We now, in the
same spirit, warn the officers aud members
of the Order that unless they do somethin z
promptly to revive and make paramount
the social, educational and business work of
the order, it will be nothing more than o
machine to be put in motion every two aud
four years and run by Office seekers and
political party wire -pullers, for the sole pur-
pose Of elcvating themselves and party to
official power.
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Our Cotton Market.

The first of this week, cotton va, quot.
ed in New York and Charleston on the
decline. Notwithstanding this the price
Paid in Union changed very little. In New
York the first of the week it was so low
that the shippers here could not buy. All
the CO ton sold here up to Thursday morn.
ing was bought by the mill men.
The market Thursday seemed to be going
up, but how long it will continue TO q
hat way we canno. tell. Receipt, LAO.
Prices y a. 7.SO. C. MIG.
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iNHsNAHITfs IN lRELAED.--London, Oct.
2t.--fhe scheme OF wholesale svictions in
, ireland IL being carried out in the most
oppressive and outrageous manner, AL
though Chief Secretary Morely has given
orders reviviDg aud enforcing the old rule
that the police shall not give aid in evictions
between sunset and sunrise. yet the land
lords fnd the hours Of daylight quite suffi-
oient for thcir merciless work. Scores Of
the aged and decrepit as we'll as of the
young and otherwise helpless may be seen
camping out on the roads in 1.-THE southwest
OF Ireland, with nothing but clothing. little
better than rags, TO shelter them from the
bleak s'orms of October. The laws passed
by an English parliament permit the land
iords TO do as thsy please, aud Morley must
bow TO the law until it is repealed. The
Tories are just now enforc ng the laws with
the utmost vigor.
ireland. however, is not the only rart of
the British dominions where distress pre-
yails. Ii is calculated that about one hum
drsa Thousand people in London are at this
moment in want Of the necessities Of life
steps are already being taken by charitable
individuals and associations TO minimize tho
suffering as much as possible during the
coming winter. But the task seem, 10 h.
TOO great for charity and it is feared that
The poor Of London will see one of the mcst
mlserable Of Cbrisimasses. People are
Offering 10 work for almost any WAGES. and
ablebodied men may be had for twelve hours
day at ten shilIings, or about two dollars
. week.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-11-04
What Does 1T Mean 7

In an envelope directed to editor
TINES" postmarked AshevilIe & Spartan
burg II. II one day last week, we found
the following written, or rather printed,
evidently in disguised handwriting:
EDITOR TnEs.-The pore people of Union
County have resolved not TO pay from to
bis cotton for one horse farm another
year, and If they rent 10 negroes in pref
erence, look out for what follows.
r. F. FRF,
Pore People.
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SHILoH's CONSUMPTION CUaE.-This ia
beyond question the most successful Cough
Medicine we have ever sold. a few doses
invariably cure the worst cases of Cough.
Group and Bronchitis, while its wonderful
success in the cure of Consumption Is with
out parallel in the history of medicine.
Since It's first discovery it has been sold on q
guarantee, test which no other medieino
can stand. If you have cough we ear
nestly ask you 10 try 1t Price loo 500 and
81. Ifyour lungs are sore, chest, or back
lame, use Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Sold by
III. X. Smith g. Co.
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Fire st ssdslia.

xhe ~ Sedaha.
Last Monday night about IL o'clock, the
large two story sierehouse Of Minter &
Bobo, at Sedalia, in Cross Keys township,
With the stock Of merchandise valued at
S7,4oo was entirely consumed by fire.
Mr.. .Charlss Betsill, the clerk, was esleep
up stairs, and was aroused by the explosion
OF a keg Of gunpowder in the room below.
He was s9Ysewild, red by the explosion and
the glare Or the flames that seemed to cut
off all change of escape, that he jumped
through the window Of his room and fell 10
the hard ground, on his side, distance Of
about 20 feet. 1t was narrow escape, for
the building, inside and ontside, was mass
OF fierce flames, when he awoke. He is now
lying unable to help himself. While NO
bones were broken it is feared that he re.
ceived serious internal injuries.
The building was valued at $4,000 and
insured for $1,000. Stock $7,4OO, ipsur.
ance $1,000.
Circumstances connected with the fire
pointed strongly to its being the act of or
incendiasS aud upon investigation foot
prints were discovered, with peculiar
mark on one toe, leading from the store
as made by person running. These foot
prints were followed to the residence of G
| colored 4Sn, mile or more from the fire
ttH-,-s-s,.}A day he was arrested and brought
to JAIL IL is now thouaht-that euiy
is he guilty, but he has accomplices. In the
meantime he stoutly denies having any
knowledge of the origin of the fire.
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Gin House and Cotton Burned.

Last Monday morning, between 10 and
IL oclock, Mrs. Francis Spears had the
misfortune to lose her Gin house, Gin and
% bales of cotton by FIRE, supposed to
have been caused by sIark from the
engine. We have not learned whether oil
the cotton belongsd TO Mrs. Spears, but
suppose it did not, we as understand other
parties were having Gotten ginned there.
Nor do we, know whether there was any
insurance on any of the property burned
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BUCKLENs ARNICA SALve.-The hest salvs
in the world for Cuts. Bruises. Sores, Ulcers,
Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chapped
hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin crup-
tions, and positively cures Piles. or no ray
required. It's guaranteed to give pe1okst
satisfaction, or money refunded. Price IS
cents per box. For sale by b. f. Posey.
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feA- r. W. II. Jeter, of Santuc, must
either be first class Farmer, or worked q
first clast ons-horss farm this year, judging
solely from the crops he made. i. e.. 10 bales
cotton, 300 bushels corn, with potatoes,
peas and other products nearly enough to
do bin. We hope he has one or two, or
more good hogs in the pen.
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ANSWER THIS QUESTION. Why do go many
people we see around us seem to prefer to
suffer and be made miserable by Indigestion,
Constipation, Dizziness, Loss Of Appetite,
Coming up Of the food, Yellow Skin, when
for IS cents We will sell them Shilob's Via
iizer, guaranteed 10 cure them. Sold by
II. X. Smith & Co.