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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-01-01

WASTING your lie on cranky old bachelor
brother. It's slramc-a dowprighi
shame! But there The kissed her
IL couldn't get along without you; no.
could not, possibly. have not thought
Oh such thing AS wife, Mary, iu
twenty ave years. don't want wife.
wouldn't have one around. Now, let,
stop our nonsense about getting married,
ana talk OF something that is among th,,
possibilities. And here is one theme
your unreasoniug prejudice against the
country I'm going to remove that or
else I'm going to give up to it. l have
scheme which will result in one of
those two things. Want to hear it2'
Miss Wilkenning bowed her head.
"Wel', I'm going up to Rye6elds,
Massachusetts, among the farmers
Ploddlpg farmers who never leave thea
homes Tor three days at time; and rn
gong to hunt up tho brightest, most
progressive one of them all; and I'm
going to ask him to como here and sta
Two weeks do you follow me.---to STAY
two weeks as our guest. .s1f he turn,
out to be wide-awake, agreeable, we'll.
bred man, one whose intellectual attain
ments are up TO your standard, theI
you've got toacknowledge to that that kind
of people can grow in the country, aut
that might live in the country withou
getting rusty. If / can't find such a
man, then we'll stay in New York.
elbows thatf
eff I've taken your breath away, I'll
wait until you get it Lack. Take your
time"
Mr.. Wilkenning sat down and pre-.
tended to read the paper. When he
sought his sisters face again, she was
gazing at him with an amused smile.
"Wcll2" said he.
'l'll accept that test" she said; "but
l wonder if you have any particular per-
son IN mind. Do you think of any one
Of your country acquaintance who would
be likely to convert me2"
Give thought of several young fellows
whom knew years ago, Mary. There's
that third or fourth cousin of ours, Tom
Beverly, fer one. He's bright sort of
fellow, eh2"
"He was--tiftcen years ago."
81 wonder how he'd do for test
casc2"
"fou can call on him aud see."
."He's living there with his sister,
Grace, isn't he2"
eyes; wonder why neither of them
married."
clad too much sense. Well, they
ought to be typical country pair By
this time; but I'll wager that Tom
Beverly is as bright as new dollar. I'll
take those two for my subjects. Ill ask
em both to come down and see us.
That's exactly what I'll do; and I'll go
up there Tomorrow morning.
4fon're not wasting any time, Alfredo
How long shall you stay s::;.s !; =
esals ss ss's 2sss g. g!ss sa.e 8 1, people
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-01-01
Martin Van Barren.

iill|!|!!! !! = = !; :
lage school, aud az ts = 6sviI1
began the study of law, S q foirtcen
eighteen lie represented tho itopu bfspals
in the Congressional convention OF his
district. He begun the practice of, law
in his twenty-tirst year, and married
Miss Hannah Hoes in his twenty tkfrd.
Two years after he had his 6rst part y:rS..
ward from the Republicans, AMI wa.
made Surrogate of Columbia County in
1908. In 1915 he was Attorney Gen:
eral of the State. He took UP his resi-.
dence in Albany, and went into partner
ship with his pupil, Benjamin f. Butler.
In theigreat question of the time, the
admission of Wisconsin into the Union,
Mr.. Van Buren, was one Of the promi
neut men who insisted most warmly or
the prohibition of slavery In 1921 IN
was elected to the United States Senai II
aud re elected in 1927. TIRe following
year he was made Governor. of Neta
York, and tho very next year he was
called by Andrey Jackson to be SeSe
tary of State. When Jackson retirAl,
Vau Baron succeeded him in the PreA.
dental chair. This Presidency begab
March 4, 1887. In the elections OF 1914
and 1871 he was defeated as the cand,
date for his party. In 1S4S he appeared
again as the candidate of the Free Soil
party, but did not receive the electoral
vote of single State. After this his
lite wass spent in travel and retirement.
He died on the 24th of July, 1862. His
character was remarkable for its serenity.
The masses accepted him as a leader, but
never worshiped him as hero; nor did
he ever inspire the enthusiasm than An
drew Jackson did. AS you saw him
once he was always seen--polite, self
possessed, dressing we'll, living well, and
having fondness for the society of lit
erary men. .--Detroit Fres Press,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-01-01
COOPERATION AMONG FARMERS.

-. co-oPERATioN AMONG FARMERS.
The political results growing out Of
the farmers convention at Ocals NAV or
Tay not vanish like smoke. But that
assembly originated one movement which
faithfully followed up. will end in
most substantial good to all the agricul-
turists engaged in it, This is the move
ment toward cooperative stor es.
One state depot of the National Union
company has already been established at
Louisville. Thirty-iive branch stores arc
to be. founded elsewhere in Kentucky.
ne FARMERS county organizations will
select agents and place them in charge
OIL the branch stores. There will remain
one thing to insure the success of the
movement to enable farmers to control
thelr own purchases and secure them on
advantageous terms. Talk will be that
inc agents of their choosing must be
Doth honest and shrewd business men.
with the example of the great co oper.
atlvc store system before them i'm Eng
land, the farmers cannot fail in their
scheme if it is well managed. Members
OF the first English co operative society
put their means together and formed a
] int stock company. At first thew con.
lined their work merely to buying articles
ut wholesale and distributing them among
their members. adding to the price mere
g = the expenses Of distribution. Then q
great vista opened before the co opera
tionists. They began retail store of
thelE rflHqx they gaxc, GOOD. honest
-pfIee ~ sIightly abevc tho whcle-
sale, though it was still below that
charges byserdinary retail stores. TheI
at the END of q given time they divided
/, the profits among the stockholders. Out
-sidcrs were allowed to purchase goods,
br. had no share in the profits, which
5 fwerc rcseI we'd J " mcmbcr| o. ne CO op-
Ecratiyc colceru
fhe plan abe . outlined has been thr
Great Br.tian, where the system hssssW
ts8hs-sdeh as the difiereMScef eMsefs sof co,nt~v
and people would demand, this appcars
to be the plan which would succeed best
In America The old scheme OF Grange
stores was failure naturally. But now
bne a%ricnlturlsts have gained experience.
lhey Will he benefactors of their fellow
man II they can inauguratc successfully
thc system OF cooperative stores in the
Unit q states, whore all attempts to
make 1t work on large scale have hith.
erto failed. The fact that il has been so
marvellous success in England, however,
shows that it can be brought to pcrfcc-
tion' Honesty, patience and business
shrewdness will perfect the plan, and
farmers will have opportunity to show
that they can manage their own business
without OH side assistance.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-01-01
Rails Spread and ~ Persons Were
Injured.

ATLANTA, Ga, Especial l--Vestibulc
train No. If on East Tennessee railroad
going South ian off the track in cut
near Williams Station, seventeen persons
were injured, but none badly.
The accident was caused by the rails
spreading Four c aches were derailed.
Fifty feet beyond the cut was a trestle.
The train was almost on the brink of it
when it ran off
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-01-01

Emperor Wilhelm latest project is
'or grand cathedral in Berlin to cost
$2,5CO,OOO 1t is to be for the State
religion. He is also bent on establish.
ing an Imperial cooking school,"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-01-01
Houlton, the shire town of Aroostoo

- Houlton, the shire town of Aroostook
County, Ne, Ne is, declares the New York
San, one of the most remarkable of Dor.
der settlements, and strangers are sur
prisei to find place of such wealth aud
Importance hidden away in the forests of
1.-THE wild Northeast. Tn stownrwsxnamed
after yosaph Houlson, ons Il ia piopse,
Its early dsys hodston was military
l,ost, and il was the base of operations
on the American side during the So
called Aroostook war of 1889. The
ssswarSs didn't amount to much so far as
hg%S,B was concerned, but it was a
81 I'D thing for Honlton, as it served to
bring the place into prominence, and
prosperity has reigned there ever since.
day the Aroostook metropolis ha, tho
air Of very old aud substantial town,
such as one would expect to find in tho
,thiekly settled parts of the Middle States.
The streets are wide and we'll kent. the
business structures are we'll built, and the
houses are handsome. The far.reachinr
timber forests, broad pastures, and the
deep, rich soil are unfailing sources of
wealth, and Houlton, with its thrifty
people, thrives accordingly. 1t is truo
saying that man who can't get along
well IN Aroostook County ought to -bs
buried.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-01-01
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
Something Interesting About the
Cooperative Stores.
How the Plan is Successfully Carried
Out in England, and It's Adapt
ability to This Country.

J, Senator Stanford, of California, intro.
duced bill in the Senate last Tuesday to
provide Tor more money in circulation.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-01-01

Washington was II colonel in the army
at twenty-five, commander Of the forces
at fortS-two, President at fifty.ssyen.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-01-01

An infant at birth usually weighs one.
twcntietlpot the msximum weight it
ought 10 attain in middle lifa.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-01-01
Uncle Sans First Stamps.

The first stamps issued wers the de-
no ninations OF five aad ten cents. These
sta nps are now obsolete, and they would
not be recognized by the posto ficee.
The five cent stamp contained portrait
OF Franklin, made after painting by
Joha b. Longacre, in which the first
Postmaster-General is represented wear
lag white uccGercaief aud coat with
fur collar. The color of the stamp is n
light brown, and there ia a border of
fine straight lines around the entire
stamp.
The ten cent stamp contained a por.
trait OF Washington made from Stuarts
painting. Its color was black, aud it
had in the upper corners the letters "U.
s." These two stamps were all that
were used until 1851, when letter post.
age was reduced to three cents, aud
new series of stamps came in.-Boston
Herald.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-01-01
New Mole Of Catching elephants.

New Mole Of Catching Elephants.
TaaeIndian mode OF cato asx elcpaauts
by driving them into inclo ,ares formed
OF ielled trees in the forests seems likely
to be deinitively abandoned by the
Madras Government in favor Of what is
known as the pit system Tho forest
officers are of opinion that il the pits are
properly constructed aud due precautions
are taken to break the fall OF the anfmils
the pitfali method Of capture u the less
liable Of the two to cause injury and
mortality. -Nex York Cpm'nsreigl Adaa.
tiser,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-01-01
EXPLOSIVES FOR THE NAVY,
HOW THE AMMUNITION FOR OUH
WAR SHIPS Is PREPARED.
Loading The Tanks" for the Big Ten,
Inch Guns and the Eight-lnch
Rifes--Powier in Sacks.


Inch Guns and the Eight-lnch
Rifies--Powier in Sacks.
Inside the damp and gloomy casemates
Of the old water battery at Fort Wads.
worth force Of experienced men has
been kept hard at work the past few
weeks preparing the ammunition for tho
war ships fitting out at tho various navy
yards. These men are skilled IN the
handling Of explosives, and the officer in
charge, Gunner John A. Mcdonald, has
had long experience in thin,kind Of work
during the thirty yea lIas been in
the naval service.
When Recorder reporter called upon
Mr.. Mcdonald at the fort the officer had
isst succeeded algettips the last Of tho
fNewafks s aoimunition{ trAnsferred from
the magazine down to the powder light
or a. the wharf.
At the magazine the powder tanks or
cases and the boxes Of shell were loaded
on to truck by working party of the
blue jackets from the ship. Arriving at
the wharf the truck was unloaded and
the contents passed by part of the blue
jackets to others on the lighter, where it
was carefully slowed below. A navy
yard tug was lying at the wharf ready to
tow the lighter aud its dangerous cargo
up the bay to where the Newark was
anchored.
On entering the fort one ascends sew
cral flights of winding stone steps be-
tween walls of gray stone and under a
stone ceiling. One could almost Imagine
himself in some historic fortress or prison
built during the medieval ages. The
very air smells of dampness. The fort
is shaped like the letter 0 and the iu-
side is open and exposed to the elements.
On the outside three rows of frowning
gunportS face the Narrows, while the
waters of the bay beat against tho base
OF the massive walls. The place has
long been abandoned by the soldiers,
who are now quarterei inside Wig
fortiticatons on the hill aboveAFi5ss,Ss~
On what corresponds to the third
floor, oHe encounters long piles of
wooden boxes. These are all empty,
but when received here from Whining
ton, Del, they contained brown pris.;
matte powder. Hundreds Of ..oas have
been used in the past four months. The
powder is manufactured according to
contract with the Navy Department by
the Du Pont Mills on tue Delaware.
The powder tanks for the ten:iu,a
guns Of the new monitor Miautssn,noh:
arc cylindrical! in,shape, rtfo sIsts rnsy5 !:
of COP or crat,skYA endslps steea st'e; .
sss ss,sss .ssa,.
no,fn1 50 -
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-01-01

A large Citizcns' Alliance club has
been organized at indianapolis. Ind. :,
ana Peoples Congress was also formed
10 discuss the economic questions of the
day.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-01-01
Devoted to Agricue Horticulture Domestic Eoononv p,;s
NUMBER 1.

ssaIaas glaa. .ga rUnprR1
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-01-01

Spain is one step in advance of Ameri.
ca III the the use of electricity for agri,
cultural work. In some parts of that
country the farmer plows his fields with
electricity as motive power.
The. Alliauee will hang aaout n little
while longer down in Texas before hand
ing in its checks. Between November
lst and 18th there were fifty-two Sub. AL
ilances organized in that State.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-01-01

The conversation ceased, aud Mr..
Wilkenning began once more to pace the
floor. His face was radiant, aud his
tread was quick and elastic. The con-
temptation of v:sit to RJetields filled
him with joy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-18
A SPLENDID DISPLAY.
Some or the weIl.known People OF Fashion
who Attended the show.


Society mon and women thronCed every part
OF the Garden yesterday afternoon and even
ing. and on no occasion since tho opening OF
the show has there becn n more splendid dis
play OF costumes and beautiful women than
was seen last night. After tho dinner hour tho
crowd was great on the floor that walking
was mattor of considerable labor.
Mrs. Richard Irwin was one OF tho most
gorgeousy attired women in tho building.
She promcnaded about in n costume Of am
ber-coored silk flecked with pink. and trimmed
with Irish point lace and pink velvet. She
was accompanied BY Mr. Daniel Lord.
Miss Juliana Cutting looking very attrac-
tive in costume Of black velvet trimmed with
sable and relieved With pale blue. was es-
corted through the show by her uncle. Mr..
Robert L. Cutting.
The box OF ex-Secretary Whitney was the
object Of much attention. In the front OF the
box. with Mrs. Whitney. sat Mrs. Grover Cleve-
land. who look ed very beautiful in costume
OF gray cr6pon simply made with the regular
pulled sleeves and big black velvet hat
dressed with black plumcs. Mrs. Whitney
was in dark green velvet deliberately trimmed
with Jet. and small close.il fitting bonnet to
match. Hundreds Of visitors made a pilgrim
age to the box. and several hundred stood in
IN" Mr. :' @%rd McAlis.er was one o, those who
lowered about the box. He wore cutaway
coat. a velvet waistcOat OF several colors. ami
q neck scarf of hunting pink.
One OF the new faces in tho front row OF
boxes was that OF Mrs Harry Cannon. who
wore costume Of black silk and jabot Of
coral chiffon. Mrs: George Turnure. who was
formerly Miss Lanier; wore crimson icoored
green silk, Mrs. Charles 1anier. sat in the
same box. dressed in black brocade.
Mrs. !. Townsend Borden in o light snufY-
colored silk. sat with Mrs Henry Cews. who
was very hand some in a gown Of hcliotrops
cloth. trimmed with gold braid. Mrs. Arthur
Twom bley. who arrived on the Majestic last
week. wore one Of the elegant costumes Of
with rlented front o. pink and white chiffon.
Her bonnet was OF pink and gold.
Miss FrelinEhuysen. in q marine blue and
white striped silk. with y bonnet to match.
sat in u box with Mrs. William Goddard. who
was in 'iahlia red velvet relieved with lilac
silk. Miss Flora Davis. in straw cOlored.
white-striped silk. entertained Mrs. Nicholas
Mr.. ,Jtlan Potter. Mr., J.. Clinch. Smith was
Davis'S box.
Mrs. Carley Havemeyer, with her husband.
walked about wearing n handsome gown OF
black satin brocade. and long capped wrap OF
black rep deliberately embr2idered. Some OF
the others present were: Mr.. q. Creighton
Webb. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ChilIs. Nj. and
Mr., and Mrs. Oliver Hartman. JE. III:
and Mrs. louis rutherford Mr.. and Mrs.
Rives. Miss Whiting Mr.. and Mrs. c. Albert
Stevens. Mr.. Barton Willing. Mrs. Henry
Barboy. Miss Barley. and Mrs. Sam uel Colgate.
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don't care bit for driving. and you just have
'sailcrs' to driving men or Wheelers' to q
cross-country hunter What's the ,difrerencep
that takes q hurdle i'll his stride. II he throws
his rider he sends him flying out OF all danger.
and the horses that mincc up to the hurdles
and rear up to clear them are apt to fall OF. the
when they take headers. You know. Your
heart Just stops still and you get cold all over:
then up they got and mount again. and the
delicious thrill lust tnGles to your finger tips.
after q supper at Del's. when you feel SO de-
jected and your hairpns sort o hurt your
head and everything seems gloomy.
On the tandems there is ono horse trying
another horse trying to climb into. every cart
near him and to mix everything all up. Tho
first horse il a wheeler. the other one n leader.
Out on tho road u leader is the horse ahead.
that you can't tell which horses and rigs 20
together the only way to distinguish is as
told you at first.
feet and do the lovely waltzinG in the ring.
or course the ladies' like that. but after all one
cannot pay attention to it all. and tho girl who
Ism w on hackneys and tandems and all hat
is lost. Those are what every one is talking
about. you know.
How can you toll hnckney2 Well. I'll
toll you hackney is the least like the Gre
ator's orig nal idea OF horse OF ything You
creature, withoutany tail to speak Of. eXpend-
ing all his energyin mad struggle to touch
his, muzzle with his knees at every stop and
trying all manner OF experiments to see how
breaking them off. you may, know, that's
hackney and q good one They drive them
over roads with rails or something put across
so they will learn to lit their feet and throw
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-18
SIDE LIGHTS ON THE BIG sHOW.
Ollie Tenn ~s the Society Leader-A Smart
Girl Explains Thiags About the EXhibi-
tion-Whnt One should and should Not
know-The Notable People There.

Ollie Tenn ~s the Society Leader-A Smart
Girl Expinins rhiugs About the txhibI-
tion-Whnt One should ind should Not
Knoxville Notable People There.
Ollie Teall is responsible for It. He has Is
sued the edict that every one with any preten-
Sion to social place must be seen at the Horse
Show at least once day.
And so the prominads becomes daily moro
crowded with notrbles. more resplsndcnt in
color: the Gayety in tho boxes wakes madden
and merrier as fashion grows more domesti-
Gated In her new environment and the carnival
OF dress presents each night new and magnil-
cent SUCCESS.
The pink cheeked king Of the top rollers Is
very much there himself You recognize him
by his Dresden china complexion. the deli
cions droop OF his blond moustache g. but most OF
| all by the sinuous curve OF his lower extrsmi-
ties and the spiral circumlocution OF his aris-
tocratc gait Freddy Gsbhard's prize four.in-
hand could be driven around tho promenade
without taking UP any moro space than Ollie
contrives to occupy as he makes his grand cir
cult Of tho boxes.
by the way. where Is Wardie?" questioned
the swell on the walk from the swslless In the
box above. THE king is dead: long live the
king" laughed the girl. pointing with her
jewellcd lorgnotte to the broad-brimmed
beaver before which the crowd parted. as for
monarch. and beneath which ollie beamed.
Now. it is Just this way. dear" explained the
sporty girl in the stalls to her Philadelphia
cousin. You SEQ there are three distinct sets
in this show. There's the hunting set. tho
Corinthlan. tho Meadow Brook. and Country
clubs Of gentlemen jocks like Tommy
Hitchcock and Foxhal Kcenc. md the ele-
giant Gray Griswold. and tho rest. Griswold
Is periectly lovely. don't you know. Just like
those heroes In Ouidns novels that every ono
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-18
TORNADO IN ILLINOIS.
Several People Killed Wounded and
Much Dmmmge Done Mt RrdbMd.

Much DnmnYo Done mt R~dbud.
REpBup. H.. Nov. 17.-At $3.50 o'clock this
morning a tornado struck this town. 1t first
demolished the Catholic church and school
and tho residence OF Herman Drn.s. Tho
German Lutheran church was next evcled to
the ground. After destroying several barns
and carrying away fences it next attacked the
two story stone residence Of Peter Kendall
and crumbl ed II to fragments Mrs Kendall
was severely injured.
A large double brick house occupied by d.
D. Perry as q dwelling. Office. and composing
room OF the Redbud DpIn0"rdf. WAS destroyed
The family were buried in the ruins. but man
aged to eXtrcate themselves without serious
was blown down. and fourteen other resi-
dences were destroyed.
The eleven.y ear old son OF Mrs Jacob Koch
was killed instantly and his mother was
fatally injured Others seriously injured pre:
Mrs. Peter Karden. Mrs. Louis Boyer Julius
Holm. Mr.. Heilmsn. Alden starr. Miss Emma
D. Perry Many. Of the people are without
clothing and Shelteress. and the cold rain
The property lost is estimated at 100000.