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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-15
The Last Of q Professional Dueiist.

The Last OF . Professional Duelist.
sI was standing here yesterday
afternoon" said De Vinne Nicklin,
down in the Bowery, wondering how
many tons of swords and pistols and
the like had stacked up in the back
of .tny shop, when slender figure,
robed in black and thickly veiled, on
tered the door and laid upon the show.
case in front of me an ebony case con.
tanning the finest pair of fint-lock
dueling pistols I ever saw. Convulsed
with sobs; the lady in black, who drew
aside her veh to let me see that she
was of trahscendant beauty managed
to inform me that the pistols which I
saw before me were the last and most
sacred relic of n once princely fortune
that had belonged to her husband. He
was o professional duelist, she said,
but had been out Of work for q long
time and was utterly unable to find
employment on Manhattan Island.
One by one his black coats and besuti-
art--had been pswned, and now there
was nothing left but the baby and the
pistols. They had prayed for heavenly
direction in their decision as to which
of these they should hypothecate, and
although her heart misgave her sorely
rs to the result, her good husband had
finally decided that the pistols should
be 'spouted.' They were something in
tho nature of family Bible to her, she
said, because the birthday of her in
fant boy, the date of her marriage and
other interesting domestic events lad
been neatly nicked with a bowie-knife
in the ivory handles of their beautiful
weapons. In the little silver-clasped
cavities, always provided in the butt of
dueling pistols for caps and the like,
she had instead been accustomed to
keep lock of hers and her husbands s
hair, neatly intertwined. bought the
pistols from her, of course, being
much moved by her suffering, and she
left me with bright smile upon her
face, promising, when these funds ran
out, that she would bring round tho
| baby. New York Recorder.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-15
Hints For the Vain.

''Here is something that you have
heard before, doubtless" said stroll
er, "but I am reminded of it again as
/ look in the showcases of tie photog-
raphers along the public thorough
fares--that it is even more important
to wear fresh apparel when one is
photographed than it is to wear clothes
of the colors that take best, for the
camera reproduces with uncompro.
missing fidelity every crease or fold
that betokens age or wear. New
York Snn.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-15
Sixty Miles of LOcusts.

The African Steamship Company's
steamer Winnebah has had most un-
usual experience when steaming be-
tween the latitudes of Cape Verd and
st. Louis, Senegal. For sixty miles
the vessel steamed through locusts,
which were 80 thickly packed to-
gether on top of the water that they
completely covered the surface for
miles around; indeed, they appeared
to be lying on the sea as far as the eye
could reach. The locusts had, no
doubt, been blown from the Morocco
coast into the sea. They resembled
gigantic grasshoppers, and one which
was secured was five inches in length
OF course, all the locusts had been
drowned, but those on board the
Winnebah did not see any on the
wing.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-15
.sitIe, yrst,:

I---
HPerhaps week, SIR" answered
Captain Rogers, large, short, purple
faced man who hated to be asked aues-
tions.
The planter rolled the yellow
swhites" of his eyes to the heavens
and tossed his hands, with maledic-
tion betwiXt his teeth.
"What's that yonder, coming round
that corner of land?" exclaimed an
other passenger, pointing to the line
of coast which the rolling cutter lay
becalmed abreast of.
Captain Rogers went to the COM
panion-way, picked up the ships tele-
scope and levelled it.
ga piccaroon he exclaimed; and
the roar of his voice went in thunder
along the decks as he bawled to his
livelicst to tumble up and load the
carronades, and to see all ready with
the small arms, and to stand by to
sink the scoundrels should they dare
atte i the ship. But it was speedily
evi At that the pirates quarry was
q Ieutter, and not the Bristol mer-
santman.
The piccaroon was long, black
schooner. setting very low on the
water, heavily rugged, showing not an
inch of canvas rs she stealthily crawled
over the FURNISHED blue heave to the
impulse of her long oars, or "sweeps, "
as though she were some gigantic ma
rine reptile forging her way through
it with movements of her antenn@.
The cutter rolled helpless, with an
occasional blazing flash sunward as
she lifted her wet, sparkling copper
out of the water. On sudden, how
ever, and rs though the men aboard
her had but just walked from sleep,
down dropped her swinging, big main
sail, oars were thrown over, and she
m~de in the direction of the Bristol
trader, slipping her cable as she
rounded, without stopping to buoy
her anchor.
But the piccaroon buzzed fast in her
wake. A puff of white cloud occasion
ally broke from her bow, and the black
ball, ill-aimed, went skimming ahead
of the cutter in the direction of the
Bristol merchantmen like a parched
pea along a table.
Before the cutter had measured half
mile the pirate was alongside and
lashing the vessels together for board
ing, as spider revolves fly in its
web before trotting aloft to dine of it
in its hole.
There was some small cracking of
blunderbusses and pistols, shouts faint
in the distance, little lifting of white
smoke. The business was then ended,
and with true pirate celebrity the
schooner was making for the blue heap
of coast with the unhappy cutter tow
ing and rolling and flashing in her
wake.
This thievish piece of work had been
watched with helpless wrath by Cap
tain Rogers and his ships company,
and with no small alarm by the pas
sengers. The captain said&he could
swear to the schooner; she was the
wickedest Of all fthe piccaroon pets Of
those waters. He pronounced her
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-15

trader, bark of about four hundred
and sixty tons, three months out from
the Avon and bound to Savanna Ia
Mar. lay helpless off that Jamaican
port IN what is known to sailors as a
"sheet calm"
The water foated like breast of
liquid glass, and solemn, long-drawn
heave of swell ran through it. The
Bristol trader, in strict correspondence
with her proportions, rolled very un.
comfortably indeed from side to side,
bringing her wide spaces of canvas
into the mast with many savage sound
ing whacks, until the atmosphere all
about seemed filled with the noise of
exploding artillery.
Ihe heat was intense; tho hour
about two in the afternoon. The dark
blue land about Blewfield's Bay swan
In the steamy haze, and writhed as
though it lived.
Seaward the junction of heaven and
water was scarcely distinguishable in
the parched and brassy air The land
went sloping into mere films, and
nothing showed upon the face of the
ocean save large cutter-rigged ves-
sci, lifting and sinking upon the swell
at the distance of about two miles
away from the Bristol trader in the
direction of BlewReld's Bay.
''Mr. Jenkins" said the master of
the Bristol ship, 'drop the hand-lead
over the side and observe the vessels
drift"
This was done, and the rate of drift
reported.
"Sir," said Mr.. Rogers, the captain,
to his mate, cit is not my intention
to founder upon bottom of coral or
go to pieces on st. Johns Point. Clew
up and haul down everything light,
and let go the anchor"
These orders were duly executed.
The seamen made the decks busy with
their figures in active motion, and the
chain cable roared hoarsely as the
weight of the big anchor swept it
through the hawsepipe.
Some half-dozen male passenge
women there were enone-lounged upon
the little poop in the sultry shadow
cast by the awning 1t was disheart-
enlpg to see the narrow entrance to
Savanna In Mar almost within reach
of twenty-four FOUNDERS throw of
Its ball, and be as little able to enter
it rs to walk to it,
Glow long is this eoips to last" ex-
claimed n nln alb.-
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-15
SUN AND FLOWER.

No sun shall ever fling S
His beams, but worlds shall glisten
No poet voice shall ever sing,
But worlds shall wake ahd listenl
o, suns. shine on the worlds that seel s
o, sweet-voiced poets sing to mol
No flower shall ever. nod
In winds from sweet lands blowing,
But that the hidden lips OF God
Shall kiss 1t into growing.
o, flower a-bloom by land and sea,
Toss one of your white leaves to mel
II. l.. Stanton in Atlanta Constitution.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-15
German
Syrup

JUDGE J. B. HILL, of the Superior
Court, Walker county, Georgia,
thinks enough of German Syrup to
send us voluntarily a strong letter
endorsing it. When men Of rank
and education thus use and recon-.
mend an article, what they say Is:
worth the attention of the public.
1t is above suspicion. II have used
your German Syrup" he says, "for
my Coughs and Colds ON the Throat
and Lungs. can recommend it for
them as first-class medicine. -
Take no substitute. O
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-15
Deafness Cannot he Cured

diseased portion of the ear. There Is only one
Way 10 cure Deafness, aad that is by constitu-
Iiohal rcmeaies. Deafness is caused by an in
naineu cohulllon OF the mucous lining of the
Eustach'on Tube. When this tube gets in
Imm2d You have ~ rumDl!ng sound or impcr-
Iect nearing, and when It is entirely closed
deafness iS lhc result, and unless the infiam-
1natl0, can bo taken out and this tube rc-
stored 10 us normal condition, hearing will be
NcslroScu iorcNcr; ninc cases out ten aro
caused Dy cniarri, which Is nothing but an in
named condition nf tho mucous surfaces
We VIII give Onc Hundred D1Vars for anv
case OF d. atncSS tcau>cd by catarrh) that can
i't bo cure by Halls Catarrh Cure Send for
CIRCULARS, free. Aoi
c,,,e F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo. O.
81 Sold by Druggists, 75c o'
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-15
Ti,n Tree as q commas

The points of the compass can be
told from trees by tho following simple
observations: Tho side of the trees
-on which the most of the moss is found
as the north. If the tree is exposed
30 the sun the heaviest and longest
limbs will be on the south sida.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-15
THE BRISTOLMAN'S TRAP,
BY W. CLARK RUSSELL.

[ was in the days
of the black flag,
and of the nimble
keel coppered to
the bends, and of
t h at square of
blood-red bunting
which, when run
aloft to the main
topmast-head, sig
nitied "No quar-
ter |" A round-
b o w o Il Bristol
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-15

BY the force OF wave ut Bishops
Rock lighthouse, the bell was torn
from its fastenings, although situated
LOO feet above high water mark.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-15

THERE are 23, 1856 locomotives in use on the
railways Of the United States.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-15

Many persons are broken down from over.
work or household cares. Browns Iron Bit
moves excess OF bile, and cures malaria. A
splendid tonic for women ana children.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-15

Browns Iron Btters cures Dyspepsia, Mala-
ria Biliousness and General Debility. Gives
strength, aids Digestion, tones the nerves
creates annette. The best tonic for Nursing
Mothers, weak women and children.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-15
obping the Marten.

oapping requires great skill
pace. The favorite haunts
robber are the pine for
ally where dead or burnt
inds. It's food consists of
'can catch by craft or cum
,g birds and eggs, squirrels,
:odents and rabbits. The
LOST frequently used is. fall
~ ..p. The fall trap is of Indian in
iention and very Ingenious contriy.
ance. A half circle is first built of
largo stones to the height of about
three feet. Then heavy tree is laid
across the entrance, one end being
raised and supported on contrivance
very like the tigure-of-four trar used
10y. boys for catching small b is,
dainty bit of rabbit or ruffed grouse
skinned is hung on projecting stick
built into the back of the semicircle of
stones. The little poacher can only
get ut the bait by creeping under the
\ tree, then seizing it, and finding him
Aself unable to pull it down he backs
put, tugging the string to which the
bait is attached along the stick, on
which rests the figure four supporting
the tree. just as the center of hie
back comes under the fall or tree he
loosens the support by tugging the
meat off the stick, then down it falls
on him, killing him instantly but do.
ing no damage to the fur. The winter
fur is by far tho most valuable, and
ians say the first shower of
---,.fter the snow disappears spoils
:, marten.
A good marten skin is worth in the
trade from $3.50 to SO. Very fine
ones come from the western slopes Of
the Cascade and coast range of noun.
talns; tho farther north the darker
and better are the skins. Chicago
Times.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-15

CoUGHs AND CoLpS. Those who are suffer-
ing from Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, etc,
should try BRowN's BRoNCnIAL TRoCuEs.
sold only in boxes.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-15

Beecham's Pills with drink of watar morn.
hgs. Beecham's-no others. rs cents q box.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-15

DENVER unions will try cooperative house
keeping.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-15

sSi y
/ mons of the whistle, whole mass of
powerful men came pouring out. of tho
hatch of the sloop. They were armed
to the teeth, and as they rushed up
they delivered one OF those vast, hur-
ricane "hurrahs" which, IS delivered
by British throats, have been known
again and again to paralyze the enemy.
Snow, my friends, roared Captain
Rogers, "now we have theml Total
submission or no quarter I"
The fine old fellow sprang for the
rail and was followed BY the mass of
men, all of them captains and mates
of merchantmen, except some half
dozen able seaman,
Never was there deadlier, more
heroic boarding rush. 1t was an affair
of about five minntes only. Howls
and yells, cuts and thrusts, the CLEAN
of brandished steel, the cracking of
pistols, followed by some dozen of the
miscreants jumping overheard, while
the rest wore driven, bleeding and
shrieking for mercy, down the hatch.
There are aged men who still talk
of this memorable capture. By three
o'clock in the afternoon the little
sloop and her prize the schooner had
foated safely through the narrow pas.
sage and entered the harbor of Savanna
la Mar where, their arrival being con.
fidently expected and eagerly awaited,
they were received by thunderous
salvos from the guns of the numerous
merchantmen.
Seven OF the captured pirates, the
most desperate cutthroats OF the gang,
were gibbeted along the coast and
dangled in chains for many long
month afterward The rest were vari-
ously disposed Of Youths Compan-
ion.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-15

q GEORGE SHAW, n prospector. was found
frozen to death at Telluride, Col.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-15

II afflicted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp
sons Eye-water. Druggists sell at 25c per bottle
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-15

OVER 300 lynchings have taken place In the
South during the present year.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-15
A Child Enjoys

The pleasant flavor, gentle action and soothing G.
effects Of Syrup of Figs, when in need OF !. -
stive, and If the father sd pomh ma 's'"x-
bilious; = fnc chief pre- mother be costive or
use; wioitaYipiost gratifying results follow its
2ox so that it is the best family remedy known
- and every family should have a bottle.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-15
Complete List Of His DISABILITIES.

Complete List Of His DISABILITIES.
A blind old English soldier soliciting
aims at a church door, has board hung
round his neck with the following
notice:
BLIND THROUGH AN ACCIDENT.
tuSaSculcuts. ss..ss..ss.
Ch1luren o.. ss.s---.
Total. .:...s.... ......22
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-15

CUBA's latest revolution ves nnictiv
'queIled. fJ
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-15
der the delicate

the water VIM ar the delicate
brue ehing of the a
Mus passed q Int The dawn
Isbroke in viole slono the east.
sc2Sdx II tiy up rose the
5;s.t. nu a, .ns e06he Of ocean and
,,is.. M 9 ! = snadow ns.S,. land Was flashed out
d.v. s Ha 0r'lha1 into the vide, .-eriic
~ was ~ tnen bat the stout, red-faced
an, nns aresse9 b wide straw hat and
n 'rI E.u mol BY jacket, ceased in his
",n w any ro on the sloop, and pick
Ing up :. - lescope; knelt down and
.ro,nol ns last ' he exclaimed, addressing
&C t@:s '0t, red:raced man ai6ngside
I'm, cio$hed in d plain sleeved
. "esooa. !. anu Ian old pair of yelling.
sol ooo's Ehere they are, Perren
anu apoue .,me, tool A pretty long
!oo oi u, wai'ing this has. been, Ger.
The other {man took the glass. di.
rected It, aYad stared long and keeuiy
through te lenses.
Yes, 4eid he, there they are,
right enou86h b."
Ihe opye3t at which he pointed the
telescopgs mere black speck as
yet in tsq hin blue hkze upon tho ses
under land. Bgt she developed
her bu apace as sbe came along,
urged by number orllong oars whIch
rose and Z at her SID IS like hairs OF
She was low. los black-hulled
schooner, 4nquestions |iv the indenti.
cal piccarSon which "a excited The
wr1sE; wr1ssr;.d captain Roee She showed
n'~oa- =. and her sail were furled. fol
the weaT draft OF vii that now blew
was tlgns IN her tet y as she came
heaainS direct ior the loop.
=, Inc TWO stous' reo-i ed men walked
the aeck togetner, an seemed to give
They were the only bersons visible
and might, for the hatter of that
have formed the emit ~ crew of tb,
little vessel. The scho ,ner drew along
side, and when she w3I II within a half
dozen cables length $some twenty o.
thirty men came tumb1 3,l;no mn ont q
her main hatch, andR in a trice he
decks were full of peoi hle.
oeautles tney were Never had tn
eye rested upon q chd bicer assemblao
of scoundrols. They Here biaok Whit
and yellow; chocolate h.colored Snani
ards, renegade Englisl bmen tawnv Wit
fierce usage of the sdfEn. draned in n
many costumes as thetsra we're men-i,
red and blue and whiJa1a .birts in col
ored breeches. in krass hats, wit;
sashes round thar lia
weapons strapped t6Sfi,6air hins and th
butt-end of pistols glk( saminr on thei
breasts 80 80
In perfect silence, xsus AZ, mr..
liminary courtesy of "a = 4 { Nj,
the schooner approa4 316 Tb6 ,,,f
tions of the rowers - d;,acfAd' 4
signs by tall, soo} EjinS dssner.d
who stood near the nj t ain 8 }Se3nc. m
long sweeps we're toatk.ad fnSSsvSa IN
helm put down and tltEi q vsssal in tyaoi
stiffness, ranged aloitYfSoeide fba aloo,,
Then the hush was ba orer. bv the ta
ruffian shouting orde{ ~ a. issS tbe tw s
vessels together.
At this instant thdf .t,,,,4 rad-fo.e
man, who was indeed ~ 90 I N, ,,,rsor
ase than our friend, Ne lain Rosar, .aS,
put whistle to his Il = S,,d IS, 1,,a. 80 sS ~ :;
". Both mon the1I -, 4, y an AZ, !,
clothesto their shirt ~ ~, ,..y' IN
Tor a couple Of cutla. t,sSs concealed h b,
T.. 4 80 a .a 81
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-09-24
AT THE WORLDS FAIR.

WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS, September
23.-Psid admissions at the fair yester-
day were l69, 12O.
A celebration by the Knights OF Honor
to-day was fitting close Of the weeks
events al the fair. The Knights turned
out in great numbers. Invitations had
been sent out by the Chicago lodges, and
many members responded. They began
TO arrive by o'clock and continued to
pass through the gates until il seemed
that half Of those on the grounds wore
gaily colored Knights OF Honor badges.
The exercises Of the day were held at
Music Hall, and included speeches by
the leaders Of the order. The fire
works tonight will De the most brilliant
OF the week. The bombardment Of Fort
Henry will be repeated on the lake
front.
Paid attendance to-day 213, 452, fourth
largest day Of the Fair.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-09-24
IocnIRase Ban

Last Friday, on the Barnesville
grounds, Martins Ferry defeated the
Barnesville club, by score Of : to 6.
Yesterday afternoon the second game
was played on the same grounds, and
the largest crowd seen on the grounds
this season witnessed it. Bsrnesvl,le
was victorious By a score OF 10 to 4.
Pitcher Jones, Of the Martins Ferry
team, was heavily batted, and Pasto-
RUS, for the Barnesvill9 team, did very
efficient ball twirlng.
The Knights Of Rest, OF Wheeling,
will play the House 81 Hermann base
ball to-day at the Benwood grounds. A
big crowd is expected TO see the game,
as the House 4 Hermann club will
play hard to win. Game called at 2.3O.
The Arcades defeated the Globes by
the score OF 81 10 Is. Battery was
Conaway aud Marling; umpire, Luchs.
The Arcades won % games and lost 3.
They will play the Belmont Whittlers
next Saturday at the Eighth ward
grounds.
P. J. QuilIigan, Captain Of the Flea
Bite Club, writes 10 the REGISTER, In
reply 10 & statement made in these col
umns by the Mehen and Slater Orphans.
Capt. Quilligan states that be has chsl-
ienged the Orphans a number OF times,
aud be never succeeded in getting a
game. He further stated that the Flea
Bites will play the Orphans for $50 or
SlOO a side VIII meet them or their
representatives at Bearsley's place on
Eighteenth street, Monday evening.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-09-24
Conditions at Rio.

LONDON, September ga private
cable dispatch received by an important
firm in this city, dated Rio De Janeiro,
to-day, saws that affairs at the Brazilian
capital remain unchanged. The rebel
feet is still threatening bOm0aMm Mment
and negotiations are yet progressing.
Business. IN spite of the threatening
state Of affairs, has picked up some-
what now ana is not altogether at
standstill. Negotiations Of some kind
are in progress nearly every hour OF the
day and il is said not to be quite impos-
sible that peace arrangement may be
patched up between the rebels and the
government. Should this be the case,
it will be mainly due TO the untiring ef-
forts OF the representives Of the foreign
powers and TO the backing the latter
b ave received from the commanders OF
the foreign warships at Rio.
Failing in the patching up OF peace
very shortly, the insurgents repeat their
announcement that they will lay Rio In
ashes.
The insurgents are still blockading
Santos, and are expected TO make their
power felt in other ports to the south
of Rio before long. Porto Allegro and
Rio Grande are now threatened by the
insergent war vessels.