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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-09
County Teachers Association.

The meeting Of the County Teachers AS
socation OH Inst Saturday was we'll attended,
AMI somc pronounced it the most pleasant
and interesting of any held since Christmas.
President Rice called the meeting to order,
and after devotional exercises vocal quar-
tstte was delightfully."- rendered by Mrs. w.
L. Thomson, Miss Lily Dawkius, w. McLure
and L. ". Dick.
The minutes Of the last meeting were then
read and approved.
Mr.. W. W. Bruce, of San!uc, then read a
fine paper on "School Management" which
was we'll received, and gave rise to some
very interesting discussion by several men,
bers of the Association.
The next subject for discussion seemed to
be one Of very general interest, and when
Miss Knight in the course of her treatment
of it, asked for the experience of those who
had tried having school entertainments, sew
eral arose and testified to the fact that the
benefit derived from their school entertain
mcnts by no means compensated for the loss
Of time TO regular school work
"isS huiSut pVOCeeueU 10 ueSCTlUe tne
kind Of school entertainment that might be
given without interfering with regular school
| work, and she succeeded in convincing some
of her hearers that the kind of entertainment
she advocated could be made both profitable
TO the pupil, aud pleasant to the commu-
nifty.
President Rec then took the floor and
| ably defended :he cause of the school enter
| tainmsnt such as generally finds favor with
| our county communities.
Mcssrs. Wilson, Bruce and Dick took part
in the discussion, all of them siding with
| Miss knight rather than Mr.. Rice.
Mr.. J. L. Strain sent q letter, which was
read to the Association, expressing his re-
| gret at being unable to attend, owing to
| sickness.
During the course of the meeting two
beautiful vocal solos were finely rendered
| by Mrs. W. +. Thomson.
1t was agreed that the meetings of the
Association should be suspended during the
summer months; so the adjournment was
until the first Saturday in September.
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PersO nails.

Mr.. G. =. Sanders, of tho Spartanburg
bar, was in town this week.
Miss Anna Belle Johnson has returned
from the low country where she has been
teaching.
Mr.. II. F. Mcpherson, the popular .eQtteg
buyer fQr aha, Bbr6e, &c.
Mr.. F. ii. Weston, of the Columbia bar
was in town this week.
Miss Mamie Bailey, who has been teach
ing in Anderson county, is at home for the
Summer.
Mrs. James slunro and Mrs. William
Munro have returned Jm Charleston
Miss Minnie Wake, a music teacher O:
the Columbia Female College. is visiting the
family Of DR.. NJ. a. Moore
Miss -- Jones, Of Edgefeld is visiting
the family Of Rev. J. n. Booth.
Attorney General Townsend came from
Spartanbug yesterday, where he hal been
attending the reference in the railroad tax
cases. He will be in Union two or three
da-s.
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Honesty of School Exhibits.

Early in the plan for the educational ex-
hibt precautions were taken thit the pupils
themselves should be represented. The re-
suit has been that the exhibit, taken as o
whole, is fair showing of chiidrens work.
In many cases the written exercises, bound
in books, arc marked "uncorrcc ed" having
escaped any ''retouching' after leaving the
puri's' hands. Elsewhere, the pupils have
copied their original work and the result is
labeled copied" Likewise where certain
samples have been selected from the bulk
of the class.work, these are market Csc
iectcd.
Much of the material exhibited in the
shape Of courses OF work, especially in the
manual training, and these series of cxcr.
cises are presumably from the hands Of the
teacher. But everywhere there is enough
Of what is unmistakable chilIrsn's work
shown to give very fair idea Of what is
being done in American schools tolay.
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member of the class, to be sotced, and proper
IN state l, for the ncyt days recitation when
they could be quickly copied on the board
aud explained; all the members of the class
thereby getting the benefit Of each ones
work.
The more work pupil does, the more
interested will he become in his work, and
when one loses interesthe lose, the key which
brings to light the hidden scores of hard
lessons.
Keep your pupils interested in their work
in some way. Probably the best way is by
making their work, in class, thorough and
practical taking special interest in the
work Of each enc, melting out deserved
praise and Withholding severe criticism The
pupils should 10 allowed the privilege OF
expressing an opinion, and TO criticise, not
only the work of classmates but also that Of
the teacher, who should be as willing to
admit errors rs he is to point out those Of
others. Give oil needed assistance, but none
that can be acquired by reasonable AN cunt
Of work on the part of the pupil. Give
each pupil his share of the work in class,
but do not follow a stereotypcd order of ask
ing questions or assigning work, for pupils
will soon learn to study only those parts
that are likely to come TO them. lutro luce
| new and better methods whenever possible
and practicable. X. h..
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For the TINES.
Asbury Notes


Mr.. Ed roR Since we have seen moth
'rg in The T,mss recently from Asbury,
will Try to give you a few dots.
The farmers are progressing finely. Their
crops are in good condition, and the seasons
are now favorable. Cotton planted early
was no, good stand on light soils butShas
been replartel aud about all worked out.
Fall oats, that the hard winter dill not
kill out, are very fine, and these ssplcnd Il
rains are the making of those sowei in the
spring.
well filled.
Gardens are back ward and the cut worms
rlnyed havoc during the cool weather. They
were the most numerous ever known. Some
fields of cotton was badly damaged by them,
but their depredations ave ce,sing as the
weather grows warmer. :.
We have a splendid private school, taught
by Miss Ola Lipscomb, at the residence of
N. G. Littlejohn Miss Lips6pWl is q grad
uate with the highest distinctions from the
Coope.- Institute. and her pupils are making
rapid progress.
Rev. Mr.. Clarkson preache most able
sermon at Asoury last Sabbath from the
text Compel them 10 come in to my sup
per-" That love should s, shape our lives
and chara :ter as to compel the world to
come to Christ. -. &.
We anticipate W: Il much pleasure tho
filling of our pulpit rext SaIbalh by your
former lowasman, .he Rev. j. w. Harris.
6r mo aaase Of he Mastee a We S,s Psisrs PsTsrs
he will rake a fa'thfri and useful mtuister.
We have mos. fourishing Sunday school
at Asbury. n. G. L'ulejohn, the Super n
tendent, has ccnsecrated corps of teachers.
Who can es,inl:e thessilent&hut potent ln-
huence 'ha, tl}6SnR& ksa Smay oxert'
1t is truly~SFn tanSw that so
many girted young msatdnT Noble wsmen,
former pupils Of Asbury Seminary anl Sun
day school, are taking such distinguished
places in the worlds broad field Of buttlc.
| Our young irieni w. n. Jeferies has re-
Gently been offered tho position Of Assistant
Professor of Mathc c.natics at Furman Uni
| versity. FARMER.
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LslF' We are not iDcined to take hand
y-Caughman Harris contest, but we feel
considerable anxiety about how The Alliance
will come out at the end of the fight. If
Donaldson, She'll Caughman, Perry aud
Harris are traitors to the Alliance reform
cause, rs the Tillman-Irby papers charge,
they should be turned out, for the safety of
the order but if they are not traitors to
tie principles of the order, then those who
charge them with treason should be made TO
walk out, for the peace, harmony and in
tcgrity of the order.
1t is really not our fight at all, but be-
lieving in the social educational and bcnef
icient principles upon which the Alliance
was founded we feel n deep and honest
interest in lis perpetuity, which can only be
sccui ed by peace and harmony in the order
and a spirit Of honor that will protect the
character of each individual member, and
through them the order, against the tongue
Of the sanderer and strrer up Of strife.
The fun of the matter is in each and all
of the parties-individuals and papers -
twitting their opponents with office seeking
Show us n prominent man in the reform par
ty that has not got or is not seeking an
Office, and if we go TO the Worlds Fair we
win take him along and rake q fortune by
him in a side show.
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"Therc are twice as many names on the
pcusion rolls now." says the Washington
Star, las there were soldiers on the Conied-
crate side during the whole four years of the
war, with names enough still to be added,
if the claims be allowed, to run the total
annual expenditures up to S250, 0,O0O.O 600"
And scarcely one in n thousand Of the ex-
Confcderates is in need of help from his
neighbors to enable him to support himself.
1t is significant indie ,tion OF the differ
---- - -.i--- "h"~anter of tha maj osi~i -f
which the conteniiDg armies were composed.
$3.50, ,0O0,000 And about all of this ex-
orbitant draft upon the country goes into
the banks and families Of the North wes' ern
States, where the present fnanca nj crash
upon crash is daily and hourly sounding in
our ears. Is ii not probable that the unload
ing Of such an enormous amount Of money
a great portion of it obtsined by fraud-so
suddenly among the people of that section
of the c"uutry, caused a vast amount Of
extravaganza aud will speculation, which
collapsed with fearful results directly an
honest administration was installed and on
honest investigation into tho pension frauds
is sure to be made?
The profligate pension appropriations
made profigate pensioners, aud when serious
re iuction or total loss of pensions threaten
ell, it found them unpreparcd to meet the
loss. aud together with the banks and other
corr Orations involved with them 10 inflated
speculations, were forced TO tho wall at the
first breath of financial danger
In our humb.e opinion, the pre- sent meme
tary disasters in the West is a warning index
Of what would be the result throughout this
whole country under the operations of an
unduly inflated currency.
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The Municipal Elec, ion.

The election for lutendant aud Wardens of
this town was held last Tuesday, aud passed
off without ripple of excitement.
There was ooly one ticket in The field, and
for the frst time in eur recollection, the
Candidates nominated by public meeting was
handsomely. endorsed at the polls, by vote
of 2l5 out of q registered list of 30l.
The following gentlemen now compose the
Town Council of Union:
ISrEHDANT-John a. FAINT.
WARDLNs.-W. II. Sartor, Thos. d. But
Ter. J. d. Arthur and W. T. Beatty.
Wednesday moraipg the new administra-
tion were sworn IN and immediately took
charge OF the affairs Of the town At night
they held their first meeting, which was
rather long, and ut which the Interests Of the
town at large was discussed PRO and con,
aud the following officers elected:
Attorncy-J. G. Wallace.
Chief Of Policc-John T. Rose.
Night policeman-J. Drayton Smith.
| Lamp Lighter-Ben Neil.
The rcguidr meetings of the Council will
be held Tuesday night after each sasesday.
Ii may not DO generally known that The
| Clerk and Treasurer of the town was elected
for one year, according 10 law, by th'
former Council. in January, therefore coul;
not be elected by the new Council. While
We have no objection to Mr.. Young as CLERK
and Troasnror. "a 1sonrs rather out or th'
common order of things for any officer, par
ticularly the most important one Of the town
to be elected by Council just going out Q
Office, to serve during the term Of the in
coming Council If it is a good arrange
ment for Clerk and Treasurer, why not 70
Marshal ami all the other offices ?
There may hc some SQUAD reason for il
in thnt particular office, but we confess on
inability TO see why the present Council, 70
instance, is not es competent and as worthy
10 be trusted 10 select its own Clerk as tn
retiring board.
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For THE TINES.
Jottings from Pea Ridge

PEA RIDGE, June 81 will attempt 10
give you few lines from the Ridge.
Gardens and fields were beginning to
need rain, but we have had too much heavy
rains lately.
The farmers are as well up with their
work as l ever saw them. They will all
soon have their crops plowed over the second
time, if the rain will pormt, although they
are very small. There is not o good stand
Of cotton on sandy land.
hear that the Lockhart Shoals railroad
is dead again, for the present, but the COM
pany is going ahead working on the cotton
mill.
The closing exercises Of the Kelton High
School came off last Friday evening. 1t was
a success, and showepsShat Prof. s. M. Rice,
Jr., has been faithful in the school rom.
He is one OF our bright young men and viii
be a blessing to any community that may be
| fortunate enough 10 obtain his services In
| the school room. What a great Blessing the
| colleges Of our country are doing in sending
out such young men and intelligent young
women all over our country to educate our
| children. l wish that Col. McKissick could
| have been present the other eSe1lng TO have
heard those little girls anda Buys of his old
| native community. | guess he would have
| said that there had been a great improve
,nent in the last fifty or sixty years. have
heard old men say tha' away back in those
days at the close of school, if The tef1eE
did mt treat candy, etc, and semstiiAe9
jug of good old corn whisksy, they W9Y(d
take him to the branch and duck him. wslfs
| Mr.. Editor, VIC are gaining in some things,
if we are losing in others and, after all al
believe we are holdinS. - ewns lSlh y lef8 81
all take courage and II |VkwaTd: ~ =.
Not long s:nco 1 in your town and
took the opportunity to go where they are
building the cotton mill, and from what
could see, believe Mr.. Duucau is pushing
his work as ias, ns poss be with the supply
| of hands that he has.
Mrs. Saul and Miss Ro1ger, of Atlanta,
who have been visiting their sister, Mrs. DR..
Chambers. FOR several days. returned hope
last Saturday.
MIR. Editor mount bicycle some OF these
days and come out and see the Ridge.
| RIDGE FARMER.
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Correspondence of the TIMES.
The Weather, Crops and Lsckhart Cetter
Eoof

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Factory
JoNEsvILLE, June G.-We had an abun-
dance of rain last week and on Thursday we
had n wind and hail storm that did consid-
e,able damage TO crops and timber. No
houses were blown down that | have heard
Of The raiu continues to pour down occa-
sionally. The land is badly washed and
farmers went to sec their plows, hoes aud
graf. cradles moving. Tho crops were in
fine condition ten days ago, but the grass has
come since the rains set in and it will soon
be troublesome. Work is what the farmer
needs for few week 10 come.
\ colored man named Sau son Wood, who
lived near Jonesville, died last Sunday. He
was rather prominent among his race and
was considerably honorei by large atlen-
dance st his funeral here yesterday.
Mr.. Asbury MCGOWAN is at Mr.. Sam Lit
tlei ohn's in n low state Of consumption.
The health Of cur community generally,
is good.
Mr.. David n. Baker and wife, of Shelby,
n. c., visited their relatives in louisville n
few days since.
Mr. Sam'l Z. Reid, of Spartanburg, and
f. l.. Eison, of Union, visited Jonesvillc last
Sunday.
visited Lockiart Shoals last week and
found that it was a busy place, sure enough
There are several departments of work al
going on, each one having boss, while Mr..
c. u. Farrar, the president, was oil the
ground overlooking the whole affair. Mr..
Aberne,hy, who has charge of the blasting
and foundation department, was blowing VI
some large stumrs preparing for the fouu
dation of the mills. 10 see the stump will
the dirt and rock go up in the air made m,
think very much about the war. 1t wa.
more like the mortar shells than anything
have seen;since 'G5.
| aso Visited factory hill in Union, yes
terday, and find things arc moving along
there in a, hurry. While Union is far in al
vance of Lockhart in the foundation Of The
mill and in;fthe building Of operatives
houses, Lock hart IS ahec OF Union in making
brick having already burnt several kilns
l predict that Union will spin the crop o
93 and Lockhart will be ready for the croI
of '94.
Rev. Mr.. Tiller filled his rulpit here Sun
day morning. The methodist Church her,
has bought from Harris & Foster o new
organ, one Of the celebrated Estey's. The,
paid cash for it.
understand o gentleman in Spartanbur!
is shipping cats from, Union. His first ship
ment was made yesterday in n lot of ten
Jonesville can spare him few.
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fnoUsANDs DYIHG OF CHOLERA -Coss,an-
tinople, June 5,-Reports from several cities
OF Asiaiic Turkey say that cholera has ap-
pearcd in many districts and is spreading
rari lily. People are dying by thousands.
Whole vi lage, have been deserted by those
fleeing from the pest. The panic has been
so great that few families wait to bury their
dead or even to nurse their sick, bat fec
TIE next towns to escape iofc ion Pupi.
lives from stricken towns are spreading the
epidemic with appalling rapidly s.oiissS.
from Bassora city say that 10000
have fled from Passora province al,ne1
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'ssso5e which have al important bearing on
Of study enter so largely into the business
affairs of an individual or community. From
the very beginning pupils may be taught to
see that the various processes learned have
a practical use in life. Problems should,
erations, such as would likely characterize
the community III which the subject is
taught. Even the simplest operations of
the beginners may be of this character, AMI
the practical value Of the study will be at
once recognized. 1t is az important that
children do not study arithmetic as n collec-
ton Of puzzles, on which they may give
themselves gymnastic training If an intel.
lectual character.
ASSIGNING LESSONS.
At the close of each recitation, the lesson
for the following day should be assigned,
and such hints and explanations given as
will aid pupils in getting properly started
with their %Srk " aan SFiib lie prolxites a, pos
sible, but at the same time it is a foolish
waste Of time for them to be required to
spend an hour or two in solving the first
problem Of n ''case," when The teacher, By a
momcnts explanation, could place the whole
class in position enabling them 10 work
understandingly from the start
REGULATIONS
The object of rccitations is to ascertain
whether the pupils have properly done the
work assigned, to bring out all the points
contained in the lessons, AMI to correct any
or all erroneous IDEAS that may present
themselves. Make it a point to require
something of each pupil every day. The
black k-board should be used as much as DOS
sible, but if it is impossible for all TO work
at the same time, do not allow those at the
seat to sit Idle but have them re eci'ing de-
hnitions, giving review work, or solving
problems on slate or paper. Improve every
moment, and the result will be proportional.
Ia rccting definitions and rules, accent n
clear and concise statement of the idea TO
be brought out in the pupils ewn language
rather than that Of the author, for it is very
easy for one to commit to memory AMI give
expression to sentences which have no
meaning, so far as we can see.
If you have good board, use it if n poor
one, make the best possible use of il. In
mathematical work the board is almost in
dispensable. All work should be done with
reference, QD TO neatness, (2) to accuracy,
and (3) 10 brevity. BE neat in all your
work aud require it of your pupils In
sure accuracy in all work by keeping a
watchfnl eye on your own work aud that of
sthsrs and requiring criticism.
Acquire breyity by requiring oil problems
to be stated in equations, thus $780, l2=
7S0 OF course, in statements of that kind,
the pupil will first have TO make the c1mpu-
tations, but after that is done, the result of
each computation should be expressed by
the use of the proper sgns. Besides being
nester and occupying less space, the prac-
tice gives one a good drill in the application
of the various signs, and leaves the pr oblem
in much more convenient form for explana-
iion.
have often assigned examples 10 each
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TnE WoRK OF DEvILs.-Montreal, June
3.-At an enr;y hour this morn ng three
Americans Crooks" passed over from Yer.
mont to the hamlet of Beech Ridge, in
Missiquoi county, in this province, and siot
and killed Mr.. Edy. cut the throats Of his
wife aud twenty-ye old daughter, robbed
the house of oil the yaluables they could
find and then set the house On fire. The
flames attracted the neighbors, who found
The family all dead.
The murterers left signs behind which
show that they fed over the bordet into
Vermont. Fdy was wealthy farmer and
prominent man in bis neighborhood. The
murdered daughter was beautiful and was
soon to be married to n prominent Montreal
journalist.
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Arithmetical.

l. A printer uses one sheet of paper for
every 16 pages Of an octave book how much
paper will be necessary to print 500 copies
of book containing 336 pages, allowing 2
quires of waste paper to each renm.
2. How many times will .35 of S5 be con-
tanned in .O24 of 2I3.
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BY" Mr.. L. c. Duucan and Miss Helen
Rembert were called TO attend the funeral Of
a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Rembert, brother Of
Miss Rembert and sister Of Mr.. Duncan, at
Spartanburg last Saturday.
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DIsrENsARY DOrs.-Ail the machinery at
the dlspensary is now up and by the end of
the week the force will be busy bcttling the
stock, and when the county dispensarics call
for stock 1t vii! be ready for them.
AbbeVIlle is the culy county 81 far that
has selected a county dispenser. Mr.. X. T..
Hill Is the man. Columbia R,ysicr.
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HS:y" We see the name Of our friend, j..
W. Swink among the candidates for Office in
one of the government departments at
Washington. As q constant and persistent
applicant for office, our friend is entitled to
a good paying position.
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BCCKLES's hRNICA SALvE.-The best
Salve i'll the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores,
Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, letter,
Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Coms, and all
skin crnptions, and positively cures Piles,
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to
givo perfect satisfaction, or money refund
ei. Price % cents per box. For sale by
u. +. POspy
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ssy- Notwithstanding the nnfavorab!e
weather the pleasant evening "teas' and
parties continue, aud Unions social circles
are kept in lively motion. There appears TO
be general disposition among maids and
marons to keep up the social gathering,
and make life in Union merry under home
influences.
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The arithmeticol problems of the 26th uit.,
were answered correctly by Mr.. j. J. Will
burn, of Kings Creek, to-wit: 1st, II calves
and 20 sheep; End, the walking stick is 81
inches long.