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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-05-26
M.rried ss,entY.four Yearse

Seventy-four years ago 0onh
Tbaver ,Jss married to Ruth Penniman
hy the Rev. Jonas Perkins, pastor OF
what is now the Union Church OF East
Braintree and Weymouth. Sr: ihayet
was ninety-six on the 27th OF Apn
~, ~...,e. W "a =. 10 nire.Sy @ :" .ns
aotb Of June. Mr.. Thayer comes ffom
tbe old Braintree stock Of Thayers, n's
motber,s and fathers ancestors having
come from the parish of Thornoerry,
IN % %Gloncestershire, England, seven gem
erations ago. 1,., +be
Mr.. and Mrs. Thayer have been .ns
o.yents of seven. children, OF whom %
four are now living. The wSr'ny
oomnle live in house built by tnem'
selves sixty-three years ago. An un. ts
married son and daughter 1--we wi'l
them. but Mrs. Thsyer refuses 70 CIV a'
mn the management of the house ~ ~ Hb .h
1ppn,bter 1p M She does nearly all TN
licking, but allows her daughter 70 ~ =,
tbo heavier work. Mr.. Thayer ls s:n
nnite active, but is troubled some WIZ r,
deasness. He shaves himself regulari =
tw;cc a week, and saws and spn.s a
wood used in the house. - o0s'0
| Traveller.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-05-26

~. ,y.,, Work fashion correspondent :"
,.sn Inc n.m ~,ner gives out the following
Nlady writes have resu 'ay;ed YOU
Tor = tong time, and have oiten ,he beau-
,,e s,onortunity YOU enjoy oi see'pe - .Ii-L.
s;s,,I things YOU uescrIDe. l 1900 and
u,a. H., rcad Of those charming o. that
WIZ aa..,. and hats at Lord layo
- - .,,st be one OF those stotes - h,,
tne;Is t:ls sr~o,,s woman like myself, havng S.
sn,v dollars TO spare for season o,,,d
.,s,,Ia ~. of so little account tnat Sne cid
wou;u ,;,,,c attention but when you s.hn, az,
.MeSeNs M ,f ,o,r letters few months ago, ,'sr @
s...~sis Of the same quality were ,e"ly ssr~t,,,,
= 49, 49,, ..l.A...k~-s-vf~s ru"H any o'n.,
: In New York, and that because they so'o mots s.
tIev bought more, and consequently ooSsn. .'.
rbeaoer. I determined, II ever went u AVG"
Work would 90 to Lord x Taylor $. ,
",rhat -watcd-for time came In ,he
.,r,v autumn and / found myself standing
before that great entrance, win NOS w."
JerfuI windows at either side. sunnopev
INV courage and entered, as suppose 'ens "
thousands of Just such timid women a'
have done before My fears were gone III a.
instant. The agreeable attention put me
nv case ot once, and felt as much mt nom
as though were in tho little country s,o'
where my people have traded ior hcaiN
quarter OF n century. .,:
I" And now, as j wear the pretty things
,,urchascd or sec them every day and I'm
them all so satisfactory, think o' my .s
20 this great store as the brightest part oi n'
trip to New York.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-05-26
Cnncso Experts in IrrI ;atiop.

The Chinaman is II wonderful irri-
gator, and his presence on the big irri-
gated ranches of California is great
boon to tho proprictors. He is the
most perfect type Of the servile laborer,
and is, therefore, very satisfactory -
those who have no objection to serviN
labor. Where there is a good system
of irrigation eight Cinnamon will irri-
cato 1000 acres day ut cost of five
cents per acre. They work with re-
msrkahle speeae secRa RRd ~ iGa eYc that
would ordinarily require the services
of n surveyor. The Chinaman works
so well and SO cheap that he would
soon drive out all white labor if no re-
strictions were imposed on jmmigrn-
ton. 1t would require much space to
set forth n complete list of his points
of superiority over the usual hired
help of the farm. Irrigation Age.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-05-26
HOW to Stretch a Small Fortune.

uOne of the easiest ways to get
,ortune out of go, 900 in United States
currenov M is this" remarked a great nd'
mirer of French finance ye7'olo1
iietHHH i6ftane dfrffi 81 rffifty E thousand francs, anl
man with that sum In France is rioll.
There can be no question of it-n man
with $4,000 francs in France il q
thousand times better of than man
with $4,000 in America.
"Thc two principal rcnsons for thin
are, the actual cost of living In Francs
is far cheapter than over hero; and oil
of the luxuries, amusementS and on.
joyments of life are lower priced. :.
New York Journal.
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,.soa nm with "cannonbaIls," shells,
!oa'ea a o,her I deadly materials. About
fny of these remarkaDie hssst;le ssl ship
manded the spots which mo- nS''n0 .sTbe %
yves most likely to approach. and
mouths of some are Six ieet wiu' 1 an.
- ...asy -.o s.::a :" th'c~ ahout u. 600
tas OF balls or stones es-aoou. l''IUt
nounds. The range is not b,e,ea o,as pas
the falling projectiles coVereo itIoas III %
of three hundred yards. Doup.leS' uneS' ?
such an avalanche would make ol."u y,
Sul havoc" among as'annpens q. ~ ~
Lo.ta. q al VEN" r,Sh'' -.
make havoc somewhere, probably,
snvbow. But Brydone does not say
that the experiment had ever beel
tried.
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KNOWLEDGE

Rr;nys comfort and improvement ana
tend. TO personal enjoyment wheo
y;ohtly used. The many, who hve Dess
% teg than others and enjoy life more, with
lee. expenditure, by moro promPuy
sdaptinr the worlds best producM ~
the needs of physical being, WIZ ,:..;s 49,
the value to health of the Pure hqueaau
laxative principles embraced In mo
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to It's Presensln8
IN the form most acceptable and Plea.
az ant to the taste, the refreshing ana tIuiy
beneficial properties Of perfect -
Stive; effeetually cleansing the system, an.
d;snelling colds, headaches and ieyen
and pernanently curing constipationi;
T. has given satisfaction TO millions snI
met with the approval OF the meGlSd. W;d.
nrofession, because it acts on tne N.Sr
eanry them and T IS perfectly free nom
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by alldrug.
gists in Soc and 81 bottles, but it is man
1factured by the California Fig syyup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered
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SELECT SIFrfNGSs

Nevada mnn carries GOO-ychr-olo
watch. oo-,
New zcalands gold yield is $780,
900, 900.
Laco of all kinds is now made by
machinery.
Tho worlds wheat crop is 2,l23,-
OOO, 900 bushels.
Tbe Popc owns n single pearl that IS
valued at 800, 600
rbo average time dcrclict remains
aHoat is about thirty days.
A new claim is made Tor Dives that
they nrc help to digestion
rnrlRni lRni-r,rpu,Ut6 young men fiji for mill
tary duty.
In 1868 Field printed tho "Pchrl
Bible" II contained no fewer than
5000 mistakes.
The tomb OF Mohnmmcd is covered
with diamonds, snpphircs and rublcs
valued at 80, 600, 600.
A good specimen of President
Arthur's autograph TX Criotcd ut S7.oO
by the Philadelphia collectors.
A gray, unszcd blotting paper was
in his history, so far bnck as ] fG5.
The daily supply Of milk for the New
York City market amounts to about
10000 cans OF milk, 40 cnds Of con-
dcnscd milk and 400 cans of cream.
Tho English skylnrk haH often been
introduced into New England, hut all
attempts to domcsticate it have proved
futile, for the climate is zoo severe.
The flesh of forest rats is esteemed n
culinary dclicncy in parts of Cuba.
Their main article Of dict IL Brazil
them.
A pair of young bisons have boon
placed by un English nuhlCmnn on his
game preserves and several similar or
dcrs have been placed with Amcl lcnn
dealers.
Ecls, snakes md chicken legs arc
sold in the Russian markets, according
TO n traveller, and find ready salo
among IL class of people who arc not
cpicures.
A New York editor tho other day
wrote headline. ''Allcgrd TREASON III
China" and wus Mortified 10 soc il run
through the paper "Altrcd Tcnnyaol
in China"
The current year is tho centennial oI
cotton. '' 'n'
Twin sisters, Mrs. Ackcrmnn ond
Mrs. Christian, of Glen Ellvp. u,o,
Chicago, ILL.,, recently celebrated their
nincty-iirst birthday. Not Ion" n,.o
they attended their brother, "uI,lru
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-05-26
To Make Cloth Waterproof.
Hero is recipe TO make ordfnar!

Hero is n recipe TO make ordIn"ry
until it becomes clear, then pour it of
into another phil and put tho garments
therein and let them stand for twenty
four hours. Then hang up to dry
without wringing. Garments treated
thus can be worn in the widest storr1
of wind and rain without the wearei
getting even damp. Tho rain hangs in
globulcs upon the cloth, and cloth that
is waterproof is better md moro
healthy than rubber goods. Nov
York World
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-05-26
The Steam Siren.

The invention of that diuhoIicnI con.
triNnncr, the steam siren, is c,,,,I.nni.I; >;
attributed 10 Professor Henry. l.,
inrt, however, he merely ndontci the
ldcn from II French device for rrruri
ing the vibrations Of musical not...
and applied it i'll II shape for use rs n
fog signal. OF all the instruments for
making loud noises ever constructed
this one is by far the most Internal
Under favorable conditions il rnu II,
heard forty miles Mt sea. Recently IL
mas como INTO use to some extent i'm
cities ns n substitute for the factory
whistle, and at II o'clock and at &
O'Clock daily, peaceful nri"hbnr, or,
disturbed 10y its irightful hrllowin".
Inc sounds are produced 10y proicctia,
Jet of steam through II tube hirh !,
f"i'iT """'rucicd by At revolving
toothcd wheel The faster thc ,h,rI
goes round, the higher is the pitch II
the shrek uttered by tie machine, 80
that IL goes up note after note until the
listener feels as if t2ot or two higher
would render him ravinw unatic,
incidentally to studying he operation |
or this kind of fog signal, Professor
Henry discovered tn" cause of ccrI,,in
odd acoustic freaks which had been
puzzle to navigators. Ii had offer
been found that such signal, thouph
clearly audible twenty miles from
lahd, could not be heard at all
Ten miles from shore This, as he
learned, was due to the refractioD OF
he sound-wavcs occasioncd by wind,
lie also asccrtainrd that the BLOWING of
he fog signal, thus rendered inoudi.
'lc on the deck of vessel at sea. couIJ
1ten be heard loudly by ascending 10
he masthcad-a valuable suggestion
or sailors. Atlanta Constitution.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-05-26

' Ladies needing n tonic, or children who
YaIrt building up, should take Browns Iron
Bttcrs II Is pleasant to take, cures Malaria
hdigcst ion, Biliousncss and Liver Com plants,
makes tho Blood rich and pure.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-05-26

III your Back Aches or you arc ali worn ont
Eoon for nothing IL is general debiiIty'
strong, cleanse your liver, and give Won n cool
appctftc-toncs the nerves. e''
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-05-26

He's n dealer in rhymss IN in "ro,i.,"
An exponent ot Doth avOcltiDi ~
Aud can furnish quotations o, ssDti,,'
Or supply you with stocts OF q'p ,ations.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-05-26

The largest urnsuolu ever known was
the Great Mogul, which weighed, in the
rough, 703 carats.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-05-26

The legal rates OF payment for survey
Ing Government lands is from tive to
nine dollars per linear mile.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-05-26

Tho number Of burlaloes running wild
Mt tho beginning Of the year 1891 wa
estimated at 1000.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-05-26

Halls Catarrh Cure Is n liquid and Is tnken
internally, and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system Write for tcS-
timOnials free. Manufactured by
II. j. CHENEY & %. TnlCln. q.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-05-26
A NET in The Mcmillan

a pet in The McM1IIan MHsee O5
Omaha, Neb., is an OK weighing 374G
pounds, standing six feet four inches
high, and measuring ten feet eleysr
inches In oirth.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-05-26

BccCham's Pills instead of sloshy mineral
waters. Bcccham's-no Others. 25 cts n box.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-05-26

There is more snow on 'Sh6 surnrdaes
of the Rocky Mountains ut preseT
than there has been for years past.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-05-26

1odidc potassium. srsrp ria or I"tSprngs fail.
gu lrGncc CuECaEd oar Ma sic yphcno Is tho only
thing that w:ll euro permanently Positive proof
sealed free. COOK EEIEDY Co. Chicago, Ill.
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august
Flower

Eight doctors treated me for Heart
Disease and one for Rheumatism,
but did me no good. I could not
speak aloud. Everything that took
into the Stomrch distressed me. I
could not sleep. I had taken all
kinds of medicines. Through a
neighbor | got one of your books.
l procured bottle Of Green's Aug
ust Flower and took it. am to-day
eteut, hearty and strong and enjoy
the best OF health. August Flower
saved my life and gave me my health.
Mrs. Sarah ] Cox, Defiance. O. a
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ho"ds FILLS act easily, yet promptly and ell
gently on the liver and bowels ~ cents

~ 'r., LniihiH that
80 =. u Gu. i.4rIu st,b
!.IpGtr TI.,r N - tD61
days. ict Inn wr TO f,r
"a iicu!IrS and invest.
- "urIc.iah lity. Our
TN .nCill iacking IS
/: OO. uOl. Whom mercury
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-02-22
been a vein Of southern insincerity in

been vein Of southern insincerity In
his good humor.
paw" said Miss Octavia with gloomy
confidence to Courtland but with y
pretty curl of the hereditary lip, sis about
the only reconstructed one Of the en-
tire family. We don't make 'em much
about yer. But I'd advise yo' friend,
Mr.. Drummond-if he's coming here
carpet bagging, not to trust too much
to paws reconstruction. II won't
wash" But when Courtland fastened
to assure her that Drummond was not
q "carpet bagger, was not only free
from any Of the political intrigue inn
piled under that baleful title, but was
wealthy northern capitalist simply
seeking investment, the young lady
was scarcely more hopeful. II suppose
he reclSons to pay paw for those mig
gers yo' stoleP" she suggested, with
gloomy sarcasm. ,ta..,a. W.
y NO" said Courtland, smiling, "but
what II he recloned to pay those mig
gers for working for your father and
him?" aa1l e tNa
"If paw is going into the trading
business with him-if Maj. Reed, a
so'th'n gentleman, is going to keep
shop he hain't such fool as to believe
niggers viii work when they amt
obliged to. That's been tried over at
Mirandy Dows, not five miles from here.
and the niggers are half the time runnin'
round here talSin' holiday. She put up
new quarters for 'em and tried to make
'em eat together at long table like
those low-down folks up north, and did
away with their cabins and their melon
patches, and allowed 1t would get em
out of lying round too much and want
ed 'em to work over time and get mo-
pay. And the result was that she and
her niece and lot Of poor whites,
Irish and Scotch, that she had to pick
up long the river, do all the work. And
her niece Sally was mo- than half union
woman during the wah and up to all
no'then tricks and lodges and swearin
by them, and yet for all that the thing
won't work"
But isn't that partly the reason?
Isn't her failure great deal due to this
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-02-22

the presence Of the one-legged warrior,
(who turned out TO be the landlord and
barkceper), to whom Courtland was
hilariously introduced by Maj. Reed as
"the man, sir, who had pounded my
division for three hours at Stony Creelf"
Maj. Reeds house was but few min
utes walk down the dusty lane, and was
presentlyheralded by the baying Of three
or four fox hounds, and foreshadowed
by a dilapidated condition of picket
fence and succeed gate front. Beyond
II stretched the wooden doric columns
Of the usual southern mansion, dimly
seen through the broad leaves. of the
horse chestnut trees that shaded II.
There was the usual listless, black shad.
ows haunting the veranda and outer
Offices Aformer slaves and still attached
house seryants-arrested like lizards In
brcathless attitudes at the approach Of
strange footsteps, and Atill holding the
brush, broom, ,duster OF home implements
they had been laEily using, In their fixed
hands. From the doorway Of the de-
taahed kitchen connected by 3 gallery
10 the wing OF the mansion, Aunt
Martha" the cook, gszed also with q
saucepan clasped 70 her bosom and her
revolving hand with the serubbing
cloth In H. apparently stopped on .
dead center"
Drummond, whose gorge, had risen at
these evidences Of hopeless incapacity
and utter shiftlessness. was not relieved
by the presence Of Mrs. Reed-a Boured,
disappointed woman Of forty, who still
carried In her small dark eyes and thin
handsome lips something of the bitter
ness and antagonism Of the typical
southern rights woman-nor Of her two
daughters, 0ctavia and Augusta--whose
languid atrabiliousness seemed a part
OF the mourning they still wore. The
optimistic galiantry and good fellow,
ship Of the major appeared the more re-
marlSable by contrpst With his cypress-
shadowed family. and their yenomous
possibilities. Perhaps there micht have
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-02-22

tain company. But he will be offended
If we refuse"
"He is friend of yours, then?" asked
Drummond.
81 fought against his division at
Stony creek" said Courtland, grimly.
HE never tires of talking of it to me,
so suppose am"
A few moments later the train glided
beside the Redlands platform. As the
two travellers descended hand was
laid on Courtland's shoulder, and q
stout figure in the blackest and shiniest
of alpaca jackets and the whitest and
broadest of Panama hats welcomed
him. "Glad TO see go, con'Rei. reck-
oned I'd waltz over and bring along the
boy" pointing to grizzled negro serv-
ant of sixty who was bowling before
them, ito tote yo'r things over instead
of using hack. haven't run much
on horse flesh since the wah-hal hal
what didn't use for remounts reckon
yo'r commissary gobbled up with the
other live stock, eh?" He laughed
heartily as II the recollections were
purely humorous, and again clapped
Courtland on the back.
"Let me introduce my friend, Mr..
Drummond, Maj. Reed" said Court
land, smiling.
"Yo' were in the wah, sir?"
MOL" returned Drummond hesi-
tating, he knew not why, and angry at
his own embarrassment.
"Mr. Drummond, the vice president
of the company" interposed Courtland,
cheerfully, was engaged in furnishing
TO us the sinews Of war"
Maj Reed bowed little more for
mally. "Most Of US heah, sir, were in
the wah some time or other, and II you
gentlemen will honah me by joining In
social glass at the hotel across the
way, I'll introduce you TO Capt. Prem
dergast, who left leg at Fair Oaks. 1"
Drummond would have declined, but a
significant pressure Mt his arm from
Courtland changed his determination.
He followed them to the hotel and into
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fro m oosTuuzD.l
A u.y,.r clock.

The most curious and unique clock
In the United States, or In the world
for that matter, was constructed by
Amos Lane, OF Amedec, during the last
summer. Lanes curious olock-which
by the way, Is all face, hands and lever
-is attached TO q geyser which shoots
upward an immense column Of hot
water every thirty-eight seconds exactly.
This spoutipg never varies tenth Of .
second In It's time. Therefore clock
properly harnessed TO II cannot do 9TH
erwise than keep correct time. The
lever mentioned above In connection
with the hands and face OF the clock Ia
80 placed as to bc fairly hit by the
shooting column Of water, and every
time the lever Is struck II moves the
hands forward exactly thirty-eight sec
onds. Lanes only trouble was TO prop
erly divide these thlrty-eight second
strokes into hours. During the time
he was employed in constructing his
novelty II Is said he often quietly
wished that old Dame Nature had geared
this particular geyser so as to spout
every half minute exactly.-St. Louis
Republic
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-02-22

Do you remember the Irishwoman
who told her consumptive son 10
"Cough for the lady, Jimmy2" One Of
my nursemaids gave mo a yarn to
match that. Baby Bob had been ailing,
fretful and wakeful for few days, and
It occurred to me that, perhaps, II his
carriage was wheeled up and down the
path the sunshine and sweet summer
air might be the best anodynes for the
poor little chap. Sure enough when !
looked ont At the end Of half an hour
Baby Bob was rosily sound asleep, and
my heart rejoiced. A little later tho
butchers boy, coming In at the side
gate, stopped TO gossip with Kathleen.
"A fine baby you have therep said he.
"And II you think that when he's
asleep, it's awake and laughing you
should SEQ himl" said she; and, TO my
horror, she bent 70 give the baby .
brisk shake, crying joyfully; Bobby,
dearl Wake up and laugh for the
butcher, Bobbyi- = Boston Common
wealth. NIW frHt tuNa4rfH rsT ut
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-02-22

land, smiling. "They have no reason
TO keep up an attitude towards their
neighbors, who still know them as
Squire so and so, Colonel this and
that, and the 'judge'-owners of their
vast but crippled estates. They are not
ashamed of being poor, which is an &C.
1cident."
"But they are working, which is de.
liberation" interrupted Drummond.
They are ashamed 70 mend their
fences themselves, now that they have
no slaves TO do It for them"
81 doubt very much II some Of them
know how TO drive nail, for the mat
ter Of that" said Courtland, still good
humoredly; 'but that's the fault Of Q
system older than themselves, which
the founders Of the republic retained.
We cannot give them experience in
their new condition In one day. and, in
fact, Drummond, am very much afraid
that for our purposes-and ] honestly
believe for their good-we must help to
keep them for tho present as they are"
Perhaps" said Drummond, sarcas-
tically, you would like to reinstate
slavery"
"No. But should like to reinstate
the master. And not for his sake alone
but for freedoms sake and ours. To be
plain, since have taken up this matter
for the company, / have satisfied my
self from personal observation that the
negro-even more than his master-can-
not handle his new condition. He Is
accustomed TO his old traditional task
master, and / doubt II he will work fairly
for any other-particularly for those
who don't understand him. Don't mis-
take me: don't propose TO go back to the
whip, TO that brutal institution, the ir-
responsible overseer, TO the buying and
selling, the separation of the family,
nor any of the old wrongs, but pro-
pose TO make the old master our over
seer and responsible to us. He is not
fool and has already learned that II Is
more profitable to pay wages to his old
slaves and have the power Of dismissal,
like any other employer, than be obliged,