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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-01-26
IAscAsrrs rHssxs @ OFF THE SHACK
A ONCE SOLID riLlnAs COUNTY SEEKING ruK
5RUTH.
An 3hianee Joins he ''Repie,c" ia Denounc-
ing Legislature Eoud-The County Lecturer
F6ltows Suit. TIE "Repie,r'' sustained

An 6Nidnce JOINS ue '.lPevietc'' ia Denoune-
ing Legislature Eaud-The County Lecturer
F6ltors Suit. TIE "Repietc'' sustdined
Whereas. At a county Alliance meeting
held q, MIDWAY school konsc g. ;;s o,n vi
,Ssnuery, 1894. at the ins ance and upon the
motion Of Disr cusary Constable J. c. Elicit.
resolutions were adopted whereby the action
OF the alliance in the selection Of the Lam
caster Rsciew rs the county Alliance organ
was rcsc Guided and the support of the Al
lance Withdrawn from the said newspaper !;
and whereas, iu the judgment of this sub-Al
lance such action on the part Of the said
meeting was MT only ill-advised but wholly
unwarranted aud indcfens BILE. The, efore
he II resolved by the Carnes sshool house
sub-Alliance:
LIST. That We condemn tue action of the
said Alliance mee iug at Midway in passing
the said resolution.
Ind. That We approve the course of those
true members of the Alliance presen, A.
that meeting who endeavored to prevent the
prostitution OF the Alliance to the base pur-
poses Of the political advenut'ers.
3rd. That we commend the just and man.
ly editorials Of the Lancaster Repisv criri.
c'siog and condemning the extravapa"t,
obnoxious and partisan acti"n of the So
called reform Legislature of the State, ms
exhibited in the dispensary act. the public
printing bill AMI the rcdistricting BILL and
as shown in the net 10 raise the salary of
the State d spenscr from 81 800 to S3 600
per annum. Inssed at the last session i'm
Celnn,bir
4th. That this subAlliancc pledges to the
Lancaster Repicr its continued and cordial
support in the advocacy of I'll true and
genuine reforms in the State and the nation
and in the condemnation Of any attempt to
prostitute the a liauee organization 10 the
support Of ill-advscd, cxtrav"g,nt and par
tisan legislation, ensclcd by tn SC who oak
their selfish personal schemes under the
guise of measures of reform.
Unanimously adopted by said Alliance
and ordered TO be published in the county
pipers. WM. ESrRlDGE
Presidert
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Don't fill to go to GRAH }sI & SPARKS
for Bargains for The next I'd days.
Correspondence Of TINES
News from North hcoiet.


ETA JANE, Jan. 22.-But lew of our peo.
pie have done much toward the next crop.
The past few days have bee quite favorable
for outdoor work, and th 'gee-haw" of
the nl"w.-:: .c hoard irruuutly.
large drove of wild czt>>ii.:s have been
roosting in the mill pond Thickety and
The boys have made seva unsuccessful
attempts to kill them. H.
we are told that the hd{<1sst people ou
earth for an editor to pleas are those who
borrow the papers of his gular subscrib-
ers. We now believe it.
IL au untruth is ony dH old it is called
n "lie :" if it is a year o. IL is called a
"ihlsehood;' but if it is a c tury old it is a
legend iE
We regret 10 learn of u death of Mr..
LeRoy Macarthur, which tolk place on We'd
nc>day Of last week, at AtlSpta, Ca, where
he had g'ne TO have his hd operated on
for cancer. IL
Hon. VIM. Jeftcries, Of ome p. O., is
advertising n lot Of home ritsed oat seed for
sale at 30 cents per bushel
At the congregational milling at Salem
yesterday deacons I. j, Es J. j. Robin
son and J. D. Smnrr reportH SIl4.5O raised
for church purposes this y y.
We hope our fair CORES pndent, Il. b.,
will continue her cOntribut jns 10 the TINES
on Teaching Little Chilir,H' 1t i, a work
most cruelty neglected.
Hon. G. Is. Fowler Accommodation
should as, put our people 40 thinking. 1t
is its own commentary. Wendorse it fully
AMI unequivocally. H.
We never heard of soaImany disasters
with steam engines. Mr.. +. Hendricks 3
engine took runaway sin one day last
week. Nobody was hurt. He said "it just
ruu itself down.' Some M of the works
blew out and it became untbsernable.
Your correspondent has thever recovered
from his late attack of grilPe. 1t is hard
to get rid Of. III NoX.
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FINED THE CoRpsE FOR CARRYING A Con-
CEALED WEAPON. Columbia, s. q Jan. s.
la EdgefelI county some time ago two
negroes became involved in torchlight
procession with deadly weapons, and at The
conclusion of the entertainment one Of the
comba auts had taken his departure from
this wicked world. A trial justice was call
ed upon tc hold an inquest. While making
au examination of the body il was discoveE'
ed that the deceased had pistol in his hip
pocket. When the acting coroner espied
the pistol he at once stopped the proceed
ings AMI announced that he could not con-
cludc the inquest until the negro hal been
trie fer car:ying conceded weapons. No
fur ther evidence was necessary, and the
coroner fined the deceased $50, after which
the inquest was continued to q finish. The
most difficult problem connected with the
case was the manner i'll which The fine
should be collected from the dead nan SO
far the State or the Justice or somcb"dy Is
sill minuS S50.-Itidna Constitution.
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Editor
Friday, January 26. 1894.
SUBSCRIPTION, 81 so PER AHNUh
POST OFFICE DIRECTORY.

The p. o. will be opened for business
from A. NJ. to 6.0OP Nj.
The Money Order Department will be
opened for business from Q A. NJ. to T.. NJ.
Mail going East will close promptly Al
1929 \. NJ; goirg West $40 p. NJ.
The mail will be taken from the street box
each day so minutes before the trains ar
rive.
Any inattention or irregularities should
re reported promptly to the p. NJ.
X. w. HARRIS. T.. NJ.
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TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
MRS. =. GIsT BRIGGS.

Mrs. jamie S. Briggs was born April 9Th.
1855, and died in peace December Goth,
1898. In early womanhood she Joined the
Methodist church, professed saving faith in
Christ, md lived devoted member Of tho
church till her death. In 1875 she was
happily married TO brother Gist Briggs. who
with six children mourn their loss. 1t was
my privilege to n Pastor for four
home, and always yfannd a weicome.
Although she was 'delta,e and froil sbe
never failed 10 60 to cbnrch when able
Her alto voice often helIod 10 ;r.n;ro mo for
my duties in the pulpit. A. Wes,ev Chanel
s"s often rrjoiced in prosnec. 80 home 10
heaven. Saao s:S Ssiuva her deor c,mnan.
ions over there. among whom arc Amt Tilda
Scales. Joe Hughes and ,,;e Lizzie Cudd.
and the young ladies VIII nsed 70 uorsh;n
with her here. What a h.nnv t;me Il Is
over there? Yes. dear t;s,er Wa ore ,ad
but thou art happy. 1t will not he lonr
until we shall behold thea ag,;n when the
fiual account is made, e,H will bear ths
Judge say, "Inasmuch a. S,s aid I, unto NV
servants 70 did it unto ..Enter tho,,
into the joys of thy Lord.
May God bless the bereat ved husband ard
children. Amen.
b. P. sorD,
ny request.
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TIE COUNTY LECTURER CoNCURs

JONES ROAD, Jan. 10, '9I.
Letter to Lancaster Rsricv.-I uo,iced in
todays paper that the Rcuie,c commcuts on
the action of the county Alliance in regard
To f. sending the resolution making the
ferieW the organ of the county Alliance
The county Alliance hal the right to rescind
any res' luton previously passed. provided
always, said icsoution resolutions were
rcscin led in the intercs, of the organization
and for the protection Of The prir ciplcs Of
its written institution. Bun whcr we read
the preamble giving rc,sors for the Icsolu-
lions themse YES, We nrc forced to the con
usi"n that the whole matter had its birth
IN tie ranks of n poitic,l party. party
that aA a u ia ncemn Tcnn, if he thinks il TO he
interest of his party ani the Sa;e, ally him
sc with. or OF. just as his mind dictates to
him. And on The other hand he is perfectly
free to exercise his constitutional ! berty
against any poli''c"! p. ~ -; remain
a sound Al.rauccman. lie has thi. ,iyht
guaranteed to him before he becomes "A mcm-
Der Of the order. Now, il my position is
right, then the county Alliance violated its
constitution by dca ing with the county
organ SIMPLY hcctuse its editor saw fit to
cri''cIsc the action Of the State LEGISLATURE
lh's Is privilege that bc'ongs to every
man, aud certainly the Alliance would not
want an editor who would wink at all the
eVi' IN tn order or anywhere else and only
give us the bright side of everything. Let
us have man that has independence of
Character 'nougb TO give us both sides,
cutting "f by honest criticism every false
plume>in the demagoguc's cloak This is
tue onfy way we can get at the bottom of
facts, the only way we rs Aliancemen can
defend our principles, ard maintain our
organization upon the high grounds upon
Which II started Ercn
free press are the two g,c"t agencies by
winch we have sustaincJ one + the grandcst
republics that exists On the gl b. Now as
an Allianceman believe with proper fore
thought and strictly adhering to our princi.
pies we could be n great factor in the eleva-
non or the great mass of laborers but when
we 60 into any political party we then divide
ourselves aud lose the only chance we have
OF carrying out our demands In my opin-
ION we should stand firm on the measures
that are nearest our interests as farmcrs.
work through the Democratic party and
work fer true reform, and put our cause in
Inc hnndS of the very best men we can get.
Now the reform party in South Carolina
nuoptei our demands, and we have given
them our almcst undivided support and if
by their own act on in the Leg stature or
elsewhere they have failed to give such rc-
lief as was in their power to give, we are
the first men who should cr.tic.sc such fail.
ure.
Now. Mr.. Editor, there was 10 other
alternative left me, seeing the position b,th
the report of the secretary in the Eutcryrisc
and Her'eoc by inference placed lie, than to
come ont in this article with the above
s'a'ement'. In doing $, feel that have
III my humble way defended the prin-
OF our order Respectfully,
GEO. ". JONES,
County Lecturer.
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New, from Akury.

ASHuHY, Jan. 2l.-MiN EDITOR Will
you p case allow Inc smffl space in your
paper, mainly for the Ihrpose of asking
what has become Of our Chnty Commission
crs? The roads in this PM of The county
are almost impassab!e am we would sug-
gcSt to tho CommissonersAo look after the
matter and see If they c. not be improved.
tell you. MIR. Editor, &think the Com
missiOu,rs nre not doint their part If
they were ;ir roads woulI.no be in such a
bad conliti n. why, an tmpty wagon can
hardly be drawn oler tbek
II Z heat, in this par l'6f the county is
slrc-sngly god. , The lbctors only get n
to.lh to rull every how a "a then, aud s ny
1T home aud post y tlemse res, for they are
afr ia to tackle the roads&
Mr. lInrrcl Jrterics, i5n of Hon. John
Il. JciI"ric., has been qui& sick with fever
and nb.ccsS, BUTTS conva fssng.
We have II hop once inn while and the
young folks enjoy them btgely.
The scho1 at Mt. Nor kh is one of the
Target in Onion county. Mrs. Britton. The
accompitshTi Principai, lhs "a on her roll
H"iTo' tpr The helton kool but il can t
keep up YIN our school Dit. Moriab.
JAY BIRD.
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TmE PRomIs TO TAKE 4 HAND.-At rras-
cnt there is every indicati IN of stern opposi-
i'm to the Reform party in the next cam
rnign Th- opposition will not come from
what is known as the Siraigbtout or Conser-
vntive clmemt; 1t will c,me from the Prohi-
bi!ionists who base their hopes upon the
showing mide AT the ballot box in the last
campaign. What per centage Of the dissf-
f,ctcd element they con draw to their sup
port will depend entirely upon the men
they choose for the composition Of II ticket!
That there are numbers Of people in The
State who are out with the administr.t on
and ready for fight, no sensible man who
reads and thinks will deny: but as we have
before sai !, The leaders Of the Anti element
are not in for any opposiIi N 10 the ins.
They prefer to let the fight be made by the
Re:ormcrs with n reform ranks, where il
seems there are contcnding fac IONS
BdrN,ccW Sentinel.
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IN GREAT NEED.

am really wanting money to continue
my business, and call on all who owe me for
subscription, Advertising or job work to
come forward promptly and pny their in
debtedness. IL. Nj. STOKES.
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For Sl5.cO cash we car sell you com
pete blncksmi outfit, Moulding Bellows,
Anvil, Torgs, Hammers. Ihsr, Tnyre, Iron,
Pincers and Shoeing Knit 1t pays to have
ycur own shop. a. II. EOSTER Il co.
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RsG9- Some per: on or persons not having
any fear Of our friend y. =. Dunbar g
sausage cutter in their hearts, broke or cut
into his store last Friday night and stole
about 30 lbs o! icnd,r bcce 1t was q rare
loss 10 thc community.
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Rsay" Next Wednesday will be the last
day cf the extended time for the collection
Of tnvss =; ,mc close IL ,mut day ID per
rcr cen, will be added to al unpaid taxes.
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New Advertisements.
Bailey s Murphy.
To Rent OF IIire.-G. w. Garner.
Col EN- Opportunity.-Graham s. Sparks
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GS:y" We learn tha; our friend Harry NJ.
Cohen is p'cpering to open an extensive
Cash Grocery establishment in the store
next to John X. Young. Mr.. Cohen cx-
poets to open ul on or about the lst OF
February.
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WORD AND WORKS.

BsS" The grippe has not re'axcd its grip
upon the Eitor yet, and he is more fit for
tho bed ihu,i .,.e editorial char. We ask
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sE1, Five Couvicls escaped from Mr. /.
had not got fairly settled down in their new
quarters, but we SUPPOSE did net care II "srt
in" for the whole Of the next cr"p under the
pe"d"nttITy terms.
At the time Of g'ing 10 press we learn
that two Of them were rccapturcd near
Spartanburg, and that officers are close on
the tail Of the othc"s.
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We believe the best team TINT the farmers
cou d put up to advocate their demands upon
the hastings would be two of the original
rcEormers. Hon. W. II. Zimmerman for Gov
ernor and j. A. Sligh of Newbcrry, for
Lieutenant Governor OcoRee News.
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Good Back Bands complete with hooks,
only 10 cents. y. H. FOSTER & co.
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OUR PREMIUMS FOR 1894.

AMI don forget that every new subscriber
paying one year in advance, and every old
subscriber paying all arresges and one year
in advance, will get either "The Farmers
Guide" or "Womaukind," family paper,
onc year free.
We have also made arrangements with the
publishers of the celebrated weather Proph-
ct, lrl r Hicks magazine,
WORD AND WORKS.
Ivy which we can semi that splendid monthly
and the TINES during the year 1894, for the
reduced price of 81 90, to subscribers pay.
ing all arrcarngcs and year in advance.
IRL Il. HICKS ALMANAC FREE.
We will girc n COPY Of this valuable book
to every subscriber paying. IN cash, all dues
to the TINES up to Jan. |, 1894. The re-
tail price Of this Almanac is - cents, and
those who are not subscribers to the TINES
can purchase one at the TINES cflice at that
price.
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AvORs 4 MARCH C0SvExrIoy
rEsTo. The Hcrod 0,a
Iirday with Representa-
political situation and the
~, and the Ilurens rc.olu-
dc lrhy letter in part cular. lie
. TO give us more extended TAX m
politics and The recent session of the
Legislature in the near futurc. We give te-
low what lie hid tosry vest rIay.
The reporter asked what ne hal to sly,
if anything, about the Lrurcns re- olu'ions
and the Irhy letter. and he replied
o--- Il have not word to say about them, as
ut present am not taking any srccill in
terest in politics. The Laurcns Alliance, |
suppose, will back their resolutions aud
Senator lrhy generally lacks whatever he
says or does, so expect to let each one take
care Of his own part
''Arc you in favor of the rcfnrmcrs hold
ing convention to nominate n I ckct
asked the reporter.
II ain in favor of March convention to
~~f fbminate for Governor nnd Lieutenant
Governor, and favor II fiimer with n to,l
level head, plenty Of brains, and ono vino
will try and unite the White ycoplc AID
keep down fact.onai strife aud prejudice"
Where do you think such man oan be
found among tn, reformcrs." asked the re.
porter.
ave have sevrral-Shcll. Tiuda. Ellerhc,
W. ID. Evans and several others.
IL think that Capt. Shell should make
the cal for the convention aS chairman Of
the executive committee Of the Farmers
Assoca:;v ;vu.
SEE THE WouLD's FAIR roR FIFTEEN
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fifteen cents in postage stamps, We will mail
you prepaid our Souvenir Portfolio IF the
MArds Columbian Exposition. he regular
Apricc is fifty cents, ut as we want you 20
pave one, VIC make the price nominal You
yill find il n work of ant and thing to be
fized. 1t contains full page views of the
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is executed in highest style of art If
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nd tho Stamps and let you keep Ihc
Address
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FlanLels, CasS:mercs and all Winter Goods
marked dgwH 10 c.y-c uur.
y. IL. FOSTER y CO,
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Big bargains for cash buyers for the mex
- days at GRAHAM Il SPARKS.
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Personals

Miss Bel F.ri, of Anderson, is visiting
the family o. MIR i. a FAINT;
Mr. N""r" 'mprnter, vile ami dou:hIc~,
Of Chester, were in town this week
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gsy' We take the following kind notice
Of the character. death and funeral services
If the late Mrs Noodle, me- Mss Clara Sar-
tor from the SAT- Lokc Wtr0id, Utah IL j.
truly pleasing to rcad such Kind words from
strar gers in far-otf sections, in srcaking of u
loved ole who left us only few III ,nths ago
but never again to be seen by us on earth:
MOODlE-At Park City, January g, lS9i
Mrs Clara f., wife of } W. ID. Noodle
The immediate cause Of her death was
pucrpcral fever. Her heart broken hus
band ami an infant II Cn'y n few days oil
nrc those III our midst To whom The sad
bereavement viii he most severely felt. .lrs
Noodle was bonn III The town of Union
South CarOnna, March lG. 1867. where her
parents AMI other members of the family
no" re ile. She vas married 10 Mr.. Noodle
Fcbrurry Il. 1893, AMI came with him Al
'nce to Pa City where they have since
resided. Mrs Noodle was pos :, Ssci of AN
"miah!c, quiet and cOnhding n,ture and i'm
the short year of her residence in Park Civ.
has acquired large circle of acquaintance.
ani frchdS. many If VIII M % ned in the
funeral crrtcgc TO Glcnwoud cemetery. AMI
laced bright flowers over The cnskct in
"hlch H'r bcdy now icpoScs bcncIth the
whi rohes of winter which the mountGnS
have put on. Devoted wife AMI young
mother hail and farewell Religious ccrc-
monies were conducted by Rev. Mr. nooJcr,
Of the Methodist church, assisted by a choir
IN most app rOp'iate vocal selections. The
hear Of the bcreavcd husband is filled with
thanksgiving TO the many kini friends wh,
responded s. promptly to The ca'lS of human
nature IN distress by the prompting Of
Christian teachings and the demard of the
Christian Col FHuNp.
Flanhels, Cass!mercs and all Winter Goods
marked d2w;i 10 c.y,J uut.
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R-.y" a conference consisting of Governor
Tillman, Senator llby, Representatives Tai
bert, McLaurin, l.alimer, and Strait. and
Col. Neal, of the PenitenIiary, was held in
Washington last Wednesday, to take into
consideration tie present complex condition
Of the Reform party in lE;s State. Late at
night Tiilman and lrby, with but l,ttlo con-
sultation with the Others, decided that no
Reform convention shall be held prior to
the general primary. In consequence OF an
unkind aliusion to friend of McL"urin's :
by Senator lrhy. that gentleman left the
conference before any conclusion was
reached, but not, however, until he had re.
piled to lrhys remarks.
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Just received. iInn yards Ginshams in
Spring Shades. Fancy dress styles > cents
yard This is an urusual bargain we
picked up for c1yh
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-03-02
A Peculiar Danger to Which Dee;
Sea Fish are Exposed.

It is only reasonable to suppose tha,
the ability to sustain this cnormou.
pressure can only be acquired by ani
mails after generations of gradual lni
grations from shallow waters. lhos
forms that are brought up by t..
dredge from the depths of the Ocoa1
are usually killed and distorted h..
the enormous and rapid diminution o
pressure in their journey to the sin-
face, and it is extremely prohai,},
that shallow water forms would h
similarly killed and crushed out o.
shape were they suddenly plunged into
very deep water.
The fish that live at these cnoTlno@
depths are, in consequence OF tie emo
nous pressure. liable to Il curious foi"
of accident. IT, in chasing their PFC
or for any other reason, they rise t.
Il considerable distance above tn
floor of the ocean. the gases Of tho
swimming bladder become conSiacraI1.
expanded, and their specific gravity
very greatly reduced; up to a certaii
limit the muscles Of their bodies ca2
counteract the tendency TO float up
ward and enable the fish to regain its
proper sphere of life at the bottom:
but beyond that limit the muscles are
not strong enough to drive the body
downward, and the fish. becoming
more and more diStendel as it goes,
is gradually killed on it's long and
involuntary journey to the surface of
the sea.
The deep sea fish. then. are exposed
10 danger that no other animal in
the world is subject to- namely that
Of tumbling upward. That such ac.
cidents do occasionally occur is evi-
denced by the fact that some fish.
which are known to be true deep sea
forms. were discovered dead and float
ing on the surface of the ocean long
before our modern investigations were
ommenced.-Popular Science Month
ly.