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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-03-22
\ Diamond That Breaks the Rteord.

The Pail Mali Gazette Of February
- says the Pope has received (, ,pm
the President OF the Transvaal Re
public ii diamond weighing 97l carats.
The stone was found by an Africaa
chief in the mines of Jagcrfonticn, an&
is the largest known. II is OF IL BLUSH
white cast, and is practically perfect.
its only blcmish being tiny spot
which is invisible to the naked eve.
II the description Of the diamond
referred to in the above dispatch be
correct, it is a phenomenal gem. The
KohinoOr, one Of the most celebrated
diamonds in the world, weighed. whca
it came into the possession Of the
British crowns, lS6 Lie carats, and
was reduced by cutting to log I-iG
Carats. The Great MNgu, which
mystcriously disappeared ut the sack
ing Of Delhi, is described as weighing
$50 carats. The Orion. mounted in
the imperial sccptrc Of Russia, weighs
lo3 carats. The Regent. another his
tOrically famous gem, and among the
most perfect in the water and cutting,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-03-22

very materially to the fund for the BEN
eft of the Cotton States and Interna-
tional Exposition. The Columbus
Enquirer-Sun will follow the Journals
noble example, and for one whole day
will be subject TO the dominating power
OF the female brain, and the graceful
witchery of the feminine pen.
America succeeds in distancing the
mother country occasionally. This
feat was accomplished lately at the
yachting carnival on the Mcditerra-
mean, when Mr.. Aliens yacht Dacota
vanquished the cutter owned by the
Prince OF Wales, as we'll as several
other English vessels.
The guests composing Senator Bricc's
dinner party few days ago must have
performed the most miraculous of gas
tronOmic fcats: it is startling to think
OF few persons consuming $4,000
worth OF viands. | am afraid the host
was forced to dispense with the usual
formula la as to the delightful time spent.
etc. as, according to all prcconceived
ideas. they must have been too full for
utterancc.
The greatest triumphant in the art
of bOOk-making has lately been
achieved by Il Philadelphia firm in the
production OF the largest and hand
soonest volumes known. They consist
Of four scrap books made expressly for
the Car of Russia, aud they arc EXIT
inches J.. size and f. inches thick
Three Of them are bound in black seal
lined with purple silk, and in these
are carefully preserved clippings from
American papers and magazines rclat-
ing to the last illness, death aud o6sc-
qulcs Of Car Alexander Ill The
fnnrt. IN yn'nIpn hnupl in Sno1 ,pR
with white silk hinges, contains tie
comments of the American Lress on
the marriage OF Car Nicholas, and is
also embelished by many portraits OF
himself and of his bride. The books
are provided with massive clasps of
gold and silver bearing the cipher of
the present Gar: on che frontispi. G.
of each appears the imperial coat of
arms OF Russia the hcraldic work and
engraving, described as the mos: eX-
quisitc work OF art, was designed and
executed ny an American woman, Miss
Amelia ltittcrhof, of New York. 1t
shOul1 ! be II subject OF national pride
that this master work is altogether
the outcome Of American brains. sup.
plementei by American energy.
Speaking OF these books colossal
reminds me Of perhaps the smallest
one cXtant. This liipu an volume is
even smaller than the inch square die
tiOnary. contains 50 leaves and bears
the euphonious title Of Hop DER my
thumb"
For government which prides itself
upon the Justice ana stability of its
| laws. upon the freedom of TN, ught and
act accorded its ciLiHens. the sentence
End of the FOoi Congress" which an
| uounc2d 10 tho world the aGi9urnm INT
Of that body, was amazing TO say the
least OF 1T. " tic VINO runs may read" :"
The entire supremacy Of the gCnGer
feminine has not yet ac"n established.
but we have every reason to think that
| 1t may be when we read Of Mrs Bow.
ems brilliant exploits along the line
matrimonial. This brave and gal
lady is already possessed of ght huS-
| bands, and is still Youthful. II is ap-
palling 10 think Of tn" army of licgc
lords she may secure by the time she
becomes fair, fat and forty-fve.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-03-22
Long Ago.

L once knew all the birds that came
And nestled in our orchard trees,
For every flower had a name,
My friends were woodchucks, toads and
bees;
knew where thrived in yonder gen
What plants would soothe stone
bruised toe;
Oh was very learned then,
But that was very long ago.
l knew the spot upon the hill
Where checkberries could be found.
l knew the rushes near the mill
Where pickerel lay that weighed
pound.
knew the wood, the very tree,
Where lived the poaching, saucy crow,
And all the woods and crows knew me
But that was very long ago.
And, pin.ng for the joys of youth,
L tread the old familiar spot,
Only to learn this solemn truth
have forgotten, am forgot
Yet heres this youngster at my knee
Knows all the things l used to know,
To think l once was wise as he =
But that was very long ago.
know it's folly to complain
OF whatsoe'er the Fates decree;
I, were not wishes all in vain,
Lell you what my wish should be
Slsh to be n boy again.
ack to the friends | used to know,
i was, oh SO happy then
But that was very long ago.
Eugene Field in Chicago Record.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-03-22
PITHY POINTS AND SAYINGS.
GlcaninGs from the Field of Humor
and Philosophy.

rubber was little used except for
erasing until 1920. three hundred wears
after its discovery.
A church in London still Possesses
an income originally given tolt for the
purpose OF buying iaS2ols I"r burning
hcreticS.
The longest continuous street rail
way in the United States is the forty
two-mile strip from Lowell to Havcr-
hill, Mass.
The Electrical Review says the
Wertcrn Union Telegraph Company
collected about 81, 800, 900 last year fer
telling the time Of day.
The Russian Government has sane
toned a telegraph line from St. Peters
burg to the Marman coast, at an OK
pcnditurc OF about 800. 600 roubles.r
"A mathematician has discovered
that blcycllst can travel ID miles
over good road on his wheel with less
eXertion than he crn walk three miles
-McXico's great drainage canal,
which is 30 miles long, will be- opened
in about sixteen months. Its con-
struction will cost something like $2O,-
100000.
Our grcat-grandfathcrs believed
that unless the sign of the cross was
made before the mouth when Il man
yawned the devil would fly down his
throat.
The Lord Mayor OF London takes
precedence Of every other British sub
ject within the jurisdiction Of that
city, the Prince OF Wales even not be-
ing an exception.
"A Darlington farmer sold last
week ,, 100 pounds Of tobacco at - cents
per pound and realized $79S. This is
Us much rs thirty-tivc bales OF cotton
would give under the present price.
Last year the copper production Of
the United States was $50. 800 tons.
The increasing demand for the metal.
for use in connection with electricity,
promises tJ become unlimited
The Jewish Messenger notes the
fact that it has become quite common,
especially in the West, for Jewish
raihbs to invite Christian ministers to
preach in their pulpits.
The electric light which is TO be
erected on Fire Island on tho New
York coast, will give an illumination
of about 25O, 900, 600 candle power. 1t
expected to be visible 100 miles out to
sea.
Mrs. Nell Staplcton, of Brazil, Ind.
has had her husband arrested on the
chargs that he bcwitchcd her and
forced her TO marry him. She alleges
that he IL possessed OF supernatural
powers.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-03-22
" w. ID. CHAPPELLE,
" IL. +. HART,
- GEO w NI-pp =
Gu RRENT EVENTS"

What a Grcenville Woman Thinks of
the Worlds Doings.
Grccnvllc MounIainccr
Here is Il graceful summary Of inter
csting items us read by one OF the
ladies in the "Thursday Afternoon
Club" last week:
Boast not thyselfs of thine high
estate" is Il maxim which all poor
frail humanity would do well to heed.
when, e. each revolution OF Fortunes
giant wheel at whose crank Fate
stands, grim and incXorablc. countless
millions OF human atoms are crushed
beneath its relentless tire. while on its
summit those whom Destiny elects to
favor sit, glad and triumphant, forget
ting in the rariiicd air of prosperity
the depth from which they were
rescued.
How pathetic q picture of human re-
verses Is that of the poor dusky Queen
of Hawaii she may have and perhaps
did merit the punishment allotted her.
yet it is no less sad TO contemplate the
bitterness Of despair which must be
hers, when, from the power and SOW
crcignty o; Il throne. she dcsccnds to
IL prison cell, Il convict's stripes.
The myriad descriptions and illus
trations OF the Could -Castcl lane mar
riagc, with which the papers are tccin-
ing, reminds one Of Aladin's magic
lamp. TO us bcnightcd, poverty
stricken SOuthrUns. the whole affair
Savors strongly OF fairy lore: such
rivers OF glittcring diamonds such
ropes of cleaning pearls such II heap
ing together OF ruby, emerald and
sapphire fires: such an cXhauSlcsS
supply Of gold and silver wrought by
cunning art into every conceivable
form: such an endless prodigality of
lOwcrS. music and general gorgeous
ness the - in Gould should really
be eliminated. Gold would be Il sym
hOlir name, indeed. all this princely
grandeur having been evolved from its
magic power. One cannot help moral
iZ,ng little and wondering if all this
magnficcnc" adds one 1.-THE to the
brides happiness. 1T appeals. of
course, to her vanity and to her pride
Of possession, but is powcrlcss to be-
stow one grace Of tender wOmanhood
or to call into being one impulse OF
faith or charity. The curiosity of the
American public must furnish an inn
mcnsc amount of amusement to our
cousins from over the pond, when we
think of ten thousand people standing
for six consecutive hours patiently
waiting to see the Count d'Castcllane
and party pass, feeling repaid by only
II tlCCting glimpse Of the tItlcd for
cigncrs.
The flower fad seems to be daily
growing and assuming gigantic pro-
portions {: ut the debut, "a short while
ago, Of one Of the Vanderbilt heircsscs,
the very modest sum Of $25, 600 was OK
pended for floral decorations alone and
at this rate the florists are destined to
be the coming millionaircs Of America.
The Valentine edition Of the Atlanta
Journal, edited and presided over by
Southern women, was most brilliant
success i'm every respect. We, as wo-
men, have every reason to be proud OF
the achievement The articles were
well written, the selections admirable,
demonstrating Il fact long since proven
that 3hc field Of successful journalism
is open to women as well as to men
The sum Of $1,000 realized will add
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-03-22
"CUBA WILL BE FREE"
Prov isionaI Government Organized
and Marti Made President Up
rising in Eastern CUBA.

TAMPA, Fla. March f@.-Whcn the
Olivcttc arrived last evening from
Havana, Il rush was made FOR the pas
sengcrs in search Of Cuban rcvolu-
tionary news. Very few would admit
knowing anything until finally the
Timcs-Union correspondent struck a
Cuban who mad come on an important
mission. lie stated that Il provisional
government had been organized ana
that General Marti had been made Pre-
viSiOnal President. General Gomez
was made Gcncril-in-chiCf. The re-
vOlVGiOnary army rs now organized
consists Of five thousand infantry and
three Thousand cavalry. The Cubans
are armed with maChetcs and rides,
while the Spanish forces are armed
with rifles and the old style sword,
which is very clumsy.
Last Saturday peace commission
in behalf OF the government visited
Manzanilla and conferred with the
insurgcnt Commander General Maso,
with Il view to inducing that officer
and his command 10 lay down their
arms and take the oath of allegiance
to the goTcrnmcut, in which case they
would be granted pardon. The com
mission consisted Of General Marco
Garcia, one Of the most noted rebel
leaders al the last insurrcction, and
+. Spoturno. They returned upsuc-
ccssful and thoroughly disgustcd.
Gen. Maslo received them courteouSly.
listened TO their arguments and
granted them an hour in which 10
leave camp, or else suffer the pcna' ty
Of being shot. Cuba will be free
from Spanish mislulc," said Gen.
MasIo. for war will endure ten
years or longer if necessary"
From Santa Clara in the eastern
part OF the island, come reports Of Il
general uprising during the past ten
days. I'm Havana there are no signs
Of rebellion, although during Tuesday
night the police quietly raided hous c
on St. Nicholas street and coniiscatcd
magazine Of cartridges and powder
stored there. No arrests were made,
Us the house had no occupants Ut the
time of the raid. In Havana, uD to
the time of the departure Of the
Olivcttc, no word had been received
regarding the firing upon the Colon
New York mail steamship Allianca by
a Spanish gunboat.
"lf the outrage occurred, as there
is no reason to doubt from the state
mcnt Of Captain Crossman," said Il
we'll informed passenger, lit must
have been the torpedo boat NucVO
Espania, which has been painted black
Nslncc being assigned to shore patrol
auty." The Nucvo Espania is know n
10 be on the cast coast, and Is on! v
capable Of running fifteen to seventeen
knots an hour, which accounts for the
ease with which the Aliianca distanc, u
yhcr.
RumOrs have for several days cir
culatcd in Tampa that consignment
of arms was en- route to q gulf port for
r2shipmcnt to Cuba in ala of the
Cuban insurrcctiOn- Rmnra further
seemed founded that iilibustcring cx-
pcditiOn would receive the arms at
this place and sail for Cuba.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-03-22

|. Pure Drugs.
:. Lowest prices consistent with 81
quality Of our goods.
3. Accuracy and Competency co
pounding Prescriptions.
t. We carry the largest line Of
cnt Medicines in the county.
>. Our stock Of McdicineJ, Chen
Gals and l'harmaccnticals is immense,
ana is purchased from sne largest man
ufactUring and importing houses in the
country.
.. We carry a.full stock of the best
i'aints, Oils. Putty, Whitewash and
Paint Paint Brushes.
= We carry the finest line of Spec
tacics and Eye Glasses in the county.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-03-22

orig iGally known as the Pitt diamond
weighed in the rough state 410 carats,
which was reduced in cutting to 1864
caratsh The stone, purchased by the
Duke Oh Orleans in I'LL for the French
Crown, IL now the property of the
French Republic, and is valued at So,
SUo wSs $S5 vietori". Peto iSr ,s or N impar a
ial di3rGond, weighs lS0 carats.
and Was purchased by the Nizam of
Hydefabad for $l,5O0,000. Another
large diamond is the De Beers. 1t
weighss225 carats, but its value is con-
sideratty lessened by the fact that it
is of a II ight yellow color. 1t is owned
by an Indian pi ince. 1t will, perhaps,
be alsd interesting to known that a
carat iB 3D. grains troy, so that the
diamond just presented the Pope
weigh9 very nearly 6i ounces.-Pitts-
burg Catholic.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-03-22
BILL ARP ON HAPPY DAYS.
How Many Does the Average Man or
Woman See Each Scar?-MrS. Arp
Takes "a Voyage and Gets ScaSick.

How Many Does the Average Man or
Woman See Each Scar?-MrS. Arp
Takes IA Voyage and GciS Scasick.
How many happy days does the
average man or woman see in IL year !?
Suppose we take Il iamily-a u man and
his wife and half IL dozen children
how many real happy days do they sec,
not counting children under twelve
years. was discuOrsing my friend
McCay about it and he said that while
travelling in Europe with his wife and
three children. between fifteen and
twenty he made IL bargain with
himself and them to keep IL tally sheet
and give each one a black mark who in
anyway married the happiness Of the
family or any member Of it during the
day. The proposition was readily as
scntcd to Ivy every one and the rules
laid down were that no unkind word
be spoken by one to anOthcr-that
there should 20 no COmAAaSping about
things that could not ~avOidcd or
that could hc rcmcdicd by themselves
no fault finding i'm Il qucrulOus way,
no tardincss in coming to meals, no de-
lay in getting ready for church or for
the cars or the diligence on any
Journey , no forgetting and having tn
go back or send back after il. My
friend, the patcr families, was to be
the Judge Of any infractiOn Of these
rul ~ and If he broke AM one Of them
himself his wife should bc the Judge.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-03-22

Last year was the slackcst time
since the war in the matter Of railroad
construction.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-01
No.,osS q Mor.aake sale. :


Default existing in . mortgage made and exc
cuted by Arthur III. Gould and RanA y. Gould,
husband and wife, Of kim county, Washington,
mortgagors, said mortgage being dated February
%, iS58, and executed March Z, 1879, 70 North
western Loan and banking Co., Of Madison, y.
d., mOrtgagee, on the northeast quarter OF scc-
ton thirty T30I, township one hundred and eight
(lOS) north of range fftytwo (62l west OF the 9TH
Principal Meridian, in Lake county, y. ID, given
to secure the payment Of . certain note for $l5.1O,
dated February -, 1893, with interest at ~ per
cent per annuIn, said mortgage having been filed
for record in the Office of the register OF deeds In
and for lake county, = ID, on the LIST d5 Of
April, 1883, at II O'Clock a. M, and recorded In
book IL of mortgages, on page fb2, there being
now due on said mortgage the sum OF e@SA ",
principal and interest, besides an attorney fee OF
$50 specified I'm said mortgage, and no proceed
ings at law or otherwise having been taken for
the collection of said note; therefore, the sheriff
OF Lake county will sell the said real estate az the
front door of the court house, I'm the city OF Mad
ison, in said Lake county, south Dakota, on the
18th day of April, 1895, at Q o'clock p. m 70 the
highest bidder for cash, to satisfy said debt and
attorney fee and cost of sale.
. Dated at Madison, 4. d., March 1, 1896.
NORTHWESTERS LOAN d BANKING CO.,
Mortgage.
J.. II. WILLIAMSON, -
Attorney for Mortgage.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-01

No prima donna was ever more de-
lightfully capricious, more full of mis-
chief than the famous Mime. Malibran.
At the rehearsals of Romeo and Ju.
liet'' she could never make up her mind
where she vas to die at night. It was
important for Romeo to know, but all
he could get was mot sure, - ''don't
know, " ''can't tell, or ''it will be just
as it happens, according to my humor;
sometimes in one place, sometimes in
another" On one occasion she chose
to ''die'' close to the footlights, her com
panion, of course, being compelled ia
Idle" beside her, and thus. when the
curtain fell, o couple Of footmen had to
carry the pair off, one at a time, to the
intense amusementO f the audience.
John Templeton, the fine old Scottish
tenor, was probably never SO miserable
as when he was cast to sing with Mali
bran. Very often she was ~displeased
with his performance, and one evening
she whispered to him, lyon r not
acting property make love to me bet
ter" 10 which, SO il is said, Templeton
~innocently replied, "Don't you know
ann q married MANI" Evidently the
lady did not think there was anything
serious in the circumstance, for not long
afterward, when in "Somnambula''
she vas on her LOS to Templeton as
Elvino, she succeeded in making the
tenor scream with suppressed laughter
when he should have been singing by
tickling him vigorously under the arms.
-0ornhill Magazine.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-01
Notice of Mortgage sale.

Default existing In a mortgage made and exc
cuted by Carl Johan Romberg and Lisa Romberg,
husband and wife, mortgagors, dated december
company, of Madison, South Dakota, mortg tgees,
on the west half of the northwest quarter
and southeast quarter of northwest quarter of
section twenty-five (25) in township one
hundred and five (1O5) north of range fifty
four l54) west of the fifth principal merid-
ian in Lake county, South Dakota,
given to secure payment of q certain note for
$50 81 of even date Herewith with interest at IL
per cent per annum from date; said mortgage
hayingSb been filed in the Office of the register OF
deeds In aud for the county of Lake, state OF
south Dakota, on the 9th day of January, 1894, at
three o'clock p. m, and recorded in book IL of
mortgages, on page IST; there being now due ON
said mortgage the sum of S63. ~, besides an attor-
ney fee of $50 stipulated in said mortgage: There
fore the sheriff of said Lake county win sell all
the right, title and interest that said mortgagors
had In and to said land on the 25rd day of Decem-
Der, 1893, at the front door of the court house In
the city of Madison and county of Lake and state
of south Dakota, on the End day of March, 1895,
at two O'Clock p. m, to the highest bidder for
cash, to satisfy said debt and attorney fee and
costs of sale.
dated at Madison, Lake county. s. D., January
ThE SOUTHWESTERN LOAN q BANK,
ING CO., at-.a.
Mortgage.
J. III. WILLIAMSON,
Attorney for Mortgage.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-01
5 !, AMI Hyc,rNE.
Ths Mosaic Law Has Given the Hebrew
Race vigDr and HnxaKhood.

w 49, A&AA GA@E NGNMNWM HM9 3N8UGNw
Race visor and HarAihood.
It il indeed not d little singular that
Christianity. n taking from Judaism
Its highest spiritual conEeptioh should
so have sighted the wonderful body of
hygienic science which the Mosaic law
embodies. The explanation, however,
probably is that Christianity undertook
to deal with the matters supernatural,
while Judaism, whether ancient or mod,
ern, is concerned only with mundane af-
fairs. AS Lucien Wolf admits, Judaism
is really q sort Of positivism. It's aim
is the attainment of happiness In this
world, whereas Christianity is chiefly
concerned about happiness in the world
to IL But precisely because Judaism
agrees with Herbert Apencer. in relegat-
ing supernatural speculation to the
realm of the unknoTable, the intensity
of its worldly philosophy is the greater.
The wisdom and energy of the Jews,
in fact, have been conferred for years
upon the reinforcement and protection
of all their natural forces. And thus it
is that they anticipated the ripper results
Of sanitary science, while still the hang
ing gardens of Babylon were a worlds
wonder, and while, from the temple of
Belus, Chaldean priests charted the
heavens and calculated the occultations
Of the stars. This Mosaic law, SO de-
spised of the gentiles, has given to the
Hebrew race that vigor and hardihood
which have brought it safely again and
again through prosecutions that must
have rooted out weaker people, and to-
day, when the foremost savants Of the
nineteenth century are painfully search
ing out the genesis'of disease and labo-
riously devising remedies, the immuni-
ty of the Jews in the midst of pestilence
once more indicates the reason of their
survival and emphasizes the triumph of
their sanitary system.
No other race has been willing to &C
cept such a discipline, and no other race,
therefore, exhibits similar vitality and
exemption from epidemic diseases. Mod
ern teachers of hygiene insist always
upon the observance Of system in these
matters, and they have reason, for the
Hebrew rae is a pregnant example of
the power of hygienio and dietary laws,
applied with unremitting vigor from
generation to generation. Minneapolis
Times.