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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-30
The Old Maids Arc All Right.

a correspondent asks the esteemed
Sun to invent a new term for spinster,
q word which she says, rightly enough,
never had any significance in this coun-
try. She asks for "some proper desig-
nation, some word expressing neither &C.
cupation nor contempt-simply their
state Of being unmarried, as widow
designates a woman whose husband is
dead"
What is the matter with old maid:
A more exactly descriptive term never
was invented than this for the woman
whom n would no longer speak of as
a girl, a term which the American habit
extends pretty closely to 80. The re-
proach in the application of old maid
lay in the fact. not in the name. So
long as the only ambition of women
was to get a husband the women who
got left in the race were naturally OBJ
jects of derision. Now that the opening
of occupations has modified q great
army of women who prefer to earn good
liyings for themselves and to have lib
erty free from responsibility rather than
w CSlulC q WIN AAy SllAy AIldllI
who offers it, the reproach will gradu-
ally disappear.
An old maid from her own choice
stands on a very different footing from
one who remains such by the choice Of
ali the men she happens to know. The
presumption that the latter is the case
is rapidly disappearing from the indus
trial army of American womanhood.
The woman who is earning 81, 900 a
year or upward isn't worrying very
much whether people speak of her as an
old maid or as a girl bachelor, Or ever
spinster, ridiculous as the latter word
is. She is too busy having fun with
her salary and wondering how she shall
most effectively squelch the mex fellow
who wants her to put their two salaries
together and set up the sawed off horns
Of a family altar in the first floor front
Of a boarding house. Brooklyn Eagle.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-30
A Lesson From tho East,

A writer in Blackwood says Of the
women Of Burma that all careers are
freely open to them; that they adopt
them at will and pursue them with the
same measure of success as the men and
perhaps with a superior degree Of dill
gence. She inherits her share of the
family property and holds it as her own
after marriage, her husband having no
control over it nor any legal control over
her, a condition not found incompatible
with domestic harmony. In fact, it rath-
ceit out of the Burmese man, who is a bet
ter husband without it, as the occidental
one might be if it could in any way be
brayed out of him. She is q clever shop
keeper and trader, but that does not
prevent her from being a good house
keeper and bringing up her family in
h best Burmese manner. She dresses
as she likes, according to her occupa-
ton, and there are no bishops there to
criticise her style, and she shares with
men in all social and most industrial
duties.
There has never, so far as known,
been any agitation there on behalf of
woman's rights, for she has always had
them all, nor much complaint of her
wrongs, as they seem to have no exist
ence in that tranquil oriental paradise.
They are O beginning to ride to and
from their bazaars on bicycles, and in
no long time all female Burma bids
fair to be mounted on c~astors, without
a word Of popular or domestic dissent.
The east has yet some lessons for the
west, and hat which the Burmese
woman with her employments and priv
ileges sets forth is we'll worthy of at
tention in this division Of the world,
when her sisterhood find in their situa-
ton SO many things amiss. New York
| Tribune.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-30
Miss Libbie Healy

Miss Libbie Healy Of Brooklyn is
probably known by more sailors than
any other woman. She has sung for the
sailors on board ship ever since she was
a child. Whenever a naval vessel has
put into Brooklyn Miss Healy goes on
board Sundays and sings for the crew.
Hardly q "~navvie" that does not know
the Brooklyn songstress. Whenever an
American vessel Of war encounters an.
other in foreign ports, the first question
that the sailors sing out to the chaplain
is, How is Miss Healy?"-Brooklyr
Eagle.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-30
WOMAN'S WORLD.
THE LADIES' SUBURBAN CLUB OF CHI
CAGO AND ITS USES.

Harriet Beecher stowe and q Borrowing
M~other-The Old Maids Are All Right.
A Lesson From the East-Mrs. McLen-
don's views-The Newer Woman.
No mor does the weary suburbanite
wander aimlessly up and down the city
streets waiting for a home bound train
or take a refuge in the reception room
Of n of the large stores. The subur-
ban woman now has u resting place Of
her own, within easy reach of the shop
ping district, and heartily does she APP
preciate it.
On the third story window of No. 1877
Wabash avenue nlay be seen III gilt let
tering, Ladies' Suburban Club,' and
an elevator leaves you at the door of a
bright, sunny ROOM, fitted up with easy
chairs, couches, tables, a piano. flowers
and plants, and any amount Of pretty
knickknacks, which give it an indescrib-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-30

The mind Of Mrs. Stowe, which is at
times clouded, shines clear as ever when
children and flowers are spoken of to
her. The following letter is the first
notable evidence she has given since her
eighty fourth birthday. . few months
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-30
Wax For tho Workbasket.

A nice way to keep wax for the work
basket is to fill half shells Of English
walnuts with melted wax, fastening the
two half shells closely together at one
end. There will then be a small place
at the other end, through which the
thread will slip when the wax is being
used.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-30
Heart Disease 3OYrs!
Short Breath, Falpitation.

Mr.. G. ". Mc!Ginscy. postmaster OF
KOkomo, lnG., aud u brave ex-soldier,
says: Il had been severely troubled
with heart disease eye SINCE leaving
the army at the close 0f the late war.
l was troubled w!Ch p%alpitation and
shortncss CT breath. [ could not
sleep on my LET'S side, and had pain
around my heart. | became SO i'll
that | was much alarmed. and for
tunately my attention was called to
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-30
Or. Miles Heart Cure

1 decided to try it. The first bottle
made n decided improvement in my
condition, and five bottles have COM.
pletely cured me-
G.. W. MCKINSEY. ?. NJ, Kokono, Inc
Dr.. Miles Heart Cure Ia sold on = positive
guarantee that the first bottle will benefit
All druggists sell it at 81, & bottles for Is, or
It will be sent. prepaid, on receipt OF price
by the DR.. Miles Medical Co, ElkAGrt. luo
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-12-06
MRS. OLIVER GRANTED BAIL.
The Amount Fixed at One Thousand
Dollars.

The return OF the writ OF bnbeas
corpus, applied for on behalf of Mrs.
Anne NJ. Oliver, who has been con
the middle of October, under indict-
ment rs an accessory to the murder OF
her husband, Conway b. Oliver, was
heard "Wednesday night in the Sun,cme
Court room by associate Justice Y. ).
Pope. The State WAS represented by
Solicitor Nelson and Mrs. Oliver by
her attorneys, Messrs. Melton ~ Mel
ton. The only evidence submitted by
the State IN resisting the application
was that OF Mcssrs. Bates, McCraney
and others, who testified Mt the Augh
try trial TINT they had seen woman
whom they afterwards identified AZ
Mrs. Oliver, in company with Aughtry
under very suspicious circumstances
some hours prior to the murder of her
husband. Solicitor Nelson held that
these facts thus testified to were sutfi-
cient grounds to show guilty connect
ion with the murder. and urged that as
strong proof rs would be required
against II principal should not bo ne
cessary in the case of one charged only
Mlep peihS an "'cehsoty oeiorc VIC iacl.
He also held that inasmuch as the
charge was IL very serious one, and one
on which the grand jury had found
true bill, bail ought not to be granted.
Judge Pope said that il was unneces-
snry to hear argument from counsel for
the defence, for the showing SO far as
made before him did not prove that
there was completely between Mrs.
Oliver and Aughtry, and he would
grant an order for bail and he desired
counsel to agree upon what amount OF
bail should be fixed.
Judge Pope decided to fix the bail
ut 81 900 with the privilege to the de-
feadant of applying for reduction if
it were found 10y her to be impossible
to give bail for 81 900.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-12-06
InccndiariSn in Oran9cburS.

The corn house, carriage house and
tool house on the premises and near
the residence of Mr.. Allen X. Riley
were completely destroyed by fire near
Orangcburg on Tuesday. Mr.. Riley
lives about six and onr-half miles from
Ornngchurg, on the Bcllcvilic road,
and is an industrious farmer. Ar.
Riley and his family were away from
home ut the time OF the burning and
there was no white person On The
place, and he is satisfied that it is the
work OF IN inccndinry. There were
shout one hundred and fifty bushels OF
corn in the corn house at the time,
which was entirely destroyed. About
two years ago Mr.. Riley sustained D
similar loss
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-12-06
Charleston to the West.

\ dispatch from Charleston, :. c.,
states that the rond which is being
promoted hy the Security Const:uc-
ton Co., of that city, is to be called
the Charleston ~ Macon Railroad, the
Macon" probably referring to Macon
county, y. G. This line, if built, will
be one of the most important which
has been projected in the South for
years. Some of the most prominent
citizens of South Carolina, including
Mr.. +. w. Wagner and others, are
interested in the Security Construc-
tion Co., which, has recently received
valuable concessions of land on tide
water in Charleston for railroad ter
mlnnls 1t is announced that arrange
mcnts have been made to begin the
construction of this road ut nm early
date, and it il understood thnt the
Charleston section will bc The first to
be completed 1t IL intended to OK
tend the line by the building of new
road, or by connection with existing
railroads, to soma point in Tennessee,
with view to giving the metropolis of
South Carolina direct connection to
points beyond the Ohio river.
The Charleston & Macon, which, it
ie undcrstood is associated with the
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-12-06
He claimed that aeor{ was Carroll
mas daughter, and hd thanked them

He claimed that Geori a was Carroll
mas daughter, and hJ thanked them
for the opportunity 10 show South
Carolina's superiority. South Carroll
ma had past. She never had to go
out of the conflict fDr repairs. Caro-
liDians were not u people with mach
brass. They had always had brains.
applause.
He then said the solid south wn-
solid no longer. The north was solid
against her. We are told to divide
while the shylocks consolidate. We
are told that we are fanatics. They
were now cherishing an ideal form Of
government, which could only he OBJ
tanned in one way, but can never DO
pcrpetuated but by the men who own
and till the soil. The only hone for
us is in the west, Carolina realizes
that the foundation of all wealth is IN
the country. Unless you go to con
grcss and make this fight aud follow
the crnnkyism af South Carolina and
Ben Tillman you will never succeed.
SENATOR TILLMAN.
There were loud cries then for Scna-
]y. The crowd had been Waiting to
hear tho man they had real about so
much and it was curious to note the ex-
preston of expectancy on every face.
When the applause died away, he be-
gan. All through his speech he was
interrupted 10y alternative laughter and
applause. He regarded Georgia as
Carolinas big and handsome sister.
He was in n Joking mood and made
Governor Evans and his bachelors
state the object of it for some mo-
mcnts, much to the amusement of the
crowd. He said tho governor was
young and green, but had II reasonable
amount of brains and n pretty fair
character.
He concluded with some impressive
United States pension figures. He
maintained that the south had since
the war paid to the north four hundred
millions of dollars pension tribute.
This was fnr more than the north had
ever invested In the south. III this
money had been left in the south she
would be ths most advanced country
on earth today.
Someone asked him about Grover
Cleveland.
He said: There are people who
believe that Wall street knows NIL about
finance, and nobody can teach them
anything and they must say me too
every time the New York World or
Grover Cleveland grunts. / wouldn't
have said anything about old Grover
if your governor hadn't alluded to him,
!. I
ity to use my pitchfolk on him when |
go to Washington. But it does ny
soul good to hear the governor of Gcor-
gin say that two little bohtnilcd Re
formers attracted more attention and
drew more applause than the President
Of The United States"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-12-06
CONDUCTOR HUNT BADLY HURT.
His Body Picked up Twcnty-Three
Miles North of Atlanta.


Conductor Tom Hunt, of the South
ern railroad, was dangerously hurt hy
falling from his train Friday morning.
He WAS picked up Mt the twcnty-three-
mile post north of Atlanta by train
following his own.
1t is not known how the conductor
met with the accident. None of his
train crew missed him from the train
and how he fell off or was knocked Oh
IL IA mystery.
His wounds were found to be ex
ceediugly dangerous. At the twenty
three post, or about there MIR.
Hunts train passed northbound
train.
From the injuries received by the
conductor it was thought 10y some that
he was struck by the mail grab arm of
the northbound tram while looking
north from the platform steps of his
train. His head was bruised and the
back of his skull was crushed in, the
latter beirg the more serious of his
injuries. He wns found by small
boy lying on thc track after his train
had left and gono on toward Atlanta.
When the southbound Belle train
reached the point the little boy stop
ped the train and told Captain Will
lington, conductor of the Belle, of hie
find. The train crew quickly picked
up the body of their brother employe
and placed him in comfortable posi-
tion on the train.
Everything possible was done to as
certain the cause of the accident but
Nj ,nnll l,n lnurnrl
Skilled physicians used every known
means to restore the injured man to
consciousness bnt did not succeed, his
brain being affected by the crushed
skull.
Upon examination of the wound the
physicians found that il would be ne
cessarv to trcphine the skull and tho
delicate operation was performed. 1t
required careful work to dress the
wound, but after the physicians finish
ed the injured man began to show
signs of Improvement.
The injured man was sent to tho
Grady hospital. in Atlanta, where
every attention possible was given the
conductor. Many of his fellow cm-
ploycs remained by his side. None of
accident, and they said that it was II
mystery how the conductor was injur-
ed.
Mr.. Hunt was not missed from his
train until it had almost reached Allan
tn, the crew thinking TINT everything
wns all right. When he was missed
from the train It's passengers were ask
ci when they had last seen the con
ductOr, but none seemed To remember
Just where the conductor was pcri&rul-
ing his duty last.
The railroad men are satisfied that
he either accidentally fell OIL the train
or WAS struck by the mail arm OF the
northbound train which left Atlanta
early in the morning.
Mr.. Hunt has been employed by the
Southern for somr time. He WAS one
oi the best known conductors on .hc
roud and tie news OF his misfortune
will he read with regret He was Il
single mnn and lived ut Central, :. G.
MIR. Hunt died Friday night without.
regniniug consciousness.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-12-06
the CLOSING HOURS.
The Electric Lights Went Ou, on
Them.

The constitutional convention at
7,O3 Tuesday evening, after session
lasting nearly all day, completed its
work SO far as the constitution is con-
ccrncd, having been in session almost
continuously for over tHo months, and
it now only remains for the delegates
to return here on Tuesday 10
rntify the now constitution. Tho con
vcntion began work Tuesday morning
with the articles on declaration of
rights, on judicial department. and on
Legislative department to be finally
acted upon, along with three urdiuaE.
ccs, and two resolutions. The business
was rushed through in great shape
The homestead clause WAS badly cut
up. The homestead of $500 to un-
married persons allowed on the second
reading was stricken out. In the even
ing the convention reversed itself on
the dlvOrc" questions, striking out the
requirement that this State shall re-
coguiHo divorces granted by other
States, on close vote. The conyrn-
ton finished lts work in almost total
darkness, all the incundcsccut lights in
the hall suddenly going out.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-12-06
PALMETTO
POINTERS.
RAN AWAY WITH CONVICTs.
accident in SpartanburS In Which
RoadNorkcrs Arc Injured.

accident in Spartanburg In Which
Roadwortcrs Arc Injured.
n terrible runaway accident occur
red near Spartanburg Wednesday
afternoon, rs the county convicts were
returning home from work. AS the
result of the runaway thirteen con
victs, guard, driver and two mules
were thrown down II 30 foot eInbank-
ment and injured, some of them seri-
ously. The accident occurred on tho
Port Royal and Western Carolina road
about mile from the city.
The Injured and injuries are: Tom
Brooks, right hip aud leg bruised;
Jim Goudlock, injured internally;
George Wright, injured internally; !;
Bob Collins, left side bruised and left
hand cut; John Richardson, stomach
smashed and hand bruised; Henry
Rollins, white, bruised; Chas. Powell,
white, right knee spraincd; Mr.. j. r.
Illlitson, guard, received severe
cut across the head.
Immediately after the accident the
convlcts were carried to tho stockade
and DIR. II. Il. Black was called and
did all he could to relieve the suffer
ing of the injured mon. John Brooks
and jim Goullock are injured more
seriously than any OF the others.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-12-06
HOW 1T WILL BE DONE.
When the New Constitution Goes Into
Effect.

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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-12-06
CONV ENTION
PROCEEDINGS.
THE DlspENsAHY CLlNCHEIs.
Surplus From Liquor License aud TuN
for the Public Schools.

Surplus From Liquor License aud Tax
for the Public Schools.
The convention devoted most of its
timo Monday disposiug of the small
ordinances of the Seabrook and Rock
Hill county schemes which were de-
feated after IL considerable debate.
The ordinance to put counties on n
cash basis was killed.
Monday afternoon the article on
corporations was completed aud mt
night the article on education was Civ
Gu it's final reading. The fight on both
the higher educational Institutions
was read but things were left rs they
were in that regard Senator Tillman
got through the following, which will
give the opponents of the dispcnsnry n
hard point to attack when fight
against the law comes before the pco-
pie:
"All the net income to be derived by
the State from the sale or license for
the sale of sprituous, malt, vlnous
and Intoxicating liquors and hcver-
ages, not including SO much thereof
~ il now or may hereafter be allowed
by law to go to the counties and nut
nicipal corporations Of the State. shall
be applied annually in aid of the sup.
Elementary tax ns provided for in the
sixth section of this article; and if,
after such application, there should be
II surplus, it shall bo devoted to public
school purposes and apportioned as tho
General Assembly may determine; pro-
vided, however, that tho said supple
mentary taxes shall only be levied
when tho profits aforesaid and from
the sale or license for the sale of alco-
holic liquors or beverages gro not suffi
cient to meet and cqunlizc the dctici-
ences for which the said supplement-
ary taxes arc provided.
Tho members of the convention will
return to Columbia next week to ratify
the constitution.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-12-06
y f;it Of History.

The palmetto badges presented to the
surviving yctcruun Of the Palmetto
Regiment Nov. %, at the South Caro-
lima room of the Atlnutn exposition by
Mrs. +. G.. Robertson, OF Columbia,
posac~srd rare history. The palmetto
was gathered in 1861 on the coast of
South Carolina by IL young Confrdcr-
ate soldier, Lieut.. w. {. McNinch.
Lieutenant Mc\inch was n nephew Of
Thomas Charles. of Chester, who was
II lucmhcr OF the Palmetto Regiment,
and was called the soldier poet who in
1pircd hs comrades to deeds of glory
and Victory Ey the magnetic strains of
his southern Mnrscillaisc.
Brave. chivalrous, lamcntcd Charles,
sleeping in his soldier grave on Mex
cos distant plains. McNinch, too,
slc"ps where he fell, covered with
glory on GvttyshurG's ll.fntcd field,
and his sister, Rosa |. McNinch, neicc
OF Thomas Charles, wovc from the
leaves OF the palmetto bud hcgnthcrcd
badges and sent them to Atlanta to be
worn by those brave veterans who
alon" are left of that gallant command.
What prondcr honor could be con
i"rrcd- palmetto grown on the green
isles Of our beloved southland gath
cred by one of the bravcst, trucst sol
dIcr's sister to honor the representa-
tivcs Of the Palmetto Regiment, IN
which II beloved uncle had fought and
fallen? Love OF State, love and pride
of her soldIcry is typiticd in the pre-
scutution.- - fOi,inILiu state.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-12-06
a NEW PEE DEE COUNTY.
Marion VIII Probably BE Cut Ur Int

TWO Counties.
The people of the upper section Of
Marion county are cudcavoring to
avail themselves of the authority given
them by the new constitution to or
ganiZc new county. Strenuous op-
position to the now county scheme will
doubtless manifest itself in certain sec
t!ons of the old county outside Of the
proposed territory and especially
around the county seat, but the people
OF the section proposed to be cut off
are going ahead and saying nuthing.
They have the required area, the pop
ulution and the wealth and old Marion
would be left the area, the population
and wealth required 10y the new con
stitution, and ii the people Of the pro
posed new county vote To organize
themselves into u new county the
thing will be done