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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-12-04
How 1t NiiCCts Her.

On twenty mile run Miss Betty
Starts out, looking witchingly pretty;
And the shine Of the sun,
Ere the hot day is done.
Makes her frowZlcd and touslcd
And hopclcssly. vulgarly ''swca;y"
indianapolis journal.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-12-04

The rumor that the mining wages are to St
cut down throughout the State Of Montana
VIII likely cause ageneral STRIFE
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-12-04

If we We're boy. we would rather
own a tandem than so TO heaven.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-12-04

Tho grand aggregate is S2.SiS, 1886, ,57l. as
compared with $2,349, 70i, ,6SS for the fiscal
year 1895. While these figures show an ap-
parent loss OF moro than fifty millions OF
money, the Department Off GERS say that rs
a matter of fact the loss docs not now exist.
Many millions Of gold went abroad prior to
the closing of the last fiscal year, thus show
ing an unfavorable balance, but it is claimed
that since the inflow of gold has REQUIRED,
and the inportations have grown this money
with credit addition thereto has come back
to the United States The net proceeds Of the
"ational bank notes redeemed during the
~ were Sl07, ,S91 .026, the largest amount
any like period in teN years, and with
Exception OF three years the largest since
The cost for the redemption of nation
ank notes has been assessed against
banks at tho rate OF $1.1211 per
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-12-04

Having seen Il newspaper portrait OF
the late Sultan ar, we cannot
help feeling tha has scored an.
other touchdown ..- case. ....
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
THE LITTLE BROWN SEED.

I'm of no USE" said a little brown seed.
Where shall | go and hide,
I'm little and brown with nobody's love,
And ugly beside"
So she rolled and she rolled very quickly
away.
And tumbled on the ground;
The rain came in torrents and fell upon her
And all things around.
And she felt herself sinking In darkness
beneath.
Poor little faithless seed,
Where never an eye could see her sad
fate
O she was hidden indeed.
The little brown seed lay still In the earth,
To herself still signing
TIL at last with an effort She reused Up
and cried.
'l'll begin by trying.
I'm try and stop fretting for It's no use,
And IL l have nobodys love,
III Took up in hope, for there is One who
will see.
The dear God above"
o. would you believe 1t? Straightway The
dark ground
Began to trembe and shake
And make way for the little seed, hopeful
Her upward way to take.
Up. up she went, till at last she saw
The lovely bright blue sky.
o! the beautiful spirit that found release
And the summer time was nigh
The brightness and beauty that grew upon
her,
l cannot begin to speak;
Crowned with flowers she stood beloved
by all,
So lovely yet so meek.
Margaret Sdney.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
ARBOR DAY THOUGHTS
ARBoR DAY AcRosrIc.

A. Apple trees are my delight.
With lovely flowers pink and white
r. Rubber trees in the southland live,
And useful the product this tree does
give.
B. Birch tree SO white. near bubbling
springs;
Among their branches the happy bird
sings.
o. The oak in majesty and strength does
stand,
The most venerable tree in all our
land
r. The redwood trees are giants of all,
Stately and wonderful. grand and tall.
D. Date palm trees are me trees for me,
Straight and tall near the southern
sea.
A. The ash so stately and useful. too.
| like their buds of lovely hue.
Y. The yew of old England is the tree
for me,
The solemn yew ! love to see.
All Repeat.-All trees are good and beau
tiful.
Each one is loved. we say;
And we thank Him for all trees
On this great Arbor Day.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
MY LITTLE SCHOOL GIRL.

Eer mouth was made for winsome smiles
Her eyes for tender glances-
Dark as the dark of wooded isles
Where love the gloom entrances.
All! never rose at deep ming dawn
With pearly dewdrops laden
Nor tabled fay by woodland lawn,
Nor poets dream of Alden,
Was fairer than our gentle maid
Half child. half woman blending
A lily loved by sun and shade,
rose of Gods own tending.
hear her ripping laughter now;
| see her golden tresses
Windtossed upon the sunny brow
Flushed with the Moons caresses.
The birdlings peep from yonder nest;
The violets from the grasses
And daisies that her feet have pressed
Caress them as she passes.
The robin swells his FURNISHED throat
To hail her as she's nearing:
The throstle pours his happiest note
To welcome her appearing.
My little friend so fond so fair
Our heart of hearts possessing
I bend to kiss thy shining hair,
And breathe my JOY in blessing.
VIM Haughton.
Retreat, Wis.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
THE FLOWER QUEEN.

Down In the damp, green meoa
When the warm spring DAYS haa
stood by the busy brooklet eS'fe.
little violet home.
Eaeh morn the rootlet servants
Brought food from the earth halo,,
While the leaflets breatbed fro,,,
fresh air and purest dew. 4es'ss
Tenderest care was given
The little flower queen,
Who, IN robes Of royal purnle
Would very soon be seen.
AS, one morning, the sun father
Mounted the eastern hill
Scatt ring the mists and shadows
Unfolding earth so still
Called he to the violets.
open thine eyes OF blue
Upon the world around thee.
In beauty bright and new
Hark ming, she raised them inward
To the golden throne above
Then warmly fell upon her
The sun-kings smile OF love,
While the messenger sunbeams
Sped to the violet blue;
And. Nesting In her bosom.
Cheered her and warmed her through
At last, where the loving servants
And dewdrops and sunbeams lav
Rose up the violet purple
Pride of the bright spring day
Emily 7. Farwell
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
A BIRDS NEST.

over my Swallowed doorway
Two little brown-winged birds
Have chosen to fashion their dwelling,
And utter their loving words.
All day they are going and coming
On errands frequent and fleet,
And warbling over and over
Sweetest, sweet, sweet, . sweet"
Their necks are changeful and shining.
Their eyes are like living gems,
And all day long they are busy,
Gathering straws and stems.
Lint and feathers and grasses;
And half forgetting to eat;
Yet never falling to MARBLE
Sweetest, sweet, sweet, o SWEET
scatter crums on the doorsteps,
And fling them some fiossy threads;
They fearlessly gather my bounty,
And turn up their graceful heads.
And chatter and dance, and flutter,
And scrape with their tiny feet,
Telling me over aud over.
Sweetest, sweet, sweet, o sweetp'
What IL the sky is clouded?
What If the rain comes down?
They are all dressed to meet IL
In waterproof suits of brown.
They never NOPE nor languish
Nor murmur at storm or heat,
But say-whatever the weather.
Sweetest, sweet, sweet, o sweetl'
Always merry and busy
Dear little brown-winged birds,
Teach me the happy magic
Hidden in these soft words,
Which always. In shine or shadow,
So lovingly you repeat
over. and over and over.
Sweetest, sweet, sweet, o sweetr'
Selected.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
MISS WILLOW.

A lady so fine came out OF the woods
All dressed in silvery gray,
Whether satin or velvet, or soft woosn
goods.
I'm sure I'm not able to say.
While great drifts were piled in hedgepv
and plain,
While tiercely the March winds did hlov
And wildly the tempest In mockery rnped
This lady stepped out in the snow.
! asked q, young ash which grew by the
wall
To tell me the fine lady's name,
oh, yes" he made answer mo troub,
at ALL
She has a most enviable fame.
So modest is she. so dainty and sweet
Most dearly | love her, It's true.
But IF no objection the young lady brings
III make her acquainted with you.
Miss Willow, my friend, Mr.. Loye.Naturs
here,
Your friendship has CALAMITY sought"
Then in a low whisper, he laughingly said
I'VE call her Miss Pussy for short"
Susie Z. Kennedy.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
TWO TRAINS 70 poPPY-LAND.

The first train leaves at p. M
For the land where the poppy pioN''
The mother dear Is the engineer
And the passenger laughs ana CROWS
The palace car is the mothers arms
The whistle low, sweet strain. ,,ots
The passenger wlnks and mods ana ui'he
And goes to sleep In the traln'
At S .. m. the next train starts
From the poppy -land afnr,
The summons clear falls on the eat:
"All aboard for the sleeping ear
But what is the fare TO Poppy-land
! hope Il Is not too dear:
The fare is this, hug and KISS.
And it's paid to the engineer.
So I ask Of Him who children took
on his knee In kindness great. ...,
Take charge, | pray, OF the trains
mat leave at 8 and s."
Keep watch Of the passengers THIS !
pray.
For to me they arc very dear
And special ward @ gracious LoFu'
Ger the gentle engineer -,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30

He laughed good-humoredly. Very
well, my tres-chere-it Is bargain.
If you succeed / will do anything you
like. We might take wing almost at
once and go TO Paris would you like
that? / shall be your most humble
servant--if you succeed.
"And If fail?"
They were moving slowly down the
pathway as she spoke and she felt him
make sudden pause at her side. You
must not fail" he said, sternly.
Then they stepped on in silence until
they came to the little iron gate which
led into the grounds of Hurst. Here
they were to part.
Rene, kiss me before you go.
They were close to an open space #
lawn and in the dim starlight De Mar
sac could see his wife S beautiful, up
turned, quivering face. He was for
the moment touched by its beauty and
by its distress. He put his arms
round her and kissed her repeatedly
on the full red lips.
aYou witch" he said. You are
handsomer than ever. We will have
good times when we are together, you
and |. Lite ret. There are bright
days in store for us, never fear"
He kissed her again and drew him
self away In another moment he was
out OF sight, for he could make his
way through the 5hrubbery to the high
road and Constance was left alone.
But some one else was near. She
turned toward the house. but had not
not made two steps toward it when she
came face to face with Madeline Des-
pard.
Madeline was looking .error-stricken.
Evidently she had seen the last en-
brace and perhaps heard the counts
parting words. She uttered Con-
stances name in low tone oil shocked
eApostulation which reused Miss Es-
ler's wrath.
"Prying, as usual What are you
doing here?"
Il came out for little fresh air be
fore going to bed. ! did not know that
you were here" said Madeline, in a
panied tone. Constance, let me en-
treat you"
Pray be silent" said Constance, re-
covering her self possession and speak
ing in a colder tone. II do not wish
to hear any entreaties or any COM
ments on what is. after all, my own
business
Il would say nothing if | were not
sure that the Count De Marsac is such
an unprincipled man that | cannot
bearyou to be in his power" said Ma
define, quietly When you were a
schoolgirl it was bad enough, but now
after all these years"
Il cannot see how 1t matters to
YOU" said Constance. IF Rene de
Marsac happens to be attached to me
it is no business of yours. All ask
of you is not to intermeddle with my
affairs as you did once before"
Il do not wish to intermediate"
(To be Continued)
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
A FABLE.
The Bug Complains of the Elephant
and Gets Cold Comfort.

One day as the Sage was making his
rounds among his subjects he was
halted by the bug, who began
20 Sage. the Elephant has abused me
in the most shameful manner, and |
cry for justice"
so Jumbo has been picking on you,
eh?' queried the sage State your
case"
Il was going down the path and he
was coming Up, and he refused to turn
aside when | called TO him"
II see.
Further than that, he insisted on
standing in such a way as to side the
sun from me for a quarter OF an hour"
Go on
"Phen as he passed on, he shook the
ground so as to tumble me over con-
tinued the Bug.
Is that all?"
mo, 0 Sage, When | attacked him
lie paid no attention to me. | don't
believe he even knew that | pitched
into him"
"Sadvery sad What do YOU pro
pose?"
THAT you. 0 Sage, turn all the Bugs
into Elephants and all the Elephants
into Bugs"
MY Buggy friend" said the Sage
as he tickled his left ear, that would
only be to make the same number Of
Bugs and Elephants as now. with the
same complaints. and the wogd at
large would be no better off.
MORAL:
We'd do Just as the other man does
IL we had his money. Detroit Free
Press.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
SUPPOSE.


How dreary would the meadows b.
In the pleasant summer light,
Suppose there wasn't a bird to sing
And suppose the grass was white
And dreary would the garden be
With all its flowery trees.
Suppose there were no butterflies.
And suppose there were no bees
And what would all the beauty be,
And what the song that cheers,
Suppose we hadn't any eyes,
And suppose we hadn't earsF
For though the grass were gay and green
And song-hirds filled the glen,
And the air were purple with onttefntes
What good would they do them
All. think Of 1t. my little friends,
And when some pleasure flies,
Why. let it 90, and still be glad,
That you have your ears and eyes
Alice Cary
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
We THANK THEE

For flowers that bloom about our ise''
For tender grass. so fresh. 90 sWe'tt
For song Of bird and hum OF pee
For all things fair we hear or - t.s,
Father In heaven. we thank 'p
SCR blre Of stream aud Bike Of sks
Fur pleasant shade OF branches n,-'
For fragrant air and cooling hresA'
For beauty Of the blooming trees .t.e,
Father FL heaven. we thahk
For mother-love all father-care. -.
For hrnthers strong and sisters iaa
For love at home and school eaen -
For guidance. lest we 30 astFa 80.
Father in heaven, We tnahh n
For thv dear. everlasting arms
THAR hear us DER all Ills and haril
For blessed words Of long No,
That helm MS now thy will 50 kles thee
Father ID heaven. we tha sai.sfai
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
PRACTICE AND PRECEPT.

"You ought to have gone to church
this morning. Billiger." said Mrs. Nc
Swat. removing her wraps ut was
such a beautiful sermon The preacher
showed that everything has its place in
the plan of creation Even the snakes.
mice. lizards. caterpillars, feas and
things Of that kind, that we consider
nuisances. fill some important and use
ful mission III life. he says, II We could
only know what it is
did YOU say anything about that
freckle-fsced Stapleford boy next
door," asked Mr.. McSwat
Don't scoff Billiger. 1t was such
an uplifting discourse. 1t reconciied
one to the . Oh. look look.'
What's the matter. Lobelia?"
THAT nasty cocl0roach Ooh, kill
Il quick. - Chicago Record.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
THE TREE
Retreat, wis.

I love thee when thy swelling buds appear.
And one by one their tender leaves infold.
AS II they knew that warmer suns were
near,
Nor longer sought to hide from winters
cold:
And when with darker growth thy leaves
are seen
To vel from view the early robins nest,
! love 70 lie beneath thy waving screen
With limbs bv summers heat and toll
oppressed:
And when the autumn winds have stripped
thee bare.
And round thee Hes the smooth. untrodden
snow
When naught is thine that made thee once
so fair.
I love 70 watch thy shadowy form below,
And through thy leafess arms to look
above
On stars that brighter beam when most
we need their love.
Jones Very.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
ONLY 4 CHANGE or SEASON.

Now the blythe refrigerator
Doth Cypress the weary soul
Eating ice as ravenously
As the furnace once ate coal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS GARDEN.

Come into Great-grandmother's garden. my
dears,
The sunaowers are nodding and beckon-
Ing away,
The Ralsams are smilnglv drying their
And fair Morning-rlories are greeting the
day.
How pure is the breath q the oldfashioned
Pinks,
How modest the face Of the Lady's De-
light
Sweet William his arm with Miss Laven.
ders links
noon. and night; :
rhe Dahla looks Or with queea'y renose
Unhoeding the Coxeomh's impertinent
And fierce Tirer-lnv an angry look throws
At Bachelors Button. who praises her
eyes
The red Princes Feather WIVES heavy and
By Msrirolas rich = the crown o
The rarEspur the humminr-bird sways 70
Above them he Hollvboess lazlly swing
Come. Four-o-clocks wake from Your long
morning nan
ne EHtt = ilHh RStfIN W III Ht'H ~ dNAll e
The sweet Fen has ordered a simple green
cap
which the Popay considers tao common
fer he-
There's sonthernwooa saffron. ana long
striped Grass
The pale Thimbeherries the Sweet
hrier brush,
An odor u Catnin floats bv as we pass
Ee carefnl nor rrandmaU mas chamn-
mile crush
Come ln;e Observation-Disclosures garden. ny
dearS.
The sunfowers are noddiag ana beckon-
inc away
The real crandma's garden Is gone years
and wears
We have ony makeheliere garden to-
dry.
Nj Jacques n Nicholas
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-27
THE CONDITION OF TRADE.

X. e.. Dun's u Co. : weekly raviau -
trade, says: The monetary outlook IL nor
yet clear to some. The strength shown
IN recent conventions by advocates of sill
yer coinage, and expectation that all the
eleihehts iavoring that policy may vet he
conceh,ra'eu, incline them To II waiting
attitude. Their uncertainty retards inn .
provement, notwithstanding the moro
widely prevalent feeling that the none.
tary action of the ST. Louis convention
Will not be sustained by the people But
many mills have waited as long as they
can with safety, and signatures have
been given by enough cotton mills of Fall
RIVER to secure temporary stoppape. it
Is stated, the nature of which is now nm
DER discussion in conference with the
providence manufacturers Meanwhile
the Pacific of Lawrence and the Nn,m
keaR OF salem, have closed for time and
practically all the Southern cotton mills
VIII he represented at meeting on Mon
uay with the same object Fourteen
WOODEN mills are mentioned in DISPATCHES
as having closed this week There is no
similar movement in other industries
uhough the period of summer closing is
aV hand IN many of them, and important
controversies aS to wages of iron puddlprs
ana other hands make it likely that the
annual stoppage in that industry may
iast longer than usual. The weakness of
wheat, which has declined , 10 cents. and
Oh cotton, which Is an eighth lower for
spots, though less for futures. have full
explanation in decidedly good crop pros
poets returns of harvesting thus far
support the best estimates as to wheat
and the condition of cotton has been lie
cldedly improved by rains. The closing
of many mills also threatens TO cut OF
the demand between this data and San.
TENDER |, by 30, 600 to 40, 600 bales. but in
any event the stocks on hand are ample.
heat receipts ut Western ports have
been 2,696, 692 bushels against only 1S1, %
last year, and for three weeks past 6. 551.
2iS bushels against 5,95l ,005 last wear.
and while Atlantic exports have sharply
increased, amounting to 1867. 527 hush
els, flour included, against 4,9l3. 49, for
three weeks of June last year, there is no
reason TO doubt regarding the sufficiencv
of supplies. Failures for the week have
been 2lI in the United States against 25G
last year, and "a in Canada against %
last year
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-27
\ FATAL EXPLOSION.

Louisville, Ky, June ga special to
the Post from Chattanooga, Tenn, says:
At Peters, Tenn, II little town about
thirty miles from here, there was dyna-
mite explosion this morning that cost one
man his life, and will be the death of at
least two others Three or four others
were also badly injured. A young man
named Joyner was the unfortunate
whose life was crushed out. He was ter
ribly mangled, and bits of his body were
fonud some distance away from the scene
of the disaster. The large mill building
in which the men were working was COM
pletely demolished
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-27
MET HIS DESERTS.

Washington, June 26.-Irvn l.. Ford,
the negro whose brutal murder of Elsie
kregio on May 4 last formed one of the
most atrocious crimes in the police annals
OF Washington, was hanged in the Jail
yard here at 1913 this morning Ford
made statement confessing the murder
but denying that he had attempted to
outrage his victim. Fordt's crime aroused
the greatest Indignation in the city and
iynching was talked of. His victim was
young white country girl about sixteen
years of age, who lived with her parents
about mile from the city limits. She
was attending cow but a short distance
from her home when accosted by her
slayer, who attempted to criminally as
sault her. She desperately resisted him
and terrific struggle between the two
ensued, during which the negro cut seve-
raj ugly gashes across the throat of his
victim with II knife. The girls screams
brought assistance from her family who
found her bleeding and exhausted from
the wounds. She died almost immedi-
ately without naming her assailant. A
number of arrests were made as the sur
rounding country was searched by posses
of determined men, but it was several
days before the police succeeded in OBJ
tanning clues that seemed to fasten the
crime on Ford. The latter managed to
get as far as Harper's Ferry and after an
exciting chase during which the prisoner
jumped into the river in an attempt to
drown himself he was captured and
brought to the city.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-27
GORMAN WILL NOT GO.

Baltimore, Md, June Ex-senator Ar
thur p. German will not go to Chicago
This is final. "If ] were to go to Chi
cago," said the Senator, what more
could do than has been done by gentle
men who compose the delegation elected
by the State convention Senator Cor
man cannot be persuaded to alter his de
termination not to go TO Chicago. 1t is
doubtful if he will accept reappointment
on the national committee Certainly he
will not be on the executive committee of
that body. Mr. German does not think
that there * any chance ut this late hour
to stem the free silver tide which will
sweep over.the Chicago convention. When
asked whom he thought would he nomi-
mated at the Chicago convention, he re-
piled: 1t looks like Boicsn
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-27
BY UNCLE SANS EFFECTIVE help
THE LATEST ENEZUELAN COM
PLICATION
Has Been Promptly Settled, and
it Was Owing Entirely to the
Influence of the United States--The
British Surveyor Has Been Re-
leased, Though He Was Wrong.

Washington, June 26.-The latest com
plication in the Venezuelan question has
been promptly settled through the friend
ly intervention of the United States. Mr..
Andrade, the Venezuelan minister, called
mt the State Department to-day and
handed to Mr.. ..Olney copy of "a telegram
he had just received from Mr.. Rojas,
the Venezuelan minister of foreign affairs
stating that Mr.. Harrison, the crown sur
veyor of British Guiana, who, with his
party had been placed in arrest by Vene-
zuelan officials, had been promptly re-
leased. The telegram to Minister An
drade follows
at was yesterday when the national
cOmmissary tclegraphed occurrence.
Harrison and nineteen more crossed on
the left bank of the Cuyuni to open Il
road. The sub-c0mmissary of Acara-
best protested in writing. Harrison in
sisted and the sub-commissary took him
to the post of FL Dorado. As soon as
the government was Informed thereof, it
ordered the release of Harrison and asked
Details
1t is undoubtedly true that the prompt
action of the Venezuelan government was
in measure due to Mr.. Olney's interccs-
sion through orr minister mt Caracas,
and it is believed that the main issue be
tween Great Britain and Venezuela will
be even more easy of settlement now that
the latter government has been so prompt
to disavow the act of the sub-commissary