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some Lawyers Stories.

1.-THE most thrilling incident | ever
saw i'll courtroom, remarked a west
ern attorney the other day, twas in
southern Kansas. The senior lawyer Of
the county bar was Il distinguished
looking and courteous gentleman of the
old school, who had little patience
with the joking always going Oh during
court recess. He was exceedingly near
sighted, but had habit of laying his
glasses on the table during his speeches
10 the jury. One day, as his back was
turned toward the other lawyers, one
OF them picked up the glasses, and with
bit of mucilage fastened TO the lenses
pieces of tissue paper which exactly COW
cred the glass-not particularly notice
able, but at the same time preventing
vision through them. Soon the owner
of the glasses came back to the table to
examine some papers for reference ID
his address. He put on the glasses
looked at the paper. adjusted them
again-and then pallor overspread his
face that was pitiful to see. He stag
gered to a chair
My God, gentlemen, am blind'
| have feared it for years, he exclaimed,
and dropped his head on his hands,
For an instant the courtroom was
hushed. Even the practical joker must
have felt remorse at the evident suffer.
ing of his victim. Before any one could
speak or the sheriff rap for order the
attorney lifted his head, took oil the
glasses and had his sight again. bis
face flushed as he rubbed the tissue pa
per from the lenses, and he stood up, an
angry and excited man.
If knew who did that dastardiy
trick, if l knew who had brought t.
minute of grief to me, he broke
i swear / would kill him He
courtroom, and the judge adjor
session for the day nevs/ 4
more practical joking. -
Press.
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bic threats. Having no further use for
him, flung him a dozen yards among
the trees and, with my hands on my
hips, waited.
/ heard him crashing through the
limbs and leaves and finally fall to the
ground with a resounding thump. Then
all was still.
IT hope / haven't killed him, but he
must have been Jared pretty badly
No, he wasn't dead, for / heard him
moving among the underground. He
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Of his hand 81 a Is it in two like pipesten
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have said that + carried no deadly
weapon with me-nothing except my
resistless strength-but in these modern
days there are innumerable situations
in which even so miraculous gift is
worthless. A tiny pistol bullet would
be as fatal in my case as it would have
been TO tic ancient Samson.
Still it was not to be supposed that
the individual at my heels was seeking
my life, and, while keeping an eye to
his actions, | continued moving toward
the Hudson
Suddenly became aware that stran-
gers were in front. Not one man, but
three. Instead Of following the path, as
l was doing, they were in the middle Of
the highway. They were big, strapping
fellows, frouzy and i'll clothed and
members of the pcstilent class of va
grants known rs tramps.
| increased my pace, intending to
hurry past them, but the burliest rogue,
who was pace or two III front of his
companions, turned TO enc side so as to
place himself directly in front Of me.
moved to the right, but he intruded
himself again. Evidently he meant to
hold me in check.
GOOD evening" bossr' he said in a
husky voice, at which his two compan-
ions paused i'll the middle of the road
and watched him from under their
slouched hats They were ready to give
help, but could not believe it necessary,
for the scamp confronting me was a
third greater in size and weight.
GOOD evening. What do you wish?"
(which way might you be goin?"
Cant you see for YOURSELF"
Don't be imperlite, boss. We're
workin the growler and are in hard
luck. Can't you give us lift?"
Il might, for l have a good pile of
money with me, but l don't like to use
it for buying drink for other folks. 1t
wouldn't be right. "
Bless your inherent heart, we don't
ak y1u to use it. It's us! Come, shell
outW And he advanced threateningly
toward me.
No; l shall not let you have a dol.
lar, though | have plenty with me. "
you won't eh? WAL, that's good"
He made a plunge Ii Ike bull, half
lowering his head, as if he meant to
butt me. As ne came within reach |
grasped each Of his upper arms and lift
ed him so quickly from his feet that
they flew straight up, so that held him
head downward. Then / whirled him
about several times, as if he were a
fail, and leaping toward the gaping
in the road whipped them
with the legs Of my man so violently
that both were swept off their feet and
sent sprawling i'll the middle of the high
way.
They were partly stunned, but began
up again. Before they were
erect resumed thrashing them with my
human fail, driving one far to the right
and the other to the left Then with
terrified EXPLANATIONS they fled at head
long speed in the direction of Engle-
wood.
Meanwhile the big fellow in my
grasp was wriggling and making terri
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WHO'S WHO?
By HUGO ST. FINIsTERRE, NJ. D.
Copyright. 1897. by the AuthOr.l

Chapters lI-Hi rmon o. Westcott an
American born TO humble fortune learns that
he is endowed with the strength OF Samson,
but that he must not use the gift except of
nee sity. lll-The young Samson who has
tested his strength, meets in Harold o. West
colt physical double, born upon the same
day. Harold is bachelor OF great wealth and
without ties. Harmon reveals his secret and
by way of example lifts an immense safe with
ease al d taking sword between the fingers
Of his hand 81 IA IS it in two like pipestem
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A Bat e.

A queer AtoHlTp'er's.
who died ip
Blankneyx
pets.y1>V
easted. Straight Cut and Sack
to- We have Others in all the
res ranging from $5 to $40
Workmanship.
apes at 25 per cent OF former
nmed Hats at one-quarter OF
CO
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15

committee on Postoffices to amend the
law relating to second class mail mat
ter. The principal features of the bill
were those denying to the mails as sec
ond-clasS matter, sample copies of news
papers and serial novel publications
and withdrawing from news agents the
privilege of returning to their princi-
pals at the pound rate unsold copies of
periodicals.
THURsDAY- debate upon the
proposition to refund the Indebtedness
of the Pacific Railroad Company to the
government was begun in the House,
under the order adopted last month. 1t
took up the time ofthe House and judg-
ing from the attendance and attention
of members, and spectators, was neither
deep nCrcXtensive. The final vote will
be Monday.
FRIDAY. The second DAYS session
OF the Pacific Railroad funding bill i'm
the House of Representatives dcvelopcd
much interest from II popular point
of view. Mr.. Johnson, Republican. of
California, in the course of n sneech
supporting the bill alluded to Mr. w.
4. Hearst, of the San Francisco Exam
iner and New York Journal, in most
vituperative terms. He was answered
by MIR. Cooper, Republican, of Wis
"i' lLt'l lllt
rs the most disSraceful he had ever
known IN the history of Congress-
The bill was advocated by Messrs.
Patterson, Democrat. of Tennessee,
and Hepburn, Republican, of Iowa, and
anta%onizcd by McSsrS. Harrison,
Democrat, of Alabama; Boatncr, Dem
ocrat, of Louisiana; Swanson, Demo
crat, of Virginia; Mccall, Republican,
of massachusetts, (only upon the rate
of interest proposed; Wheeler. Dem
ocrat, of Alabama, and Shofroth and
Bell, PopullStS, of Colorado.
The evening session of the House,
devoted under the rules To the consid-
Grafton of private pension bills, was
rendered of no avail bv abSentceS.
SATURDAY The tex. of the bill to re-
fund the Indebtedness of the Union
and Centra! Pacific railroads to the
United States was perfected, SO far as
tho committee of the whole House was
concerned, and the measure, with Ger
tain pending amendments. was reported
10 the House ut ) o'clock, ate" Il three
days parliamentary battle, and Il vote
on its passage will be taken MonGav.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15
The Armenian at Home.

The women of Sis wear Il fes on
their heads, and if they are rich it is
bound round with n frontlet of gold
coins; they are not such gndabouts as
the Greeks and rarely take part in
those festive pilgrimagcs so beloved
by the young folks of modern Helms.
Sometimes they will 60 to M open
air-shrino in the mountains, about two
hours from Sis. dedicated to St.
George of Cappadocia; it is de-
licious spot surrounded by rocks, ses,
md lovely flowers, and adjoining it is
an old Armenian fort. They are fond
of Pass on plays and wax figures rop-
rcsenting various scenes in the Life Of
Christ.
The men arc active in their amtlse.
ments, playing lcapfrog and wrestl Aug
on Sunday afternoon on grcenswa rd
by the cemetery, gavlv dressed in their
long colored cotton gowns Also the v
play various horseback games, prCb
ably learned from their unplcasa al
neiShbors. tho Kurds, in the noun
tains at Hudgin, Ieitoun and Marash.
The Armenians are strong. hardy fell
lows, very different from the cringing
courticrs OF their -ace at Constantin-
opic and tho Armenian mercha at class
of Smyrna. When brought into 60 intact
with commerce, tho Armenian dcyel-
ops subtcty and sharpness which
put into the shade both Jew and
Greek Contemporary Review.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15

MIR. BRYAN reviewed tho campaign from
the Chicago Convention until the close OF
the polls. Ho dec AIRED that there had been
great gain made by tho silver party since
1891. and said that 10 believed that with the
efforts to be made during tho next four
years there could DC no doubt OF victory in
10 O.. He spoke of the Bimetallic Lengue,
which is about to ba organized in Ne
braska, and advised that all friends or
silver. regardless of party affiliations,
should be enrolled under ono banner. He
suggested that tho Legislature should still
further amend the election laws OF the Sta o
to the end that voters should be better pro-
tected from intimidation, and also that cor
pora,ions should not be permitted to con-
tribute funds for election purposes. Tho
contributions OF corporation funds was In
direct violation Of corpornt charters.
His statement that. whit, the doctrine OF
bimctallism had been defeated ut the polls,
il had made Republicans hopo :hat bimetai-
H. m would be secured before tho next Presl-
de, ntinl election. was greeted with great
out burst OF applause.
Re. th houses OF tho Legislature adjourned
durin Mr.. Bryan's speech and many mem
hers II, ard it. In tho afternoon Mr.. Bryan
left TO, Chicago to attcnd the banquet III
honor OF Jackson's birthday.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15
Our Industrial Conditions.

The News and Courier has published
review of the industrial conditions in
South Carolina, ut the beginning of the
new year. 1t was made up of special
reports from nearly ell of the counties
in the State. and the general results are
most encouraging The State is in bet
ter financial condition than ut any time
for some years The manufacturing 9,
enterprises are in healthy condition /;
the farmers have gcucrally IS paid all their
debts contracted in making the crop,
AMI have discharged great deal of
their past Indebtedness. There has been
n marvellous falling OF III the purchase
of farm supplies from outside sources,
the cribs and smoke houses are fuller
than they have been for years, and hog
and hominy are triumphant. There is
occupation for the industrious and
profitable investment for capital; bet
ter feeling prevails among the people
and political feeling is dying out.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15
Murder Most Foul.

Laurens Brown, colored, twenty-five
years old, was lynched four miles above
Orangeburg, Wednesday night of last
week. Passengers ON the south bound
train from Columbia were shocked by
the sight of his liieleSs body hanging
to the cross beam of the danger signal
ut the public crossing of the South Car
olina and Georgia railroad just above
Stiiton. The body was completely rid
died with bullets, pistols and shot guns
being used. He was probably made
to mount the high part and then jump,
as his neck was broken. On his back
was card on which was written:
Notice To all whom 1t may concern:
Judge Lynch's court is i'll session tonight for
the protection OF our property, and, by tho
help OF God, he will convict and execute any
man. woman or child that burns or destroys
our property with fire. We will protect our
homes and property, Cnd our nrighbors
shall not suffer loss from the heliish fire
bugs. Let this b. Il warning to others.
---.. -.:.1c fSrt' 81 fta. K. +. Haniamaker vas
burned the Friday night previous, and
Brown was arrested charged with the
ofienSc At first it was strongly be-
leved that he was guilty, but it devel-
oped that he was not the man wanted
and he was, at the request of Mr.. Wan
namaker. released from jail. Proof of his
guilt could not be obtained, and on be-
ing released he returned TO his home to
meet his death at the hands of II mob.
Coroner Duke held an inquest, but no
clue has been obtained as to the guilty
partieS
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15
SOUTH CAROLINA ITEMS.
Items of Interest Gathered From
Our Exchanges.
CONVICT FARMS ARE PAYING.
Murder Most FouI--Our Industrial
Conditions - Burns Amends His
Bill.

In their annual report to the Gov
ernor the board of directors of the peni-
tentiary announce that all the contracts
for working convicts on shares have en-
pred and none of them will be renewed.
AS no convicis are leased to contract
Ors, the State will hereafter work its
convicts on three farms which have re-
Gently been purchased. Two of these
aggregate 5, 900 acres of as fine planting
land rs there is III the State, and they
are being put in excellent condition.
The value of the farming property is
put down this year at $4,000
While the farms were not fully
worked this year, the penitentiary sold
200 bales of cotton on sealed bids to n
Wilmington, y. G. buyer. They have
$50 bales on hand vet, besides about
&24, 600 worth of all kinds of provisions.
The net income of the year was 500, 900,
and after making final payment on the
plantations purchased the State has
S32, 600 on hand
The institution starts the new year
with SlS convicts, l12 less than last
year. The falling of is due to Il
change in the law which permits county
supervisors to work short-term convicts
ON the roads of the counties in which
they are convicted
Last year the penitentiary worked
about eighty mules, which number will,
since the whole force of the institution
will now be devoted to farming, be
greatly increased. The convicts are
said to be happier and more contented
in their farm work.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15
ITOI Sc.

TUEsp>Y. Only about half the mem
bcrs ot the iiOH>c were IN their scntS
TO-DAY v hen that body w;> call I'll to on
Scr u.:cV til" holiday recess. to enter
upon 'nr bulk ui the work of the last
session \ resolution introduced by
Mr.. Frederick. Republican. OF Kansas,
Wa, ".rani to, calling upon the Secrc-
tarv Il the interior ln report to the
ltOu~" ,hc reason why patents iOr lands
in Kansas. Granted tu the old Kansas
Pacific Railway Company, had not been
issued to the company. and why home
stead entries upon the lands in question
were bciuG permitted To bc made bv the
officers Of the T"rcka land district BY
the terms of the order adopted D,crm.
Der ~. the House resolved itself into
committee Of the Who'll" to consider the
Loud hIll, 10 aWcud the postal laws. bv
excluding samples" and serial novel
publications from the second. class mail
matter. which held the floor for the
rest OF the day.
Representative SulZer, Of New York.
introduced IL Ioint resolution stating
that the Kingdom of Spain is not con
duct!ug the war in Cuba III accordance
with civilized usage. and notifying
Spain that il the harbmous manner in
which the war has been conducted does
not cease within thirty days, that the
United States Will recognize the indie
pcudeMcc of Cuba, and maintain it by
force of arms.
NEDSEsDAT. After two debates the
House by IA to l05, passed the bill in
troduced by Mr.. Loud, chairman Of the
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15
THE F|FTY.F0URTH CONGRESS
Work of the National Assembly Told
In Brief.
ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY.
Not Conducting the War I'm Cuba I'm
Accordance With civilized Usage.
Excluding "Samplc Copics," Etc.
SENATE.

TUESDAY. Congress reaSSemblcd AZ
ter the holidays. and for two months
now the business Of the United States
will be attended TO with nentness and
Dispatch The Senate committee on
finance met but transacted no business,
on account of the absence of IL quorum.
DARN" the course Of the desultory talk
around the table some one mentioned
the fact that the nomination of SCcre-
tary Francis had not yet been acted
upon. and the report that it would have
to wait until u quorum was obtained
was presented.
The Senate passed the House bill
aboli$hin" the death penalty in II large
numbcr OF cases. The measure is in
the line OF recent State laws aboliShin%
capital punishment and applies the
same principal to Federal oiicnses, al
though the change Is not extended to II
total abolition OF the death penalty.
Mir. iia!c submitted and had printed
nS document, amemOrandum prepared
by the Department of state on the
method of the recognition of foreign
governments and foreign States by the
government of the Cnited States from
1879 to 1884. tending To show the ac-
curacy of Secretary Oncy'S contention
that the recognition rf foreign govern
mcntS WAS exclusively an executive
function. in which Congress had no
part. The precedents cited were nu-
merOus.
4 message from the President was
received transmitting the report Of the
Secretary OF State concerning the death
OF Charles Gown in Cuba. 1t was in
response to the resolution offered by
Mr.. Call r,"i;img that Gown was n
United States citizen who had been
killed by the Spanish authorities in
Cuba. The message was brief and
furm;, III transmitting the report
WEDNESDAY,. - The Cuban question
was under consideration in the Senate
in the form of the two resolutions Of
fercd Tuesday by Mr.. Call, Democrat.
of Florida, the one a simple resolution
calling ON the Secretary Of State for
copies of the correspondence in the
matter Of Julio San"uliiy, an American
citizen cUudcmucu by the Spanish au-
IhuriticS to life Imprisonment in chains
and the other Il Joint resolution in
>tr,ic;iu% the l'r, ,idcnt To demand San
%ullly'S Immediate release. The first
was agreed to: and the second was re-
.orrcd 10 the committee on foreign re-
latlOnS.
IN II long speech on the subject Of
these resolutions. the case of Charles
Gown waS discussed quite as much as
that Of SumruiIlY.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
Barrels are now washed by maohin.

Barrels are now washed by machin-
cry.
The hot blast was introduced into
furnace use some time between 1882
and 1888.
Lions born in captivity are more
dangerous and harder to train than
captured ones.
A hale old couple dwell in Walton
County, Florida. They are MIR. and
Mrs. Daniel Campbell. His age is
1T years, and hers 112.
A man at Bowling Green, Fla, re-
Gently paid fine of So and costs
for swearing Mt n schoolmastor who
whipped his boy at school.
a recently patented marking brush
has O reservoir in the handle to hold
the marking fluid. dischnrging it
through u tube to the center of tho
bristles.
In Bulgaria the proprietors of q
medicine. by which they claim to cure
n specific disease, arc liable to be i'm
prisoned if the medicine fails to pro-
duce the desired effect.
Milk tickets have been denounced
rs carriers of diphtheria by the health
officer of South Bend, Ind, where
number of cases of the disease were
traced to u patient in milk peddler's
family.
Tho Jet mines of England seem to
yield less and less of that material.
Ten years ago MS much AS 4,670
pounds were raised; last year only
16S pounds formed the the total Of the
production.
In crossing the tracks at a railway
at Augusta. Me-, n man got his foot
caught in tho frog of o switch and had
Just time to loosen the shocstring and
pull his foot out Of the shoe before
train passed.
A Chicago policeman resigned his
position two years ago, because he be-
came too pious for TINT sort of work.
He joined the Salvation Army, and
has Just oSen promoted to the position
of base drummer.
When lions and tigers bring forth
young in captivity, the greatest care
has to be exercised to keep them for
several days in the dark and undis-
turbed, as otherwise mothers will al
most invariably destroy their cubs.
u. a! At A%%iiomor A%i Ind. the .sanutatel
leg OF draymau, who had chllblains
and corns, is to be disinterred under
his doctors orders aud buried below
the frost line in order to relieve tho
mans present sutferings from tho old
complaint.
Every two hours homicide is
committed somewhere in Italy" is the
startling way in which Baron Garofalo
puts the fact that th"-e arc 1000
homicides year in his country, ten
times as many as in France and thirty
five times as many rs in Dcnmars.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15
Burns Amends His Bill.

Representative c. II. ID. Burns, of
Oconcc, who will introduce n dispen-
sary bill to abolish the constahulary,
has hit upon an amendment to his plan
as published. 1t provides that the
towns and cities OF thc State are to get
half OF the appraised value of the
liquors coniiScatcd. He says this will
tend to interest the authorities in en-
forcing the law and in cOniiscating
liquors shipped for illegal sale.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15
Afternoon Maps Beneficial.

short afternoon nap is said to be
extremely beneficial, especially if III .
heaviest meal Of the day is eaten at
noon. \ nap while digestion, is in
operation is natural and healthy, an d
rests the body, relieves tho bra in an Il
indulgcs and assists the digestive or
gaIs.-Ncw York Tribune.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15
Double Hanging in Norfolk.

william Downing and Charles Williams,
b,sj. co!orcd, were hanged on Tuesday al
Norfolk, Va. Downing killed woman OF
the pnmc Of Emma Lane In Norfolk last
NAV. Wiliiam6 killed George Bess, a
coi0rcd man, on bonr | u schooner lying in
tho harbor on Apri! 49,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15

The Rock Hill Herald says in its last
issue: "Ihc board Of trustees Of Win.
throp College met in this city last Fri
day night They approved President
Johnson's $ report TO the General Assem-.
bly, and, we are informed, urged the ne.
Cessity Of the erection of new dormi-
tory to cost about $50, OOO.'