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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-12-01
Lockhart Locals.

Last Sunday morning John G.
Carey received telegram from his
sister-in-law, Mrs. l.. NJ. Cary, Of
Seneca, that her little daughter Clara
had just died.
Mr.. Carey and w. *. LivingSton
went to the distressed family on the
first train.
The writer remembers well little
Clara as she once lived with her
mother at Lockhart. She was a
promising child and her face glowed
with intelligence. Lockhart sends
sympathy to her bereaved mother.
The K. OF P's. announce that they
will give an entertainment at the
hall on the evening of the 18th of
December.
The entertainment will consist Of a
lecture and a supper. To prevent
being crowded by merely curiosity
seekers an admittance fee of ten cents
will be charged but those desiring to
regale the inner man can DO so at an
additional cost. AS yet they have
not decided whom they will get to
deliver the lecture but have several
names under consideration. 1t is
sufficient to say that those who at
tend will have an all round good time
as the Hines Lodge know how to get
up good thing.
Yes, Mr.. Editor, We have had a
marriage. Mr.. David Robbins and
Miss Emma Probst after due consid-
Grafton, appeared before Magistrate
Meng last Sunday morning and were
duly aud lawfully married.. May for
tune ever smile or them and may all
their SORROWS be at a discount.
Monday night Young America had
n big time. They took time by the
forelock and enjoyed foretaste Of
Christmas by a profuse use of fire.
works. Tho little fellows enjoyed
themselves immensely.
OF course the young people have n
nice time in contemplation Christmas.
There will be a mammoth tree under
the supervision Of committee from
each Sunday School. Said tree will
be large enough to hold pre- ients for
all who may desire to give presents
in that way There will not be any
special fund but all are welcome to
the use Of the tree.
/ am glad to state that Mrs. Della
Hunter, who has been quite i'll, is so
far recovered as to be considered out OF
danger.
w. T. Garner, our second weave:
l. sick enough to Do confined u HI,
s1om. AoMo.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-12-01

Cranberries 10 cts a quart at Scaife's.
Hiss Frowney Whitmire, of X Kevs,
spent several days with friends in Union
last week.
Mr.. Alex AcBee of Greenville, and OF
the Southern, was in town Tuesday OH
important business.
Hr. J. 7. Norman is now with .he
Smith Clothing Company, where he will
be glad to have his friends call.
: DR.. Manning T. Smith has re-
, turned from his visit to Mississippi,
His wife did not return with him.
I Miss Florence Smith left today OH
the two o'clock train for her home, af.
; ter short but pleasant visit with rela.
tives and friends.
A negro by the name Of Zack Daw.
kins was killed near Carlisle ON the G.
G. g N. road last Friday night, by one
Of the trains on that road.
Our friend w. @. Wallace, of Spar.
tanburg, was in town yesterday. He
Was shaking hand with his many
friends here ut his old home and
looking a. happy and cheerful as
e4e1a
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-12-01
1t Work.

The con tractor who has the grading
of the Blu ffalo railroad in hand has
arrived with his outfit and force Of
hands and has gone to work. Dirt
was broken Wednesday, and the work
will be pu she'd as rapidly as possible.
The shippin Of his hands here in a
sealed car sho US that the contractor
means business, and does not pro-
pose having any delays on the work
that he can possibly avoid.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-12-01
Thanksgiving Service.

Thanksgiyi NC service was held in the
Presbyterian Church here yesterda y
CThursday.) 1t was a union service.
and all the ,ngre3ations of tn. town
participated. RGv. w. A. NJ ,ssabeau
preached the erm0n. n Thanks giving
collection was made for the benell5 Of
the Thonswers orphanage at Clinton.
Quite large aggregation was present
Mr.. Massasaau preached very interest
Ing sermon app ropriaie to thu occasion
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-12-01
AT THE NEW CENTURY.
A Grand Banquet and Dance Civ
eR blythe Proprietor, Nr. 4.
{. AifchelI---Ouitc an
Up-tO Date 3 fair.

AS we go to press great affaic for
Union is lii progress at the New Century
hotel i'll the shape of 81 banquet, gotten
up In very elaborate manner by the up
tO-date proprietor Mr.. A. CheSire Mitch
ell, he has certainly spared no pains or
expense to make this a grand affair, aid
the s. eat number OF guests in attendance
who ELI Iyi"g themselves = mms. Istly
Is sufficirnJ evidence that MI. Mi,chell
has made the banquet Il success po>sin Y
DSy0' Ms own Expect 'ti"uS. We liza @
tie lilies III attest, nnLb a.; !:utvl in the
de, ami Il, tO getting up Il swell altar
IN the Shapl o. bauQ tet We gas, g
just about takes the cake, SEE what lie
has on the n.elue for this occasion: Il is
enough to take ones breath away, bat
not his appetite.
Linhaven, oysters on half shell
CoDs omme prentenair royal Neck turtl'ss
Au Maidere
81 oiled Spanish mackerel, D'IIotel
Pommes Parisienne
Queen olives Pin money pickles Sliced
tomatoes
Celery Chow-Chow Salted Almonds
Boiled Pnila 'phia capon a la Niber NaiSe
small iillet DeBout Pique a la JArlinere
Sweetbrcad ell crOuStade sauce Neapola-
tame Omelet Soutlle IN ileur
De Orange
Roast ribs OF Z, ime beef Young turkey
Oyster dressing, Cranberry sauc,
Mashed potatots New string bans
French green peas
Asparagus Hol!anddise Ctldi-d yams
Steamed rico
Partridge borGe, Currant jslly
Brandy peaches from Wi!lwbr0ok
English plum padding, hard and brandy
sauce
Hot mince pie Cream meingue pie
Ponnet, cavet Sherry and
Port wire
J.ady fingers Fancy cake Fancy
Macaroons Tuti Fruit ice cream
Assorted fancy nuts 1luvlers bon-Eon5
Layer raisiHS New York apples
Florida oranges, Dananas
PIrCapp,e
Edam and American cheese
Coca coffee tea chocolate milk
Music furnished by tic new Century
string band
If the ep!cure en- imagine more
toney or elaborate spread than this we
would like to see his meme card, and
this banquet is to be followed at 1890
by a grand dance and this is the order of
the dance:
l. Grand march-SOusa.
2. Two step whistling Rufus.
3. Waltz-Seranade.
4. Quadrille.
>. Waltz-Princess Bessie.
6 Lancers.
Z. Two step Ell Captain.
s. Walts-Over the Waves.
9. Two step Stars and Stripes.
10. Quadrill.
II. WaltZ-Dora's.
II. Cake Walk-Georgia Camp Meet
in
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-12-01
Note paper by the pound at Duk, IS.

A 100000 fire occurred in ,2hila-
delphia Wednesday evening. The
great publishing house of Lippinco tt
is among the burned buildings.
A lot of 5 cent pencil tablets, sir gle
and double ruled, for the school child rem
just received. Dukes Drug Stor z.
TO those who are contempla ting
reading McKinley's message, we
warn them to get ready for 20 600
word epistle, for that is what is
coming.
The carpenters had not finished the
improvements on the stage of the
Opera house when Fields & Hanson 8
minstrels arrived, but they said they
would make out with it.
A nice line of box paper, tablets and
envelopes opened up this week.
Dukes Drug Store.
The New Century has Just finished
decorating their Office wall with Ameri-
can flags and long colored cloth arranged
in very artistic manner 1t looks very
pretty and inspires a patriotic feelinc
in all who look at it. .
The stores generally closed up for
thanksgiving and allowed their clerks a
holiday, many OF whom went to the
woods and fields on rabbit hunt. We
hope there will be no accidents to report
1t IS very seldom that thanksgiving day
passes off without some casualties. usu-
ally caused by the careless handling of
guns in the hunt.
We wish to eallstbe attention OF t!,e
council and tie eoliee to the fact that
they have an ordinance, IL it has not
been repealed, prohibiting the crowding
OF loating negroes around the trains at the
depot. 1t is almost impossible for l.1;es
TO alight or board train without baino
roughly jostled by the crowd many or
whom have no business there whatever,
Let the ordinance be enforced or s,me
trouble will surely result.
yesterday was Thanksgiving day.
Did you remember to return thanks
for the many blessings you have en-
joyed during the twelve months gone
oyY Have you made an Offering for
Charity's sake2 Have you sent q
little contribution to the orphans
What good thing did you do yester,
day? Ifyou have not done anything
yet, do 80 to-day. Remember tn
little ones who have not even ID :,
blessing of a father or mothar,,
love and care. "Feed My Lambs !,
said he who expects us to follow IL
'"Hia steps"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-12-01
IninistreIs.

Fields and Hanson's Ministrels are
giving an ent ertainment in the Opera
House tonight (Thursdsy) as we go
to press. Judging from the reports
OF the show and the style in which
they travel. 1t is first class minis
trel troop. They have their own car,
a brass band and have 80 members In
the troupe. We are glad to SEQ first
GLASS companies in Uaioa.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-12-01
FINAL DISCHARGE.

Notice is hereby given that J. G..
Calvert, administrators OF the estate of
Richald Askew, .jr., d, ceased, has ar-
piled to Jason NJ. Greer, Judge OF Pro
bate, in and for the county Of Union,
for final discharge as such administra
tor.
lt is ordered, chat the 23rd day of De-
cember, "A, -. 1899, M fixc1 for hearing
- pstiiio0, ami 4 final settlement Of
aad est'.GC.
IASoE NJ GREFR,
Probate Judge Union county, 8. q.
47-at
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-12-01
Growth of Newport News.

Newport News, Va, Nov. 49,
According to reports made 10 Post
master Fred Reed, SIS new houses
were erected in the city during the
year ending October 81. The bust
ness of the postoffice also shows a
phenominal increase. The sales of
tamns and stmnped stationary now
cage 800 daily. In tha past year
10 business OF Lnn office h4s ..oublel i
nd is still on the increase.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-12-01
The Minnow Keeping Step i'll
1.-THE Grand March OF Progress.
The world is moving and progressive people with it or
lose their place in the race Of Iife
O-S=@ o

The success with which meeting to-day the vast
field OF the buying public finds prepared to compete our
worthy contemporaries for the honors ever conferred
upon line Of up-to-date Mems and Womens footwear
We shall introduce to you this week latest efforts
good English te shoe out of the onaryembodying com
fort and guaranteed good tte made from good
stock which stake reputation, considering price
rs cents
In advertising our shoes will be our aim at all times to
speak piny and truthful yto tell shoe manner
that will gain the confidence of the buying public.
Again we introduce to you, Notwithstanding the "BIG
JUMP IN LEATHER" and the horse hide famine a good
mans boot unparalleled in this shoe and boot trade for
Come to see us on footwear will hold your attention.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-12-01
Yours Truly,
w. 7. 81 E=ATY.

write more Of Our visit to this Christian
home and Of our kind treatment. and of
the many "reminiscences with which we
were entertained by our friend, Mr.,
Gore, hut space forbids at this time, and
we will have TO defer for another time
write-up OF Cross Keys and it's sur
rOundings. j. II. NJ.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-12-01
GUANO NOTICE.

All parties owing us for Guano will
please take notice that these claims are
now due. Farr u Thomson.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-07-01
ALMOST CREATIVE.
solxinx Secrets Of the Living LnbOfa.
tories in Animal and Vege-
table Cells.

The news that Wohler had obtained
in 1925 out Of inorganic stuffs certain
substance, urea, which occurs in nature
as a distinct product Of vital activity i'll
animals, upset current ideas. Then,
later on. Liebig in Germany and Frank
land in this country made several i'm
portant syntheses. and in 1850 Berthe
lot published his epoch-making work,
.Organic Chemistry. Based Upon Syn
thesis" in which he proved that the
synthesis of organic bodies must be
pursued and may be achieved in quite
systematic way. going step by step
over the whole series of organic COM
pounds.
At the present time about $50 differ
ent acids, aromatic oils. fats. colCring
matters and SO on. which are only found
in nature as products of vital activity,
have already been prepared in our Ia
boratories out of inorganic matter.
Some of them are already fabricated in
this way for trade. Every year brings
some new achievement in the same di-
rection: 50 that the main interest now
lies not so much in adding new prod
uct to the already long list Of chemical
ly prepared organic substances as in
catching the secrets of the tiny living
laboratories in the vegetable and ami
NAL cells.-Nineteenth Century.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-07-01
HER FIRST HUSBAND.

Ny wife's fust husband-rest his soul-As
was too good to live.
lie couldn't stand this harsh, bad world.
he was SO sensitive:
reckon he was lonesome here In this poor
universe,
Where angels amt the ruling class and
saints is thund'rin' scurse.
So he serenely passed away and quit this
world OF strife,
Leayin' a widder who is now my lawful
welded wife.
And leavin. too, a record fer perfection. 20
That. feel competent to say. simply can't
be beat
knew him purity well when he was with us
And. to be honest, must say didn't know
his worth;
In fact-thfs is between ourselves-I had
the strange idee
That. Of the two of US. the heft of goodness
was with me.
Folks called him slack and lazy-yes, and
ugly round the house:
They even said, one time. he hove sass
pan at his spouse.
Which. candidly and fairly. any way yer
view It. amt
The regulation conduct that's expected Of
saint
But. sense took his widder. I've discovered
these fer facts:
He alters KEEP his house and farm rs neat
rs polished wax,
He never tracked his muddy boots acrost
the kitchen floor.
He never stopped to gossip with the feilers
at the store:
= II he stepped on a carpet-tack. he never
swore cuss:
II dinner wasn't ready, why, he never
raised fuss:
He never growled at gittin' up at twelve
o'clock or one
To hunt fer burglars-no. 3edge he ulster
think twas fun.
II you don't b'lieve he was so good. and
think these yarns are stun,
Jest ask my wife, she'll tell yer-Gee! she
tells me times enough;
In fact. hear his name SO much L m some
times kinder sick.
And wish the dear departed was bein
1 could kick.
And I Jest reckon X she dies and gains the
Heavenly place
Afore do and them two meet beside the
Throne of Grace.
II married iife's the same up there. shel
make him sick of me
BY tellth', all the time, how kind and good
uster be.
Joe Lincoln, in L. A. w. Bulletin.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-07-01
WEAK MINDS IN CHILDREN.
signs Of Defective Mind and It's Ffe-
yentiOn Stated by q Lon.
don Doctor.

In the London Times of a recent date
is report of lecture by DIR. Henry
Ravner. delivered before the Childhood
Society of England. held in London. IN
which he treats of the early recognition
md treatment Of mental condition in
childhood. This pretty full report may
be condensed into few sentences. DIR.
Rayner enumerated the many causes
and signs of mental disorder in chill
dren. and asserted that the value Of
care in preventing defective mnd
could not be too strongly insisted upon.
Among the poor, he said. defective
mental condition was intensified very
frequently by defective nutrition.
Later on children suffered from hav-
ing meat and other articles OF food
which they had not the power to mas
ticate. Children who were supposed 70
be suffering from imbecility were fire.
auently cured by proper diet. Among
the well-to-do classes dangers arose
from overfeeding or feeding OF too
stimulating character. Special at
tention should be paid to the teeth. and
if thew become decayed they should be
disinfected or removed. Inc ar
breathed aDA the mode of breathing
was scarcely less important than the
proper mastication of food. Nasal
breathing was Of the utmost impor'
tance for the health and development
Of infants. Adenoids were often the
cause of defective mental condition, and
their removal was invariably accom-
panied by a great development OF men
tai and physical vigor. Among the Poo'
neglect of children was often very
great. and he was of the opinion II
would be most advantageous IT there
were centers where young lmoech'
children could be received for weei
or two and attended by efficient nurses
who could demonstrate to mothers no"
much good could be done their chlidrei
by proper care.-ChicagO Chronicle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-07-01
SURE WAY TO CATCH A THIEF.
It Ii q Method That works SatiSiSe.
tOrtly, However. Only In
Zanzibar.

The teller of this story is supposed
TO have been present. 1t is of the catch
ing of a thief in Zanzibar:
'.The English consul was robbed OF
silver dinner service and the, police adj
vised him to call in medicine man II
he wanted to get it back. So he sent
for the medicine man and invited MS
friends in to see the fun.
1.-The day came and with it the medi-
cine man. who was a little. old, squat.
repulsive-looking negro. SO small as
barely to escape being a dwarf. The
only things that the medicine man
brought with him were four little
sticks IL or l6 inches long and as thick
through as my little finger. He asked
for small low table, squatted down
before it Turkish fashion. held two OF
the sticks. one in either hand. and or
dercd the consul to sit opposite him
and hold the other two sticks. allow
ing the tips to rest gently on the table.
All the servants were in the next room
with the door closed. The medicine
man rolled his eyes esceilingward and be-
gan muttering some gibberish that we
took to be an incantatiOn.
Il soon noticed that the consul
looked distressed and uneasy and.
bending over him, | asked him the
reason. He said: why. | can hard
" hold these sticks; they tug as II
some one had hold of the other end
and was trying to pull them away from
me- He was joketl bit about his
vivid imagination. One of the men
offered and did relieve him. only TO
find that it was no joke: the magic
power Of the medicine mans incanfa-
ton made holding the stick a real
physical effort. Did I try holding
them myself? Yes. but ! can tell you
little of that satisfied me. What do
/ think it is? o, l don't know. Devil
worship or something else. but let me
90 back to catching the thief.
''One of the servants was admitted
and ordered to place his two hands
on the table. He did ii, nothing hap
pened, the medicine man kept on his
| incantations for minute or more
then said to the servant: You can go;
it is not you.' One after another was
called, with no result. The perform
ance was beginning to grow monot'
onous. when in came the coachman, 9
man who had been in the consuTs EN-
ploy for years. Scarcely had he put
| his hands on the table when the stick:
held by his master gave mighty tug
and closed around one of his wrists
while the two sticks in the medicine
mans hand snapped hold OF his ofhe'
wrist. The coachman did not wait Il
be accused. but blur:ed right out:
did not do it alone. There are other
i'm it. too Well. sure enough., ther'
were others i'm ii. who at once con
fessed. The dinner set was recovered.
Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-07-01
-. Peclac slope Dryi.x W.

The extension of explorations and oo-
seryations in the region of country west
of the Rocky mountains tends IN many
ways to develop and confirm the prop
osition that a steadily progressive aridl-
tv is slowly replacing former humia
climatic conditions This change Is
manifest in various ways-most con-
spicuous in the decreasing volume OF
water in many of the lakes and streams
throughout the region. as shown by the
existence of former beach lines AT
higher levels. and in the profound dis
turbances and notifications taking
place in the native flora. The phenom
cna which follow the advance OF arldity
are not limited by altitude; for. wniie
the desert conditions ut low elevations
exhibit them in their most intense as
pect, they are also clearly traceable to
the highest submits, where gradually
dwindling glaciers and abnormaily high
extensions of certain lowland types OF
forest show the general trend OF the
climatic change.-National Geograph-
ical Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-07-01
HATS FOR CHILDREN.
Pink II the Favorite Coler for LlesAe
Lassies' HeadgeaR This
Year.

OF all the gay colOrs which fashion Is
good enough to allow the children this
spring pink is first favorite. Deep rose
pink, the hue of the sunniest bud IN the
garden, is the preferred shade.
And these pink hats and bonnets, ike
nearly every dressy head covering for
children, are friIled and pulled exceed
ingly So that whatsoever pretty faces
later come under them, those faces will
seem to be framed in swirls of pink.
Sometimes the entire brim of the hat is
finely plated taffeta silk four inches
deep. This is fastened only ut the
crown, and the outer edge has will OF
it's own. Other brims are of straw OBJ
scured by several ruffles, one over the
other, of pink chiffon.
And a different sort in straw is COW
cred on the under side toward the face
with a dozenswee rulings of pink silk
muslin. Crowns are oftenest in ample
Tam" shapes, of pink silk, or silk and
inserting, or natural straw. And the
choicest trimming is big hemmed bow
of rose pink silk jauntily toward the
front. Some of these hats, even the
largest. have long strings of pink NOUS
seline de sole.
Other hats are all red from straw to
ribbon. Straws used for the best hats
are tuscan. leghorn, fine manila, satin
and an exquisite openwork sort. in blue
and pink. which suggested frost on the
window pane in its delicacy. Hats OF
this lightness bear Innings and frills OF
! taffeta.
| Pokes are in order for little folk. The
fancier the poke the better. An ex-
elusive design is OF soft satin straw with
Tam crown and crinkled brim- A many
looped white satin ribbon bow fills in
between the crown and the brim crink-
Ilings- From the back there are long
white ribbon ends. Tiny steel buckles
hold i'm place some ends of ribbon on
these modified pokes.
Children's school hats are sturdy
sailors. especially in bright red and
navy blue. The reds have knots of red
ribbon and plenty of red qniils. The
blues. many of them with sugar-loai
crown. are wreathed with field flowers
IN. Y. Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-07-01
An Old Connecticut House.

A bill is before the Connecticut leg
islature for the purchase by the state
of the .'old stone house. in Guilford
which was-built by Rev. Henry Whit
field, first pastor of Guilforl. from 1859
to 1851. 1t was designed as fort as
well as a dwelling. Indians brought
the stone on handbarrows by cause
way across a marsh lying between the
house and the ledge where it was quar-
ried. and built its walls three feet
thick: great north chimney of stone
rises with some architectural effect out
side the gable: the first story is only
seven feet eight inches high. the Sec
ond six feet nine inches. The purpose is
10 use the house as a historical mu-
scum. 1t has always been occupied,
and it is an interesting fact that its
present owner. Mrs. Sarah b. Cone. of
Stockbridge. is a lineal descendant Of
Rev. Mr.. Whitfeld.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.