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New-York tribune., 1900-09-23
SKIRTS FOR THE BREECHES BUOY.
AT LAST PROPER RESPECT is SHOWN FOR
THE FEELINGS OF BOSTON WOMEN.
From The Marine Journal.

From The Marine Journal
Boston sentiment, as reflected in cultured circles.
has always set in strong against the breecheS
buoy AS a Hfe-saVng apparatus the breeches Duoy
has its strong points. but there Is lack OF
rnCdCSty about it's operations that mas oIteh
brought the blush of shame to the cheek OF DeauIy
on the Massachusetts coast This rude device
will do well enough for saving the life oil man,
hat the mere thought of rescung a Boston woman
in such "A fashion has been known to send a emil
of horror up and down the granite spine of Bunker
Hill Monument l..
We are gratfed beyond measure, therefore. to
record that Professor Peabody, of the MasSachu--
setts Institute of Technology, and the Board oil
Iife-Saving Experts of which he is president, nave
taken steps to veil the immodesty of the breeches
buoy At the last meeting of the board 1t was rec
commended that bag skirt be furnished
an stations. be used hereafter in taking women
agnOre from shipwrecks. Whether the skirt is TO
be hounced hang plain "bell-shaped' is not
stated The garment is not intended to take the
place of the bTeeches buoy though heaven knows
the cause of morality and good government would
be greatly advanced if something were devised TO
sl2ersede it. Therefore. the BIS will be contin-
red in use shocking the thought is, but the can
woman and although the former sezes the chaste
o!G friend the whole world may not look on and
slicker
This is a great and noble thought and does inn
r1cnse credit TO the head and heart of Professor
Peabody and his associates. The feeliengS OF a
Hnston woman cannot be too much respected.
They are tender and easily wounded. and the
etiquette of shipwrecks has not entered too soon
irto the midnight studies of the deep thinkers and
philosophers of Massachusetts. Too long has the
New-York tribune., 1900-09-23
PRETTY RANCID.
Prom The Youths Companion.

From The Youths Companion.
Recently visited a small town in the southern
part of Kentucky" says a correspondent of the
"Denver News" and called the only merchant
of the place. l found him opening a case of axle
grease. He took off the lid of one of the small
boxes of yellow grease and left it uncovered
soon an old colOred man came in, and noticing
the axle grease, said
i" Good morning. Massa Johnson! What dem
little cheeses WORT?
"'About fifteen cents I reckon. SAM said the
merchant.
'S'pose if 1 buys you will frow in de
crackers
Yes, Sam
Sam put his hand into his pocket and hshed
out fifteen cents. and Mr. Johnson took his scoop
and dipped up crackers.
Sam picked up the uncovered box and the crack
erS and went to the back part of the store. Then
he took out his knife and fell to eating.
another customer in, and Mr.. Johnson
lost sight of his cOOred friend for a moment
Presently Mr.. johnson went to the back part of
the store and said:
Well Sam how goes it?
Say, MaSSa Johnson. dem crackers is all right
fbut dat am de ransOmest cheese 1 ebber eat" "
New-York tribune., 1900-09-23
HOPE DEFERRED.
AN OLD FRIEND IN a NEW DRESS.

From The Baltimore Sun
F. l. HuidekOper. OF Washington. tells an anus
ing story of a disappointed office seeker Of years
ago
Back in So" says he, when Buchanan was
running for the Presidency he had an intimate
friend in a Western State who was also friend -
mine. This worked early and late for Bucha1-
ans cause, and really did much as any one else
put his State in the Buchanan column on Elec-
tiOn Day.
who was an invalid. He thought that he was en-
titled to some recognition for the work ne had
dOne-as he was-and he applied for a consulate on
the coast OF the Mediterranean. believing that Lhe
SOjOurn there would improve his WI-t'S nedlth.
Months went by. and he heard nothing OF his
application except that il had been received oy the
President Then came the blow He was NOUN q
that ne had been made Consul at some little town
in Iceland Smith sat down and wrote a letter,
which / saw before it left. SO I can vOuch for l.
The letter read.
ITO James buchanan PRESIDENT OF 1heSe
United States.
Since applying TO you some months ago for a
consulate on the bamy shores OF the Mediterranean
my wife who ILL., has gone to Heaven and
you go to ---
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tage of the opportunity to run down to the beach
to see if l could pick up few. / was strOlllng
along the sand. gathering few shells and pebbles
which l placed in my handkerchief, when along
came one of those old idiots who ask questions
with their mouths which their eyes could answer
He smiled upon and said: Fine day, ism Z II?
Are you gathering sheIls?' No! l snapped back
saying the first thing that popped into my mind
I'm looking for a of false teeth l lost while in
bathing He expressed his sympathy, and then his
face lit up his eye caught sight of a pink and
they now! he exclaimed and sure enough, he
picked up a set of false teeth lying right at his
feet. l was too surprised to do anything but grab
them and put them in my pocket. The funny part
of it is that never had tooth pulled in my life
wonder whom that false set belongs to-"
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shameless BIS BY been permitted to go its
inGecOrOus way. Too long has its shrek of eXul-
taton been heard above the storm when it saw a
ship drifting on the rocks. To be sure, in case
of accident the breeches buoy is still there or
thereabOuts,' - but the public does not know it.
That this innovation will be a good thing for
shipping interests goes without saying There is
no telling how many Boston women have been
deferred from taking voyages through the
dreadful fear that a shipwreCk might throw them
into the society of the BIS BY. While they
could, with great effort. endure the thought Of
falling into the arms of old Neptune, or being
ogled by bold mermen. the bare thought Of the
b--s by too much for them. Professor
Peabody and his consdcrate associates deserve the
thanks of Boston women yet unborn.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-23
NO HELP YET.

From Brooklyn Life.
Clinker-A hundred congra tulations, old man.
lust heard of your engagement.
Tubberly-Thanks.
"Lets see. It's Miss Pepperton. isn't it?'
eyes"
'Fine girl. that. You ought to be very proud"
"Yes. | suppose So"
Clinker Observation-Disclosures see. She's-that is
! believe
Tubberly CALMLY You refer, 1 suppose. to her
wealth. Yes. Barrels.
Splendid. | congratulate you
THbberly sIIft2 (dryly)-You did that before.
mo, no. not if you want to-"
Clinker (stitfiyl-We sir, l do Fine. beautiful
girl one of the best families. and money to burn
Why. to be engaged to girl like that is the best
thing that can happen to
Tubberly (cynically)-Think so. do you?
Yes. sir ! do Look here what's the matter
with you anyway? Aren't you peased?"
"Wel not exactly"
Clinker-8ut why not? What more do you want?
'Tubbery (sadly)-Il tell you, old man That en-
gagement of mine has been announced over
two weeks. and haven't been able to borrow a
red cent on the strength of it,
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dropped in to him only a little while before
his death and found his office literally papered
with large yellow envelopes. He explained the
system with great pride. There. for instance, he
said is envelope labelled John Smith 1t
contains all Of Johns letters, and anything else
have relating to him. When the time arrives when
| will probably have further occasion to refer
to IL, | take il down and make room for something
else. The plan is far superior to d scraDbOOk, be
it takes little time to keep ii up, and the
index is always under ones eye" often wondered
what became of that wall collection. 1t must have
contained some mighty interestin readin'.
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WHY THE YEOMES WE'RE RELEASED.
From The London News.

From The LOItiOn news.
Talking of the YeOmen brings back good yarn
that is going round the camps at their expense
They notorious for two things-their pluck and
their awful bad bushcraft- They would ride up
TO the mouth of fOeman's guns cOOlly and game
ly enough. but they can't find their way home on
the veldt after dark to their souls. and so
fall into BOer traps with regularity that is be
coming monOtOnOus Recently a British officer who
had business in BOer laager. asked a commander
why they set the YeOmen free when they made
them prisoners. "Ohr' QuOth the BOer. with
a merry twinkle in his eye. 'thOse poor YeOmen
of yours. we can always capture them when We
want them This is a good story to tell II
you want encore. if you happen to be sitting
round YeOman table camp fire.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-23
ENGAGED AT ONCE.
From The washington Star.

THE STORY OF AN UP TO DATE BOY
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NOT An IRON HEART.
From The Evening wisconsin

From The Evening Wisconsin
William Allen known as the Iron Governor
of Ohio. not because he had been iron klnS or
anything like that but because he had not the
slightest sympathy in the world for a criminal
and whenever application made Co H,,u
TO pardon an errinS one he iron anu could
not be moved, so he was called the Iron Gov
ernOr.''
One THANKSGIVING Eve he was applied 90 for eN-
ecutive Clemency by the wife OF notorious horse
thief. and who was serving a third term. 1T
that. He sat at his desk, his back turned 20 the
fearful pleader. not ct,uieSCendius % look
her. She had brought with her a dve-year-old girl.
who had been quietly watching. suddenly the child
went to him. and. pulling his coat tail. said.
You mean old thing. l want my papa"
And the Iron Governor Snatched her up. kissed
her smack in the mouth and said; And you shall
have him
True to his word. later that day the wife and
child came away from the prison with the par
dOned husband and father.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-23
1.-THE LOST CREEK LYRE" SPEAKS UP

From The Denver Post
A declaration of principles from the esteemed
Lost Creek Lyre'-
We've hOisted the silver flag.
1t in the air is flynn
Now watch maStiCdte the rag
For w Jennings Bryant
Down with the HannaCratiC host!
Down with imperialism
The iron is hot. and viii most
Numerically SiZZ 'emt
The trusts will get il in the neck
From this great, fearless journal.
And corporations have TO trek
Down to the land inferualt
For every cash subscriber that
We've gOt'S Jackson Democrat
New-York tribune., 1900-09-23
IN THE JURY ROOM.
From The Springfield Union.

From The Springfield Union.
I'VE had a jury trial over there this morning" 4"
said the baiff. "One of the gang from the viaduct
up for vagrancy and. the Judge had prom
him fifty the last time, he thought IL but right
to call for a jury a constable sent out for
six good men and true
Il saw them coming in said the barber, "and I
thought crap game had been pulled"
You may have been wrong said the batn.
well. they sworn in. heard the testimony
and the arguments. looked wise. and took them
to the Jury room. which is the bullpen.' Five of
the six had been in there before closed the door.
but Big Jim 'rubbeTei. and in moment afterward
he came over and told me it was all off.
How do you know asked.
L just heard the foreman ask, How DO you
spell 'acquittaI?"'"
New-York tribune., 1900-09-23
ROOsEVELT'S EARLY COWBOY TALK.
From The Omaha Bee.

From The Omaha Bee.
A. T. Packard now of Chicago. Editor of
THE Bad Lands Cowboy when Roosevelt
ranching up on the Little Missouri. and has many
pleasant recOleCtiOns of those days. Said he;
Nothing amused the cowboys more than ROOSe-
veIt's choice of words and manner of speech. He
purist in language. and at first was unable
to tackle the cOwpunchers' slang. While driving
the first bunch of cattle to his Chimney Butte
ranch "A number of them started up a cOulee. An
experienced foreman would have shouted Get git
on you there and head them steers, Hit the
high places and turn EN-" R0oseveIts order while
New-York tribune., 1900-09-23
THE RULING PASSION.

From The Philadelphia Press
City Editor-HOw did We come to get scOoped
that fire early this morning.
Night ASSiStant-There wasn't one here 70
send out on il but the society reporter
City EditOr-Well. why didn't you send him.
Night Assistant-I did and he merely turned in
half a column OF names OF those present
New-York tribune., 1900-09-23
A LIKELY STORY.
from The Denver Times.

from The Denver Times.
This story is told by a Denver who has just
returned from visit to the Atlantic Coast, and
who dislikes nothing so much as to be asked ques-
tions: My little girl is very fond of Shells
he said, and. being in Atlantic City. took advan-
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equally sharp. nearly paralyzed the nyinS COW,
Duncher II has been treasured ana tolo dno Ietoo
wherever two more coWpunchers nave satnersd
,oqether Standing In his stirrups, ne opened ms
Steel tran mouth and yelled Hasten quickly Tor
ward yonder! The wonder was II didn't stampede
he
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and joy when I read in your paper
that you were to have them soon.
Hurrah for Union and her enterpris.
ing spirit! l hear her praises sung
on every side, and I enjoy it.
Mrs. s. A. Jeter has a fine school
at Goshen Hill.
The young people have had several
ice cream parties, which were much
enjoyed by all present.
Miss Birdie Moore is on visit to
hel aunts at the Douglass home.
Miss Fannie May Henderson, after
spending her vacation, has returned
to the Columbia Female College. She
takes a fine stand in her classes; we
are proud of the record she is making.
Our esteemed friend, Mrs. 8. A.
Chicks, has had an attack Of chills,
recently, but is we'll again.
The Many friends Of Julius Carlisle
were delighted to see his kind face in
our midst once more, and regret that
his stay among US was 30 orief.
Mr.. B. 8. Hardy has purchased q
fine Mccormick mower, and will make
hay while the sun shines.
Rev.. r. H. McAuly and family
and Mrs. d. r. McCraken and family
and DR.. R. G. Carlisle have all been
on visit to Mr.. j. E. Cofeld's, lately.
Mr.. j. d. Epps, ST., has left the
neighborhood, and has position with
Green & Boyd, in Union.
Mrs. Elmira Hunter and Mr.. Bob
Auyhtry have been on visit to Mr..
j. Aughtry and Mr.. 8. B. Sims.
Mr.. 8. B. Sims will leave in . few
days to visit Mrs. May, at Carlton, and
Mr.. McCarly, at Abbeville.
Mrs. j. A. Aughtry has been on q
visit Of several weeks in Newberry
county.
Miss sallie Baldwin, of Columbia,
has been at Mr.. j. E. Cofeld's for sew
eral weeks.
O'possums are plentiful this fall.
Do you like themf Ivy GREEN.
[Jou bet We do. We have quite a
hanEering after 'possum and "taterS." !"
Ivy will see by referring to last week q
TIMES an account of the fire mentioned
above. You certainly have our
heartfelt sympathy in your misfor-
tune.--ED
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will be put in at Howell's ferry in tn,
near future-insi1e of thirty days-s
mote it be.
Mr.. John Edwards took his tw;
children to Cedar Springs last week
where they will fuish their education,
Rev. Mr.. Marion will preach at
Salem next Sabbath, 21st inst. at A
O'Clock p. m.
Miss Jessie Strain who has been
visiting her sister at Hickory Grove,
returned home yesterday.
The Gaffney Ledger is now publish.
ing some old army letters that have
not seen the light in over thirty five
5esn: Thy have been stored away
ih cellars, gas gets, trunks and other
oukof the-way plsces and forgotten
Until that wide-awakes journal has
made them objects of interest and
5rought them out K & From now until
the END ofthis year many of them
Till be published and their publication
VIM '"p.e essential feature of The
LedgeT. york. Some of them tell of
battle and marches, fun, fighting and
frolic. Vox
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JoTTINGS FROM TOWNSVILLE.
All the News from Our HustIne
Little Neifhbor.

The weather since the late rains is
all that could be desired for any kind
of work. Farmers will not be till
Christmas this year gathering in their
crops, as the old saying is short horse
is soon curried.
Work at the Alpha Cotton Mill is
progressing very we'll. The main
building is about complete, and the
engine room is nearly complete, and
the engine is in its place, and will be
ready to begin TO turn in few days.
Most of the machinery is in its place,
and will soou be ready for the belts to
be put on, and the steam applied.
Mr.. Tom Harney, q contractor and
builder, fell from the scsfold at the
Now hirter store and Masonic Lodge
building las. Saturday evening, and
was pretty badly used up. He fell
about fifteen feet upon the hard pave
ment, and it lie miracle that he was
not killed; but he is up and going.
We have law Office in Jonesville
now for the first time in its history.
Our young townsman, Mr.. @. H.
Foster, who has just been admitted to
the bar, has formed partnership with
Mr.. j. A. Sawyer, of Union, under
the firm name of Sawyer and Foster.
They have an Office here and also in
Union, and they will practice in the
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~Wm. A. NICHOLSON & SON.
BANKERS.
RESPECTFULLY SOLICIT YOUR
Banking Business and Your Fire Insurance
And promise you the best protection and
the best service.
'ECTFULLY SOLICIT w

Oliver Sims. w. T. Cunningham, P
j. Davis.
Santuc Township-Santuc Precinct
8. j. Davis, Robert Mcdaniel, E. w
Jeter.
Fish Dam Town:h:p-Carlis!e Pre-
cincl: Paul II. Jeter, E. Stokes, Nj
@. Deaver.
Goshen Hill Township-Blach
Book Precinct: R. S. Wilson, JACK
Mobley, w. r. Gillian.
Cross Keys Township-Cross Keys
Precinct: G. I. Hollis, w. G. Muir
ply, Jesse B. Davis.
Bogsnsvi!le Township - Yves,
Springs Precinct: D. H. Miller,
VIM. Little, w. A. Lancaster.
Boyansville Township - Gibbs
Precinct: w. I. McKissick, Fl. G..
Lawson, Jr., j. Norris Rodgers.
Coleraine Precinct: D. B. Will.
liams, G. T. Lowson, Sam'l Sumner.
Jonesville Township-Jonesville
Precinct: John w. Crawford, N. B.
Eison, j. w. Scott.
Pinckney Township-Kelton Pre-.
ciuct: w. II. Gault, E zie Kelly,
Jack Farr.
Lockhart Precinct: j. w. Meng,
John Crawford, j. v. Askew.
Hughes Precinct: j. D. Hancock,
w. M. Vaughan, M. G. Palmer.
On the day of election Managers
must organize by the election of a
Chairman and Clerk. The Consti-
tutional oath must be taken by
each Manager before he can act, and
also by the Clerk. The Chairman
elected is empowered to administer
oaths.
The Managers have the power to
fill a vacancy, and if none of the
Managers attend, the citizens can ap.
point from the quail, fed voters tho
Managers, who, after being sworn,
can conduct the election.
At the close of the election, the
Managers and Clerk must proceed
count the ballots tier he ths4lIlat boxes and
without adjournment until the same
is completed, and make statement of
the result for each Office and sign the
same.
Withia three days thereafter, the
Chairman of the Board, or some one
designated by the Board, must de-
liver to the Commissioners of Election
the poll list, the boxes containing the
ballots and written statements of the
result of the election.
One of the above named Managers
at each precinct must call upon the
Board of Commissioners at Union
November 3rd Saturday. 1900, tc
receive ballot boxes, poll lists and ip
structions, and to be qualified.
G. 0. HUGHEY, Commiss'ri
AsHMoRE VANDERFoD, of State
G. B. BoBo. Election.
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HAPPENINGS
AROUND ETA JANE.
Sticks by The Times - Raising
Their Own Supplies REGARD
less of the Price of Cotton.

Mrs. Jane Wildwood says she can't
get along without The TINES, it is
her old county paper. Our "Frank"
took it ever since it was started.
"Aant Jane" las many friends and
kin folks in Union county who will be
glad to know that she is enjoying fine
health for lady of her age. She is
now staying with her daughter, Mrs.
Mike Sellers.
The rain came last night and
caught some fodder down. 1t, how.
ever, will help turnips and potatoes.
The rise in the price of cotton is
very timely with the farmers, and will
enable many of them to meet their
obligations without stinting them~
selves.
Much of the best lands now in cot-
ton will be sown in wheat as soon as
the cotton is gathered. Some farmers
say they will try to raise their own
supplies even if cotton goes to twenty
cents per pound. That's the right
way to get independent. suppose
that both the great political parties
will claim credit for the rise in the
price of cotton, and the apparent
prosperity of the country. ~,
Cherokee county has had the longest
term of court that it has had since the
| new county was organized. 1t shows
that while We are progressing in busi.
ness crime is also on the increase.
If ihings 60 on much longer as they
have been going for the last few years
our farmers will be unable 20 ga
laborers to work their lands. The
whites are moving off to the factorie,
and towns and the blacks are disap
pearing too. Well, there is cause
| for all this commotion which will b.
known fully when 1t is also too lat
to remedy the evil.
The action of the State Board o
Education in its last book deal, from
all accounts, will create . ripple i,
the ranks of the loyal defenders Of tn
administration if the matter turns on
as reported. and they see what use
being made of their confidence.
something isn't rotten in Demarl
somebody has lied. That's the end q
it.
! We are informed that new fs
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NOTICE OF ELECTION.
For Presidential Electors and Rep.
resentatives in the 57h Con-
Sress of the United States.

State of South Carolina,
County of Union.
Notice is hereby given that an elec.
ton will be held at the several pre-
cincts established by law in Union
county, on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1900,
for nine Presidential Electors, and
for a Representative in the Fifty
Seventh Congress of the United States,
4th Congressional District.
Polls at each voting precinct will
be opened at o'clock a. m. and closed
at p. m.
The following named persons have
been appointed
MANAGERS OF ELECTION,
to.wit:
Union Township-Union Precinct
T. K. Foster, A. 8. Whitener, @. G.
Greer.
Santuc Township-Santuc Precinct
John W. Gregory, Sims Gilmore
George Harris.
Fish Dam Township-Carlisle Pre-
cinct: j. Mobley Hill, w. T. Nc
Gowan, r. G. Hill.
Goshen Hill Township - Blscl
Rock Precinct: G. w. Willard, w
N. Brock, Green j. Lee.
Gross Keys Township-Cross Key
Precinct: B. G. Wilburn, Preston
Bobo, j. M. Bennett.
: Bogansville Township - Wes
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Springs Precinct: R. G. Williams
w. Q. West, M. B. Ice.

Springs Precinct: R. G. Williams,
w. Q. West, M. B. Ice.
Gibbes Precinct: Sanford Will.
burn, Henry Smith, j. B. Davis.
Coleraine Precinct: j. r. Sumner.
Bailey Lawson, Andrew Hembrew.
Jonesville Township-.Jonssville
Precinct: M. G. Gault, F. p.
O'Shielde, A. G. White.
Pinckney Township-Kelton Pre-.
clnct: George Gault, II. s. Porter,
j. w. Smith.
Lockhart Precinct: joseph Ba;lev
W. Q. johnson, w. M. Ross.
Hughes Precinct; is. Vaughan.
f. M. Adams, Oscar Harris.
The bsllot boxes in the precints
must bs loc clted as to be in view of
persons outside the polling place dur.
Ing the time OF the election.
A space or enclosure separate and
distinct from that used by the Mana
gors OF the State Election, must be-
rallied off or otherwise provided, at
each precinct, under direction of the
hoo's'Sneu.
Bat one voter must be allowed to
enter any voting place at time, and
no one except the Managers must be
allowed To sneak to the voter while in
the voting place casting his vote.
For further instructions see notice
OF Commissioners of State Election.
One of the Managers at each pre-
clnct named above must call upon the
Board Of Commissioners for the Fed.
eral Election at Union on Saturday,
the Ord day of November, 1900, to
receive ballot boxes, poll lists and in
structions, and to be qualified.
:: B. lancaster, Commiss'rs
6. G. Greer, of Federal
Jno. W. MCGOWAN. Election.
Union, S. c., October 13, 1900.