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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-03
Lesson In English That Was
TauRht by q Chinaman.

A Lesson In English That was
TasEht by u Chinaman.
That we have partially adopted the
Chinese method I'm our written. IAN
guage was q new thought to me and
one that got from the proprietor of
Park avenue laundry when, I'm the nat
ural Caucasian fashion, referred to
his written language as being very In
ferior.
"John," said, "why do your people
use those chicken tracks instead or
having an alphabet, as we haveF
"'A b c. too much trouble" he an
swercd quickly. "Why, you use chick
en- tracks, too, sometimes"
1--WE don't use thcm," I replied.
"Ycs; you use them very good.
show you" Then he dipped his con-
venicnt brush In the Ink and made the
number '.S9'' on a sheet of brown pm
per. THAT name Of street over there"
he continued, pointing. "You say
'eighty-nine;' you don't write 1t with
a Il c. That Chinee. One mark is
one thing-you say 1dca;' yes, idea.
You don't put down mine and here
his brush came into use again-"you
put down o. That's very good Chinee.
We do that all the time"
THAT Is idcogrnphic," suggested.
eyes, English have much Telegraph
ic. All figures ideographic. See" And
again he used his brush. You make
- and ~ and you say minus plus
You don't spell with A B c. That is
mark for idca-ideographic. You make
M and say Thousand That Chinese
way. Very good. l say, How hotf
and you write '=+SI'.' All Chinese.
No "A. II c. no many letters, only
marks and ideas.
"Fine way. English know some fine
Chinese ways. See! s. '9s.' You know
them. Idcas!, You say ideographic.
You make many Chinese marks-marks
for stars, for plants, for measures, for
weights and signs for hundred and
hundred many things; same rs Chi
ncse. GoOd"'
actually left that laundry wiser
than entered it.-New York Herald.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-03
A DRAMATIC LAWYER.
Effective. climax That Rcsulted In
setting y Murderer Free.

SCNNiuR WuFucTcE rrSes
Lachaud. the great French advocate.
was renowned for deliberate but telling
dramatic improvisations, as 1t were.
upon the original theme.
At one time, for instance, lie was de-
Tending n murderer on Dec. "a. All
day long he harasscd witnesses, re-
calling them, causing delay after de-
lay before getting his final address to
the jury. 1t was well OH In the even
Ing before he commenced. Then sud
denly, mt the height Of his passionate
appeals for the prisoner, the slow, SOL
emn bells OF the cathedral next door
peaied for the midnight mass-the first
"i"SS vr oA-iatmns morning. Lachaud
stopped as II overwhelmed by a sud
den warning.
DO you hear?" he said solemnly
after moments silence, and his man.
ner conveyed that all his own Glib
eloquencc had been shattered by the
divine interruption Of Christ himself.
"The Rcdeemcr comes to amend our
pttiablc cndcavors. Which of us would
dnre now. on this great day of mercy
and forgiveness, to condemn another
human being and. above all, to con-
denim one whose culpability Is more
than dOubtfuly
The prisoner was acquitted without
the least difficulty, though his dca tn
sentence ten minutes before had been
regarded rs certain. The actual sound
OF the pcaling bells had been too much
for nerves already strained to snap
ping point by the fatigue of a long
days sitting.
But nobody guessed. except the few
who knew Lachaud intimately. that
he had been maneuverlng from the
time tho court opened In the morning
70 Sct that one stirring effect. The
prisoner was dead man without II
and saved ms certainly if II could be
brought or successfully.-Kans City
independent.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-03
Life and Accident insurance.

The Aetna Life Insurance writes
policies not only for Life Indemnity.
out also policies that protect you in
case OF accident or sick kness. The
only Old Line Company In the United
states TO do this. Rates are very
reasonable. This company Is well
known and comment is unnecessary.
am representing the above. Com.
pany and will be pleased to call on
any one wishing insurance. Write
me at Carlisle, 8. @.
46-tf w. r. BATES, Agent.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-03
The Foundation of Health.

Nourishment is the foundation of
health-life-strength. Kodol Dyspep-
sia Cure is the one great medicine that
enables the stomach and digestive or.
gans to digest, assimilate and transform
all foods into the kind of blood that
nourishes the nerves aud feeds the tis.
sues. kodol lays the foundation of
heaith. Nature does the rest. Indi-
gestion, dyspepsia, and all disorders of
cured by the use of Kodol. Sold :by
+. G.. Duke.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-03
willing, but Not Anxiov..

Ministers sometimes observe some Gu.
rfous phases of human nature among
persons soliciting their services In the
performance Of n marriage ceremony.
"Will You take this woman for your
welded wife" asked clergyman Of
would be bridegroom.
Yes; I'll take her." remarked tho
man In half detected tone, but" he
added, with surprising frankness, "I'd
rather It were her sister"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-03
Pf1R md His Pin.


An old Kentucky indictment has
been brought to our attention which al
legged that defendant "did .6hlawfully.
wlllfuIly and malIciously kill and de-
stroy one pig, the personal property of
George Pigg, without the consent of
said Pigg. the said pig being of value
to the aforesaid George Pigg. The pig
thus killed was the mate to some other
pigs that were owned by said George
Pigg. which left George Pigg a pig less
than lie said Plgg) had of pigs and
thus ruthlessly tore said pig from the
society Of George Riggs other pigs
against the peace and dignity of the
commonwealth Of Kentucky" Case
and Comment.
Politics In Epitaphs.
In a cemetery indefinitely located
ION the Susquehanna river" there is n
grave with this epitaph OH the marble
memorial slab: "Chas. Lewis; He Voted
Tor Lincoln" A Baton Rouge U,o1
gravcstone bears this legend: Here
Hes the body OF David Jones. His Inst
words were, I die a Christian ana n
Democrat"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-03
da is in Matiock. II they want to

da Is IN Matlock. II they want TO
prove the contrary, let 'em try It."
In three days Blythe returned. He
came through the town In the dead Of
night driving a large covered wagon.
A week later he was summoned to
court.
II have been informed that your
ward Is dead" said Judge Smith. "If
that be the case, your guardianship is
terminated. Can you produce herr
"Of course 1 can," said Blythe. Then
he added meaningly: "If anybody
thinks Belinda is dead, would like to
meet the gentleman and hear his
proofs. Fact is, somebody entered my
home two Sundays ago and poisoned
one Of my animals, but Belinda Is
home Mt this present moment chewin'
the cud Of contentment. II you would
like to sec her. judge, Ill bring her
round" And there the matter dropped
Six months later Blythe Dunton's
house burned to the ground. The in
surancc companies said the fire was Of
inccndiary origin, but they were unable
to prove 1t, and after some interesting
litigation they paid the policies. Once
more an evil minded genius asseverated
that during the progress OF the fire
he had seen the carcass Of a donkey
lying across the threshold of the Dun
ton house. blythe was summoned. He
appeared Mt once, leading his donkey
to court. The opposition when called
upon to prove that the animal produced
was not the donkey heiress failed sig
nally.
Belinda was confusingly versatile
and changcablc in character. For an
entire year after n circus had passed
through the town she exhibited tricks
and talents that no one would ever
have suspected. The following spring
she lost her clcvcrncss and suddenly
developed temper that brOOkcd no
approach within six feet of her heels.
Her girth. too, varied marvclOusly.
One summer she waxcd fat and large.
BY winter time she had become mcager
and scrawny. The decline was tenn
porary; when the sun came out and
painted the apple trees she resumed
her former sickness. Fickle was BE.
linda, even to her tail. That interest.
Ing member fluctuatcd between hirsute
length and bony brcvity In a manner
that created no little nstonishment.
So matters went for five years,
during which Belinda earned tire.
mcndous reputation. So pronounced
was local pride that no less than ten
men were ready to make oath that
Belinda was born upon their farms.
Blythe Dunton basked In the light OF
prosperity and literally denied the pre-.
tensions Of no one.
The following winter he died. His
last words were, Take care Of Miss
his administraafadtr t%p9ssiPle at fS
the barley fortune had been spent. AS
he crossed the Dunton garden patch n
queer sight met his eyes. He saw be.
fore him nineteen mounds Of brown
earth. and over each OF them n wooden
slab. The slabs were all alike except
their dates and each Of them bore the
inscription:
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-03
lust About Bedtime

take a Little Early Riser--it will cure
constipation, biliousness and liver
troubles. DeWitt's Little Early Risers
are different from other pills. They do
not gripe or break down the mucous
membranes of the stomach, liver and
bowels, but cure by gently arousing the
sccrctions and giving strength to these
organs. Sold by F. G. Duke.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-03
A LffHraIfaf-

Wealthy Cltizen-But / said distinct
Iy In my advertisement that I wanted
"a reliable colorcd coachman," and you
ere a red faced Irishman.
Applicant--But. sure. sor. isn't red as
reliable color as black ?-Baltimore
American
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-03
Worm.

Il am but wormT protested, be-
ing In groveling. penitentiaI mood.
"Oh, think you're just nice enough
TO eat. actually" cried the faithful lit
tie wife.
THAT shows you're getting to be an
old hen." whimpered l, more cast down
than Detroit. Frea Press.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-03
where Inr.,,,or =. r....

Where Invention Is Neeessarx.
Have you made any improvements
In your invention7'
II have" answered the enterpsising
scientist. "One of my assistants has
Just discovered new way to put stock
on the market."-Washingto Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-18

for children IS day, and the recitations
and music were excellent. The illus
trated talk of Miss Alice Carter was
appreciated and understood by chill
dren as was shown by the responses
from the Baightside girls as well as
the children of the Sunday school.
The decorations were in excellent
taste and every child was proud OF the
flags given them. 1t was the kind Of
entertainment that makes everybody
better.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-18
Lapaz Items.

Services at Luther chapel next SUM-
day.
J Miss Alma Mcbride is quite sick at
this writing.
Lots of amusement at Plymouth all
day long July A.
Corn is looking rather yellow owing
to last weeks cool weather.
AT Pleasant Valley, Rev. Peter will
preach next Sunday evening.
George Hawblitzel. who helps at the
depot, has been sick with measles.
Cement walks will be the style in
Cur village in the near future. Good!
d. L. Reynolds is buying another
load of live stock for johnson g. My
erS.
j. w. Berger received car load of
Champion mowers and binders last
week.
Mrs. Lydia Sluss, of South Bend,
visited Mrs. viii BesSler a few days
this week.
Mrs. Baker is lying quite sick at
the home of her mother, Mrs. Hib-
bard Skies.
Carpenters have begun work on A.
K. Rowe's barn. Christ Wynn is do
ing the work.
Robert BrUadhurSt and wife, of
South Bend, visited their daughter.
Mrs. H. T. Shirk last Sunday.
Ed Henderson. of walkerton, was
in Lapaz looking after the interests
of the Deering Harvester company.
Abram Sbafer has remodeled his
hay scales in front Of his store and is
now ready to accommodate the farm
ers.
Farmers az complaining very much
about their pickle patches. The bugs
are destroying the vines as fast as
they come up. Many have replanted.
The genial face Of Will Sherland Is
seen on the streets of our village
again, All well in Dakota; wife and
children, who are at Chicago, are en-
joying good health.
Who is ready to come forward and
build nice business block or first
class hotel on the lot owned by Mrs.
DR.. Wagner. Her residence is to be
moved to the Bend.
The small congregation at Olive
Branch, served by Rev. Peter, send
aid to Kansas sufferers. The Luther
ans send quite sum also to their suf-
fering brethren in FINLAND.
Rev. M. L. Peter was called home
to attend the funeral of his mother
in Ohio. She will be laid to rest on
June IL. Deceased is 70 years DID
and leaves husband. three sons and
three daughters and five grandchil-
dren.
The Ancient Order of Cleaners will
hold an ice cream social in the A. o.
o. G. hall on Friday evening, June
10. J r. Livingston, of Argos. will
be present and give lecture. Every
body invited to come and enjoy the
evening with us.
ReY. e. Myers preached an able SER
mon last Sunday evening at Wesleyan
church. Those young men hanging
around on the outside trying to dis
turb are urgently invited to come in
and listen to the preached word; be
cou rteous and attentive when inside
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-18
! & LOCAL NEWS 8 /.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Observation-Disclosures
Mrs. Harley Logan is spending this
week in Chicago.
Miss Daisy Styles has returned to
her home in Tyner.
Williann Klinger, of South Bend. is
visiting in this city.
Ned and Clara. Kilmer are visiting
relatives at Monticello. Ind.
Typewriter ribbons and carbon pa
per for sale at The Tribune.
Edward A. Hank returned to his
home in Chicago Tuesday morning.
B. Stops, of Castleton, Ind, is Wis
ssing Mrs. Sanders in this city.
Miss S. Ripple, of South Bend, at
tended commencement exercises.
Mrs. E. w. Reeves has gone to
: South Bend for visit of few days.
Miss Edith Babcock has returned to
Rochester, where she has employment.
Noah Smith has been taken to the
hospital at the Lafayette soldiers
home.
Miss Edna Bollman has gone to In
dian Territory for a visit of three
weeks.
Thomas Mari and Perry Shoemaker,
o. Laporte, attended the funeral of J.
E. Houghton.
w. E. Leonard, Jr., and Harry
Corbin, Of Chicago, are Plymouth Wis
itOrs this week.
Mrs. Margaret Seider and daughter.
Laura, are visiting relatives at Elk
hart this week.
Mrs. Prater and VIM. Huffman, of
South Bend, attended the commence
ment Monday evening.
Blanche Disher and Floyd Lambert
are attending the Epworth League
convention at Monticello.
Mrs. Brewer, who came here to at
tend the funeral of j. E. Houghton,
returned to Warsaw Tuesday.
Mrs. Tompkins, who has been visit
ing at G. W. Carpenters, returned to
her home in Michigan Tuesday.
j. A. Ruth, wife and daughter. OF
Chicago, who beve been visiting rela-
tives here, went to South Bend Tues
day.
Mrs. Wachter and Miss Rudi. of
Bourbon, visited Jacob Haag's and
attended the commencement Tuesday
evening.
Harold Underwood and Elmer
CLANCY left for Chicago Tuesday night
where they expect to secure employ
ment.
Masters Ernest and Willard Zechiel
who have been visiting their aunt,
Mrs. j. W. Maxey returned to Culver
Tuesday.
c. L. Mattingly sold a very fine
double standard short horn yearling
calf to E. Gushwa, of near Lakeville.
Monday.
The alumni reunion was held at the
Washington school building Tuesday
evening. Scores OF former graduates
were here.
FIVE hundred persons arc reported
drowned and property valued at ST.
o0o, 900 destroyed by food which
swept Heppner, Ore
Mrs. L. w. Quick has returned to
her home in ST. Louis after . visit of
ten days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs.. w. T. Leonard.
Mrs. w. T. Rosebaum, of Wanatah,
has returned to her home after visit
Of few days with Mrs. NJ. Ryan and
other friends in Plymouth.
Miss Pearl Kessler, of Mentone. who
has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. w.
H. Love during the past three weeks.
has gone to South Bend to work.
The scores Of baccalaureate adj
dresses delivered throughout the coun- |
try during the last few days combined
. great amount Of good discourse on |
high subjects. They show that the !
standard Of American ideals is kept
wesi advanced,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-18

Mrs. A. NJ. Heminger has returned
to her home in South Bend after Z
visit of a week with her parents ant
other relatives in this city and the
country west of town.
Misses Cora Hallock and Lottie De-
Long left for Monticello Tuesday
to attend the Epworth League con
vention. Miss belong will GO tt
Goodland for visit of two or three
weeks before returning home.
Miss Lillian Maxey and her sister
Mrs. Elsie Diamond, of Chicago, DR.
Charles o. Wiltfong, of Chesterton
and Mrs. Arthur Underwood, of South
Bend, are here for commencement.
Master Ralph Bowel writes that he
got to New York in good shape and is
so well pleased with the city that he
advises his father to trade his hotel ia
Plymouth for hotel in New York.
Chicago, ST. Louis and several other
western cities are said TO be threat
ened with meat famine on account
of the recent floods, and largely in
creased prices may result for few
days.
Mrs. .. A. Candy and children
lie TT Monday for South Bend, to at
tend the wedding of her sister, Miss
Lucy Belle Thomas and Mr.. Lawrence
Gill. which takes place tomorrow eve-
ming.
Miss Mary Dill and the children Of
the late John Fl. Dill desire to express
their sincere thanks to the many kind
friends who aided and assisted them
after the death and at the funeral of
the husband and father. Their kind
ness and sympathy will never be for
gotten.
The remains of Miss Blanche Will
liams arrived from Dakota at three
O'Clock Monday morning and taken
to the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. d. Williams one mile erst of
this city where funeral services we're
conducted by Rev. r. G. Epson and
the remains inferred at the JacOby
cemetery.
II the advice to graduates given
during these weeks Of school and col
lege commencement could all be con-
densed into the practical it would re-
solve itself to this: Remember this is
a world Of continual struggle, where
in the most wisely directed and most
carefully conserved effort tells the
most forcefully.
Many fond parents Of young men in
college are worried just now not a
little as to what shall be done with
their sons during the long summer
vacation. Their attention is respect
fully called to the fact that there is
usually a great shortage of farm
hands for harvesting the crops about
this time Of year
Some Sunday newspapers are
pretty bad, we must admit, but SO
are some preachers. The really ex-
cellent Sunday newspaper. however,
like the really good preacher, has its
mission of usefulness to fulfill on the
first day Of the week the. same as any
other day, and If its work is well done
the world and humanity are the bet
ter for Indianapolis Independ-
ent.
Raw eggs have now been added to
the menu OF the fragile, nervous
woman whose love of ssdoing thingsn
is out OF proportion to her strength of
endurance. Brown bread, oranges,
milk and olive oil. singly and COM
bined, have been recommended for
nervous women. and now comes col
lege girl who sings the praises of raw
eggs-not raw eggs in sherry or raw
eggs beaten up in milk, but raw eggs
straight" without any frills or ac-
cessories.
The exercises at the Presbyterian
church Sunday we're very appropriate
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-01-03
FREAK OF SENTIMENT.
A Bibliomaniac Had to Marry to Get One
Book.

NJ. A. Brisson tells an anecdote in one
of the series of spirited articles which APP
pear in the Temps, under the heading of
"Promenades ct NisiteS" A certain
well-kn0wn Frenchman, an octogenerian,
spent most of his time in his younger
days hunting up valuable books among
the secondhand book stores in the neigh
borhood of the Place St. Michel and the
Place Dauphine. He rarely came across
a find" but his feryor never abated.
He was a bachelor. and for house
keeper had an extremely plain woman.
who. however. had caught from her mas
ter the taste for old books, and OCCASION
ally came home with an armful when
she had been marketing.
One day the housekeeper appeared
with n parcel of books wrapped in paper
and asked her master to look at them.
Among the rubbish was a small volume
bound in red morocco. What have you
paid for thiS?' the master gasped after
looking at the title page. Thirty sous
for the lot" the servant replied. but
my good woman. this book alone is worth
10000 francs" the bibiomanic went on.
and the moment after regretted the I'M
wise speech. The woman pricked up her
ears and in vain did the master try to
recall his remark. "Ill give you 100
francs for it, he said but monsieur
said just now it was worth 10000" I'm
bred and fifty" But it was no use. and
to make long story short, the master
finally married the bonne in order to
obtain the first edition of the "Hepta-
meron" Q559l. BY this time, says NJ
Brisson. the wife has gone to better
world, but the little red volume remains
with him.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-01-03

the details are lost, I only know that |
felt the butt against my shoulder. ran
my eye along a shining barrel of steel.
pressed trigger with my finger, heard
loud report, saw the black mass stag
ger, lunge forward and lie absolutely
motionless.
The report had been heard in camp.
For that matter on that silent night it
must have been heard all over the Great
Nlnoochee range. In a few minutes
jerry and the other guide had Joined US
and were looking down with us upon the
body of the slain monarch of the forest.
one OF the grandest specimens of q moose
ever brought down in the Winoochee.
We all of us took hold of it and began
dragging it over the lake into the forest.
As have said before it was an intensely
cold night, but we got so warm dragging
thet huge weight that one after another
of us peeled off our great coats. We
brought 1T into a sheltered place, a spot
50 thickly arched with boughs that there
was but little snow on the ground. and
there Sabattis propped up the huge head
so that we could fully realize the great
span of the superb antlers. Through the
opening which led from beneath the
boughs out onto the lake on one side and
into the forest on the other the moon
light streamed in, and we could see the
huge creature lying there almost as
clearly as if it were daylight. l stood
on one side, Helen's brother on the other.
He knew why l had come He reached
over the body and grasped my hand.
odd man, he said, "shake!"
1t was early, very early, Christmas
morning when we got back to town, with
my moose on a skid, and stopped in front
OF our door. But early as it was, when
| gave a whistle with which Helen had
been familiar since we played together
as children, saw the curtains of a GER
tain room part little, and 1 knew that
although she remained invisible behind
them, she saw us. There at her doorstep
lay the moose. She must have realized,
as she looked at it and compared it men
tally with the one in Agnes parlor, that
| had brought her the largest head and
antlers IN the province of New Bruins
wick. For moment later hand and
ahalf a bare arm were thrust through the
parted curtains and waved me a merry
Christmas left Jerry to look after the
moose.-Detroit Free Press.