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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-18
HINTS FOR BRIDEGROOMS.
Plenty OF Advice Tor Dridcs, but Not
Word For the Men

Plenty OF Advice For Dridcs, but Not
Word For the Men.
y thoughtful younE man OF Wash
inSton was heard to dccry the other
day the fact that, while there is a del
uge of don't and "do" for the bride
to follow, the bridegroom must shift
for himself.
There is absolutely nothing to guide
man but his own awkward self. It
isn't fair" he said. From the time
girl is old enough to detect sound
she understands the Importance Of
having things done properly at we'd
ding, While the prospective groom Is
only something necessary to complete
the picture. Nothing short of inspira-
ton can get man through mar
riage ceremony gracefully.
I'm order to impress the bride and
spectators that he is enthusiastic about
1t he appears with a sort Of frozen grin
on his face that you expect to melt at
any moment and run down his col
lar If he Is too frightened TO respond
In loud voice some of the brides girl
friends will whisper that 1T was plain
ly evident he was unwilling from the
start Again, if lie replies in q loud,
stern voice another bunch in another
direction Of the church will huddle to-
gether and express how glad they are
that they are not marrying him. while
the attitude Of many is that they are
signing away their life and all worth
living for. So 1, for one, think it high
time that somebody wrote few hints
on how to behave, that we men may
appear enthusiastic about being mar
ried without being ridiculous"-Wash-
ington Post
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-18
QUEER OLD LAW,
FiShtecnth Century Edict Against
Tobacco Chewing.

EiGhtecnth Century Edict Against
Tobacco Chewing. -
In the code of laws passed nv the
towns Of Windsor, Hartford and weth.
ersheid In the years 1889 may be
found the following on tobacco chew
ing:
Forasmuch as it is observed that
many abuses are crept in anu commit
TED by the frequent taking Of tobacko.
1t is ordered by the authority of tbis
court that no person under the aue of
lWehty-one years nor any other that
hatn not already accustomed himselfe
to the use thereof shall take any toboc-
ko until hee hath bought certifcato tn
under the hands Of some one who ,re
approved for knowledge and skill in
physicks that it Is useful for him and
also that hec hath received a lycense
from the courts for the same.
And for the regulating Of those who
either by theire former taking it have
TO theire apprehensions, made it necps-
sary TO them or upon due advice are
persuaded to the use thereof, it is or
uered that no nan within this colonye
atter. the publication hereof shall taze
any tobacko publiquely lin the streets,
highways or any barnyards or upon
training days. in any open places, un-
der the penalty of siNpence for each
oTense against this order in any of the
particulars thereof, to bee paid without
galnsaying, upon conviction by the
testimony Of one witness-that is, with
out just eXception-before any one mag
iStrate.
"And the constables in the several
towns are required to make present
ment to each particular court Of such
as they do understand and can convict
to be transgressors of this order."-
Pittsburg Gazette.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-18
IT'S A STAYER.
Comes Quickly, But II
Comes To Stay. How
A Union Citizen
Got Rid OF 1t.

Comes early, stays late. No stranger
can be more unwelcome. Makes life a
misory all day long. Keeps you awake
nights. Irritates you; spoils your tenn
per. Do you know this unwelcome
Kuestf Ever have it come and stay
with your Know what 1t is? Eczema.
II you ever had any itchiness Of the
skin you know hard 1t is to shake 1t off.
You would like to know how to do it?
Let q Union man tell you. Read his
statement that follows:
J. b. Neal, mill operator of Is Mill
Street, says. N'I had very bad sore
on my left leg which bothered me for
Tho past ten or twelve years. L consult
Cd different physicians about it, and
they each eaye me some salYe for it,,
but il would not heal up. 1t itched all
the time and was very annoying, and
scratched it antil it would bleed and
then IL would discharge q yellowish
matter for days and weeks at time
and b very sore. learned of Doan's
Ointment, and procured box at the
Holmes Pharmacy. found it to be a
nost valuable salve. 1t has cured up
She sore entirely ahd only left the scar. {"
Fer sale by al dealers. Price Soc per
box. Toster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y,
sels sgentl for the United States. Re.
member the name--D0ANS--and take
10 other.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-18
A Lord Chancellor at Play.

~ horu CnbhceifOr at fIay.
1t Is on record that the great seal Of
Britain has twice been degraded to
kitchen uses. In 1884, when Lord
Brougham, then lord chancellor, was
staying as guest with the Duchess Of
Bedford, some ladies Of the house party
In frolic ventured to purloin the great
seal from the chancellor's bedroom.
Trembling with anxiety, the great
man came downstairs to proclaim his
loss, but to his relief they told him Of
their joke and challenged him to find
his treasure. Entering into the spirit
OF their fun, he at last dragged the
emblem of his authority triumphantly
from the coal box
Still in merry mood, he led the party
to the kitchen, where each lady made
q pancake, with the great seal for a
pan, pouring the batter between its
Disks.
This mad prank created so much
amusement that Lord Brougham re-
peatcd 1t at Tnymouth to give pleasure
to the Marchioness of Breadalbane.-
London Answers.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-18
Antiquity OF Pins,

Pins of various sorts have been in ex.
istence ever since or "Grst parents"
clothed themselves in palm leaves
which grew wild in the garden Of
Eden. AS matter OF fact. pins claim
q very high antiquity. the arliest form
being natural thorn. which Is still!
used to some extent for fastening the
dress by the peasant women of upper
Egypt. In prehistoric times pins were
also made Of the small bones of fish
and animals.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-18
Causeway of Bending Pillars.

Nature has hewn many upright pill
lars from the rock at various prehis-
toric periods, but so far as is known
she has completed but one group OF
bending pillars. The causeway at STAFF
ia, in Scotland, is after this original
design. The stone shafts rise perpen-
dicularly to height of fifty or sixty
feet, when they curve inward In a
long, sweeping line at once graceful
and massive. In some places a perfect
Roman arch has been formed in this
way. The formations are so symmet-
rical as to suggest the hand Of the
architect.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-18
Thc Liberty Cnp.

When the Romans manumitted
slave his head was adorned with q
small red cloth cap. AS soon as this
was done he was known as a liberti-
HIS, or freedman, and his name was
registered among others Of the city's
tribes" In the year 2G3, when Satur-
MUS invaded the capital, he hoisted a
cap On the point of his spear to indi-
cate that all slaves who rallied around
this standard should be free. This was
the origin cf the liberty cap still used
In Grt as Il symbol.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-18
TRAGEDY Ayerfed.

"Just in the nick of time our little
boy vas saved" writes Mrs. Watkins,
of Pleasant City, Ohio. "Pneumonia
had played sad havoc with him, and a
terrible cough set in besides. Doctors
treated him, but he grew worse every
day. At length we tried DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, and
our darling was saved. He's now
sound and we'll" Everybody ought to
know, its the only sure cure for Coughs,
Colds and all Lung diseases. Guaran-
teed by F. c. Duke, Druggist. Price
SOC and $100. Trial bottles free.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-18

he Is now regarded as one Of the best
lawyers in his section of the state.
He stepped from the grand Junior
wardenship into the exalted position of
grand master
The annual report Of the secretary
Of Palestine lodge Of Detroit shows
the lodge now has a membership of
013.
Edgewood commandery of Engle-
wood, ILL.,, will erect Masonic tenn
pie at cost of $4,000. The building
will be thoroughly modern In every re-
spect.
At the annual donation and reception
at tho Philadelphia Masonic home
nearly $4,000 In cash and large uuan-
titles Of provisions were received as
gifts.
In an address recently Grand Orator
Hart Of California said, masonry is
one institution on earth that has for
Its object not the making of money,
but the making Of men,"
The grand master Of PENNSYLVANIA
decided that no Masonic burial service
can be performed at cremation.
The Michigan Masonic home depends
for its principal, source Of revenue on
the 10 cents per capita rate paid in by
the grand lodge. The board Of control
requires the payment by every lodge
having beneficiary Il the home of a
weekly rate equal to 1 cent per week
for each Of its members, but not to ex-
ceed 81 per week.
Golden Gate commandery, X. T.,
San Francisco, has assessed each
member 80 cents a month for trlennial
purposes this year.
New Masonic temples will be erected
In Jennings, La; Olin, H.; Lewiston,
Wash. and Jackson, Mich.
There are 17s Masonic lodges in New
Jersey, with membership Of about
24,00O
There are over 1000 Master Masons
in the jurisdiction Of Oklahoma.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-18
More Riots.

Disturbances of strikers are not nearly
as grave as an individual disorder Of
the system. Overwork, loss of sleep,
nervous tension will be followed by
utter collapse, unnless reliable remedy
is Immediately employed. There's
nothing so efficient to cure disorders of
the Liver or Kidneys as Electric Bit
ters. It's wonderful tonic, and effect
i've nervine and the greatest ali around
medicine for run down systems. It
dispels Nervousness, Rheumatism, and
Neuralgia and expels Malaria germs 8,
Only 50c, and satisfaction guaranteed
by F, G, Duke. Druggist,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-18
Sons of Amerfca.

Reports coming in from various juris-
dictions show the year 1903 was a
most prosperous one for the order.
Pennsylvania camps have been very
active this winter and are growing rap
idly. Reading camp recently initiated
a class Of sixty-f -four.
Camp 4s5 Of Philadelphia is now the
second largest camp Of the order. 1t
has a membership approximating 900.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-18
Independent Order n, Eor..ts-.

Rapid strides were made by the In
dependent Order of Foresters during
the year just closed.
There are now over 100000 members
In good standing In the Independent
Order or Foresters, and large gains are
made by the society every month.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-18
(ER1zXRlN1Z W.
eTd MSCXZzHXY)

There are 101 EIks in congress-13
senator's and SS representatives.
The knights OF Columbus will erect
a building In New Haven. Conn, to
serve as national headquarters Of the
order. The structure VIII cost about
$250,OOO.
The Natfona Union and the Frater-
nal Mystic Circle report splendid prog
ress during tire year 1908.
On June 20, 1877, the Royal Arcanum
was founded, with nine members. To-
day 1t has membership Of over $780,
600.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-18

Skies could recall the time and place
once with the ~ 30 not slow;
He was, II he 'roN..-d the date,
The champion chopper in '4S.
And so 1t was down through the list;
Not any sport or work was missed.
He was the best, he owned, with pride.
in all the spacious countryside.
But all agreed that this old bore
Was champion liar In 1904
Good Fortune.
Mr.. Backlotz (enviously)- She has the
greatest luck in selecting servant girls.
Mrs. Backlotz-Don't talk nonsensel
You mean she has great luck in having
servant girls select her.--Exchange.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-18
MASONIC.
The Grand Master of Hin nois-Chips
From tNc Temple.

William 3. Wright, who has succeed
ed George NJ. Moulton rs grand master
ofthc grand lodge of Illinois, is well
known and popular Mason and devoted
to Masonic work. He Is a native of the
Prairie State, having been born I'm Eff
fngham county in 1860. Mr.. Wright
graduated from the law department of
the Valparaiso Qnd) university in 1852
and has risen in his profession until
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-18
He WOuIIn,t Ask Further

Contributor-Would you take it kind
ly If 1 We're to ask you on what
grounds you refused my latest poemp
Editor-Yes. if you'll take kindly to my
true statement Of the case. Contribu-
tor iafter slight hesitation)-Good day,
sir.-Daltimore American.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-18
Working Overtime.

Eight hour laws are ignored by those
tireless, little workers--Dr. Kings New
Life Pills Millions are always at work
night and day, curing Indigestion, Bill
business, Constipation, Sich Headache,
and all Stomach, Liver and Bowel
troubles. Easy, pleasant, safe sure.
Only 25c atF. o. Dukes drug store,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-18
The Real Ruler.

"You know the lland that rocks the
cradle is the hand that rules the world"
Il realize that all right. The hired
girl rocks the cradle at our house, and
| guess she is boss"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-18
The UsunI Thing.

Mrs. Knowitt-I hear you celebrated
your silver wedding last week. Mrs,
Wise-No. To judge from the presents
we received think 1t was our silver
plated wedding.-C Journal.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-18
1T Saved His Les

MP. A: Danforth of LAGRANGE, Ca, suf-
fered for six months with a frightful
running sore on his leg; but writes that
Bucklen's Arnica Salve wholly cured it
In five days. For Ulcers, Wounds,
Piles, it's the best salve in the world.
Only % cts. Sold by F. G. Duke, drug
gist. %
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-18
OF Course Not.

Marriage" remarked the moralizer,
'fs lottery"
"Yes." rejolned the demoralizer "but
it's one Of the games of chance that
clergymen do not try to discourage."-
Cincinnati Enquirer,
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ried off the
prize
In running, much
to the surprise
OF every one. He
W q 8, what's
more,
L h e champion
runner In ~.
Did some one drop
around to tell
How trees before
his good ak
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-18
Make a Discovery,

When first we love them 1t appears
That angel wings are sprouting;
When we've been married several years
Well, please excuse our doubling.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-18

No amount OF argument would con-
vince young couple with their first
baby that they have not done some
thing original.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-18
PROVED HIS CASE.

Let some one brag about q shot
Before old Skies, and, like as not,
Some fancy shot he would recall
That he had made when he was small
And rather intimate that he
Was champion shot In '43
If some young fellow won n race
Skies could recall the time and place
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-18
To Die For II.

That moneys evils root is true,
And yet l am afraid
That II we knew where evil grew
Wed so there with a spade.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-18
From a Safe Point.

did l understand that you threat
ened to mop the ground with that big
jenkins while talking to him?"
You bet l did, but was speaking
to him over the telephone"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-18
T III E
Cash Bargain Store.

We have received a full line
OF spring goods at the old prices
and in this lot we have some
extra bargains.
Good yard wide Percale at
Sc per yard.
Good heavy Sea Island Per-
Gale, yard wide, l23c quality
at l0c per yard.
We have other bargains too
numerous to mention. Call
and examing our line and get
our prices before you buy.
Yours truly,
Mrs, D. N. WiIburn.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-02
BRAVERY OF WOMEN
An Instance which Goes to Prove
Is Not Inferior to That
of Men,

Mr.. James Barnes, the var corresponds
ent, a man who has seen many battle
fields and other scen@s of danger and dar-
ing, tells in v. G. OF what he deems the
bravest deed he ever saw. The bravery
was the bravery of women, which men
saw but did not share. 1t was in Kansas,
on the line Of a newly-constructed rail-
road. The wife of one OF the contractors
cooked for so men in a little house of sod
and timber overlooking the railroad en-
bankment. In a shack against the side
of the house 30 or 40 kegs of giant pow
der had been temporarily stored. Two
or three men were down with fever, and
the boarding house keeper had taken
them to the house on the embank-
ment.
Mr.. Barnes had been out driving with
the contractor. AS they assembled a hill
a mile and a half from the settlement
they looked back and saw the corral
af1re. 1t was full of dry oat straw, and
the flames were sweeping toward the
sod house.
1.-The powder!' cried the contractor.
There's enough to blow the hill to
smithereens!'
Another instant we were tearing
back, for all the world like an engine
going to the fire.
"As we neared the scene we could see
the men running toward the building,
that had low caught fire on the side near
est the burning stacks. But no n came
farther than the spring in the little hol-
low at the bottom of the hill. Evidently
the news of the powder being there had
become known. But suddenly, al we
| watched, while our horses tore over the
rough and heavy ground, we saw two
women running UP the hillside toward
the building. They were the contractors
wife and sist~er-in-law. All at once we
saw a third figure appear in the door
way of the house, ove which the smoke
was pouring. 1t was another woman,
and she was helping a man, who was
evidently almost too weak to walk. Be-
| fore the leader of the two women who
were running up the hill got neal her
she had appeared VITA another man,
wrapped like an Indian in a Blanket, and
both men started down the hill; but the
ome did not stop. Without hesitation
all three turned back into the house.
1.-THE house was plain in sight when
we reached the top of the bank. Every
| minute we expected to hear the explo-
sion that would mean a horrible catas-
| trophe. Strange to relate, not a man OF
al those grouped about had gone for
ward to the rescue. They stood there
| watching at a safe distance.
Suddenly at the doorway appeared
| one of the women again. She rolled out
| one of the small tin kegs or canisters Of
| powder. Another followed, and then a
| third. Before we had reached the bot
tom of the hill they had rescued every
| pound of it; and when at last some men
| approached to- help -even the stills of the
| windows of the house were on fre-one
| of the women stood there pouring water
| from a dishpan' on the heat-biistered
tins of giant powder. Even after that
| space If time, when l placed my hand
| on one, | found it still hot TO the touch.
| The hands and hair and clothing Of all
three women had been singed and
| burned"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-02
MONEY WELL INVESTED.
How a Prosperous woman Physician
Obtained a College
Educaticn.

rhe name Of Rosa Weiss, says the
Washington Post, ought to be dear to
every ambitious American girl. Not
content with the ordinary education
which she received, she was anxious
to get a collegiate education, and one
day spoke to her brother about it. He
told her ne could not afford to pay the
fees, but, taking a nickel out of his
pocket, he, jestingly, said: go on
tha.." Even a jest will sometimes
serve as an incentive, and the girl took
her brother at his word. she took the
nickel and vert u and bought a yard
of calico. With it she made a sunbonnet,
which she sold for a quarter. The quar-
ter she invested in more calico and more
sunbonnets. Then she sold them to buy
still more calico for still mere surbcn-
nets. She also made aprons. In this
way she soon had a little pile of dollars
at her command. Her brother was so
pleased that he gave her soEc land on
which, with the assistance of a little boy,
she cultivated potatoes. nthe first year
cut of that little patch she made $40, and
as she got on she was able to pay her ex-
penses at the college by her exertions,
and she entered the women's medical
college at Baltimore. where she paid for
her tuition by nursing, and to-day she is
a physician with an excellent practice.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-02
8 R
-- +
The 0btf E Person Butts In and
Finds HhseIf in an Uncom-
~foftable Position.

81 -
He was occupying one-half Of a seat
or one of the suburban trains. Dissi-
patton and genius seemed to be strug-
Cling for the mastery in his a face.
Just then he was porting over the comic
pages of a dozen Sunday papers. So
deeply engrossed was he that he hardly
noticed a portly, well-dressed man who
entered the car and took the other half
of the seat he was occupying, relates
the New York Times.
Presently, however, he looked up and
noticed that his neighbor was reading
Aalso. Anything in the reading line in
|tefested him, so he looked to see what
the man next to him was SO busily en-
gagged with. 1t was a copy of a magazine,
serious, dignihed, and with no illustra-
tioAh and the article was apparently a
deeA and learned one.
Tine other man glanced superciliously
acrosRat the younger mans colored pa
pers. AlvideLtly they annoyed him. His
very APPARENT annoyance amused the
frivoloVz young man, but he continued
his reading.
Presently. the portly individual, with
pompouk didacticism, undertook to criti-
else his \neighbor. Young man." said
he, in thu ySice of a reformer, why do
you wan\ to waste your time on stuff
like that?\ II you must read in a desul-
tory fashion read some dignified maya
zines, such YAH this one for example. Now,
this is a splendid article have hereEur
to date, livel .dignifed and serious. The
sentiments are splendid and the Eng
fish is beautiful. The nan that wrote
that article, sir, is a genius. In fact.
it is one of Ahs clearest, most logical
and excellentlS conceived things have
read for a long, time. That's the kind OF
man l admire. \Really, | am pretty high
up in the worAdA but I'd rather have
written that article than be where l am
to-day. Take my \advice, young man
and throw away Mat stuff you have
there. Cultivate haAits of good, serious
reading. You are \y&ung yet, with life
before you. With cultivation of good
reading habits you Knight some day
write an article like What yourself"
my dear sir" respdnded the young
man, while an am4seH smile played
around the corners Of HIS mouth, "youl
reasoning is clear, cohcAse and cogent
What you say is Perfectly true. De-
sultory reading is banefuN and nobody
appreciates the fact mofe THAN I. Your
words make me sad, ~very\saa."
"Ah! Excellent! Contrition is the
first step to improvement. You have
taken my words totheart."\
mo; not exactly that. Didn't you say
you would give a good deal to have
written that article you weAe reading?'
Il did, and | meant it,"
well, that's what makes me sad. Il
literary genius was communicable I'd bt
glad to transfer to you what little ability
I have for, say, $50, 900. I'm the author
of tina article"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-02

Unconscious humor among girls is
lot so marked as among boys, but &C
,ording to the Milwaukee Sentinel
The girl who received as a prize in an
english school a book entitled "Oul
Eeathered Friends showed the nature
and scope of her reading when she re-
marked to the teacher that she was
not quite certain whether our feath-
cred friends were Indians or angels.
In the same school, in the domestic
economy class, a girl gave the fol-
lowing directions for sweeping a room:
Cover the furniture with dust sheets
scatter damp tea leaves over the car
pet, then carefully sweep the room
into a dust pan, and throw it out of the
window