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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-03-08
THE VALUABLE ANGORA.
American Demand For Mohair Greati,
Exceeds the Supply

GSooeoS the supply.
In the mountainous regions OF Asiat.
ic Turkey Is the ancient city OF Ango
ra. celebrated for the long haired goats
bred In that vicinity. Here Angura.
the most valuable Of all brre,la of
goats. reaches its perfection The tin~
ness Of its hair and the remarkable
TACT that many other animals in that
. region possess long. Silly huir has leclr
ascribed by some authorities to Sore
popularity I'm the atmosphere. tho al,i
tude or soil
At the present time there are in the
United States between 3,U.HjO aud 40,
600 Angoras OF pure hIon,l or hiyh
strain. and yet the domestic prud,nt Of
mohair does not equal the home dc
mand by large amount Many dot.
lars worth OF mohuir IL imported mn
nually into the United States. and still
In Texas alone there is sufficient noun
tain land to raise not only all the mo-
hair now imported. but enough to ex-
port several million dollars worth an.
nually. says Farm and Ranch.
There are four profits to the Ango-
ra-the mohair. the increase. the fer
tlizer and the land they free from
brush and weeds. There is q wide
difference between the shearing weight
and the shearing value OF goats.
Some will shear as much as fifteen
pounds OF mohair per year. bat the
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-03-08
REAL cHIVALRY Is NEEDED
For This Reason the Order Of World
scouts 10 Worthy Of Conn
mendation.

1t was not the principles Of chiv-
airy, but Its aifectatiens and exag-
gerations that Cervantes laughed out
Of existence.
There il a. much room for real
chivalry in this workaday world as
ever there was-perhaps more. On
general principles such an organisa-
ton a. the Order of World Scouts,
recently instituted in England, is to
be commended. Its purposes are to
fght against injustice, inhumanity
and cruelty, and its principles are
those of charity, unity and love.
No fault will OF can be found with
these aims, though the thought may
exist in many minds that the crusade
that 10 planned will call for vastly
more energy, determination and
sourags than were displayed by tho
Knights of old who went forth to
aGAt- tAs- II there il any
criticiSm of the new 0def It will be
because it has insisted upon borrow
ing obsolete and meaningless forms
and terms from the chivalry of the
past. There may still be magic in
the old names and in the old ex-
aggsrated customs, but prosaic peo-
pie will bs excused for doubling It.
-Cincinnati Times.Star.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-03-08

average for the United States is about
two and one.half pounds. Some mo-
hair brings as much as $3.50 per
pound. but the average is about S8
cents per pound. Mohair ranging
from twelve inches to twenty inches
in length brings from s. to $3.50 per
pound and is used to make dolls hair
and wigs.
Mohair under twelve inches in length
is sold according to fneness and lus.
ter and ranges In price ffom 35 to 30
cents per pound. The average shear
ing value Of the American Angora II
about 81 per head. but there IL more
money In an Angora shearinR 81 per
head than In sheep sheariny $50
per head. because the goat II longer
lived. fs, much harder. is not liable
to disease, the goat eats greater va.
riety Of feed. will come to the sheds
1t night and have many advantages
ever the sheep.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-03-08
SUCCESS At SEA.

A youthful Canadian, who is pos
sessed of the romantic idea of ego
ing to sea-" is meeting with much
parental opposition.
"The sailor never amounts to any
thing, my boy" urged his prosaio
father. "He works hard, has few
holidays and never achieves great
success"
"Thats where you're mistaken" !"
exclaimed young Canada, triumph
antly. "Look at King George! he
started out as a sailor and now he's
got to be the head Of the empire
Kingston Whip.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-03-08
A NORWEGIAN WORD.
Origin of "Budstikken." Which Means
Spreading the News"

spreading the News"
This peculiar word is frequently
found in Scandinavian communities ns
Cloud Budstikken 1t is Norwp:.inn
word. 1900 years old at the least and
has very peculiar origin.
In those days. when the coasts ul
Norway were ravaged by pirates. the
inha bitants had to resort to- all sorts
Of devices to warn those at q distaure
Of the approach Of these Rira t{GIai4r sEaf i
man went up to the top OF n mountains
where he lighted a beacon fire This
could be seen for long distance and
was known to be a warning When
1t was seen In the distance ano,her
hre was lighted on another hill untii
all over the country fires blazed from
every hilltop and the people prepared
to defend themselves.
They also had a system Of mcsscn
gers. The man who first sighted the
sail would take an arrow and send II
to his ueighbors. From town TO town
this arrow was sent until all were
warned These were rather primitive
ways Of telegraphing. but were so ef
fectual that In the course of twenty
four hours oil Norway knew of the ap
proach Of pirates
This system Of reading the news
was called "budstikken." and when
there were no more pirates the news
papers became sprenders Of the news
and so were appropriately styled bud
stikken y" Exchange
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-03-08
RED HAIR AND ELEPHANTs.

In August last an elephant belong
ing to q circus travelling in Wiscon-
sin broke loose and ran for three
miles and then took refuge in q
farmers barn. He was 30 defiant
that no one dared approach until q
red-headed boy fourteen years old
came up with the crowd. He was Of
fered one dollar to tie the big beast,
front legs together, and he took q
rope and did the trick, and the ele-
phant never made a move to hurt
him. Naturalists don't say SO, but
perhaps elephants take to red hair.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-03-08
RIALro RATHER A mlshER
Name Applies Better TO Flnan Die.
trlot Than to the Place We
Actors Congrsgats.

"Why do we speak of thblace
where actors congregate as Ri
alto?" asked the man who ways
wants to know things. "In NeY ork
L believe the expression was / ap-
piled to that portion of Fouenth
street lying just east of Brtway,
which used to be the theatriacen-
ter, but it has moved up I'd, in
common with everything else 1t is
quite likely that the word has tung
from THE Merchant of Venid but
all the commentators agredthat
Shakespeare had in mind thel4nd
OF Venice on which the exchaI kas
located, and not the bridge the
same name. In view of thifahy
shouldn't the financial district the
Rialto instead of the theatricl dis
trict? When Shylock says: tany
time and oft, on the Rialtdbave
you rated me above my mone]and
my usances,' he undoubtedly rel tred
to the marts of trade. To NAL thu
matter still more complicated bve1
in Philadelphia a stretch of oac
street just south of the city HI i
locally known as the Rialto, Il n,
other reason than because it is her
the politicians congregate to d Gus
municipal affairs"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-03-08
WOULDN'T KNOW DIFFERENCE.

Congressman Frank Mondell en-
tsrtained an eastern party at New
castle, Wyo., little while ago. Tho
town gave the distinguished visitors
4 banquet and Mr.. Mondell told them
they would be expected to make .
few speeches.
'But I can't mako q speech" COM
planned one man. "Why, I never
made but one speech in my life and
it was rotten"
'"That's all right" replied the con-
gressman. "I live in this town and
have done all the speechmaking hers
for 20 years" New York Wbrld.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-03-08

The "Child's Welfare" movement
has challenged the attention OF
thoughtful people everywhere. Moth
ers are natural supporters. and Will
find Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
most valuable aid. Coughs and
colds that unchecked lead to Group,
bronchitis and pneumonia yield quick
" to the healing and soothing quail
tiles Of Foley's Honey and Tar Com
i pound. Jonesville Drug Co. Glymph's
Pharmacy.
r. G. Collins, Postmaster, Barngat,
y, j., was troubled with a severe Ia
grippe cough. He says: "I would be
completely exhausted after each ut OF
violent coughing. I bought a bottle
! OF Folev's Honey and Tar Compound
/ and before / had taken 1t all the
, coughing spells had entirely ceased.
1t can't be beat" Jonesville Drug Co.
Glyrnph's Pharmacy
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-03-08
The Bull to Buy.

A poor bull is an sxtravsgancs the
dairy herd cannot afford. buy . good
bull. The price will not be prohibitive
He should have good dam. Look into
her record. Keep him long enough
to know whether or not his heifers are
good mixers. II they are keep the
bull. Breed the best OF mis- own grade
heifers to him. A great many bulls.
worth q fortune. 20 to the sbambles
before their real worth is known
Kansas Farmer.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-03-08
DOING HIS PART.

"And SO you've been getting mar
risd, Sam"
ooh, yes, sah."
"And did you 60 on a honeymoon,
Sam ?"
"a what, sir?"
"A honeymoon. Did you travel p
"Oh, yes, sab. I travelled"
"Where did you go, Sam9"
"I went to de neighbors' houses
for de washin', sab !"-Yonkers
Statesman. "'
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-03-08

Valued chiefly for their fleece,
known to commerce a. mohair. the
, Angora goat In also valuable for Its
meat. which II claimed to be equal
to the finest mutton. and ID ssps-
cially vaIuable and useful for its
browsing qualities In clearing up
underground and brush. The flesh Of
Ansoras that have fed upon brush.
their natural food, II II claimed.
possesses a peculiarly gamy flavor
highly priced by spicures. Pashs
w., the Angora buck pictured. is
owned by c. p. Bailey 4 Sons,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-03-08
sHE, TOO.

"Jaggsby had the impression that
his wife was temperance crank, SO
he almost had q ft when case of
champagne he sent home with pri-
vate instructions to deliver, fell into
her hands"
'Did she send it away and
stormY
'No; she didn't; shs just kept
Numm."
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-03-08
Hone Of Great Britain.

The principal breeds Of hogs In Great
Britain are the Yorkshire. Berkshire.
Tamworth. Suffolk and Essex. the last
four Of which are said to be deriva.
tions and varieties Of the Yorkshire
There are also some specimens of the
OLD English hog, which seems to have
been one Of the original bresds.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-03-08
Eunny Metaonor.

The late King Edward when ne was
Prince of Wales once made funny
mixture Of metaphors In reply to GER
tain inquiries and adrnonitionS be said.
Il will do -" best to walk in my ia
ther's footsteps. which you have held
up for my imitation"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-03-08
Macauiay's Memory

Macaulay csce said that II every
copy Of Paradise Lost and 1.-THE Pill
Gripfs Progress was destroyed he
could reproduce them from memory
He was credited with similar knowk
edge Of "1vanhCe."
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-03-08
JUST BEFORE ElaHrINa BEGINS.

'T hope your novel ends happily %
Indeed it does. It ends in the
marriage of the heroine and hero (;
does not go into. their married Life at
all. ll."-Houston Post
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-03-08
Nanatiue Woman.

Marks--l married my wife a month
after she accepted me. Parks That's
nothing. } married mine three days
after she refused me."-Boston Tran.
script.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-03-08
Profit In Draft Horses.

The demand for draft horses exceeds
that for light animals. and farmers
would do well to make a note of this
trend Ii costs no more to raise
e2n0 horse than one that will bring
only sf2n
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-03-08
IRE SUGGESTION.

"Ths weather of the last few days
ought to have delighted the Bsrtillon
e6acs."
why sop
'Dsoarss it was 20 nugsy.s
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-03-08

The purpose of a journey is not only
to arrive at the goal. but to find enjoy
u,ant on the way Van Dyke
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-03-08

Mr.. r. r. Cordell OF Buffalo was
in Union this morning on business.
in town on business Tuesday.
Mr.. w. B. Little of Kelton was In
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
Love FOR FLOWERS
WAS HIS UNDO|NG
HEAD OF DRY GOODS STORE
STOLE MONEY TO BUY
ORCHIDS.

NEW YORK, Special.-A love for
movers, particularly orchids, brought
about the undoing of Percy G. Van
deroof, treasurer OF the Vanburen and
thornton Company, white goods deal
g SI OF 10 Ihomas Street, who is in the
Iombs today after admitting havintr
stolen $4,000 from his employers
Handeroof surrounded himself with
MOVERS at his home in East Orange
both in his garden and potted within
the house.
He ran large bills at many fashion
able florists in New York and made
many presents of orchids to friends.
Inc discovery of a huge bill for or
ch1ds, sent by a well-known florist 70
Vanderoots office, was found by an Of
ncer or the company. The money be-
ing spent for flowers surprised him and
the investigation of the treasurer's
book resulted.
FRIENDS in the business world are
reported to have offered to come TO
his aid and help him in making restjo
tuition.
lie has already given up his SIS. 600
interest in the company.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
TWO LONG LOST RUBENS
TAPESTRIES IN BOSTON

BOSTON. Special.-George r. White
has placed in the Museum of Fine
Arts, as loan to the Western art
department, two tapestries designed
by Rubens, one of which has been
missing for nearly three centuries. He
recently purchased them in New
York. The tapestries are hung in the
sixteenth Century Room. These two
pieces formed a part of a series OF
ten, Illustrating scenes from the story
of Achilles life.
Rubens painted the cartoons for
the entire series. In the inventory of
his effects ten pieces were mentioned
but his father-in-law' inventory.
made public three years later, men
toned only eight. Two sets of en-
cravings were made from these
panels-the first by Francois Ertrin-
ger, Antwerp, 1879, and the second
by Barnard Baron, London, 1924.
THESE sets of prints contain only
eight designs. In fact, only eight
tapestries were found, and Of these
only hve, which belonged to the Mu-
scum Of Decorative and Industrial
Arts In Brussels, were known. So il
came about that the mention Of ten
pieces in Ruben's inventory was set
down as an error.
But not long ago. in the gallery of
New York dealer, DIR. Wilhelm VAL
entiner, curator of decorative arts in
the Metropolitan Museum of Art, dis
covered these two antique Flemish
tapestries representing scenes from
the story of Achilles, one of them
easily recognizable as made from one
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
LIFE NO USE TO HIM
If HE COULDN'T STUDY

NEW YORK.-Special. Fearing con
tlnued i'll health would keep HIM in
ne open air and away from his
BOOKS. in compliance with orders of
MS doctor. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BARNETT
waller killed himself Tuesday in the
nome of his parents, at 1873 DelanceN.
Street.
The youth was ambitious TO becone
n lawyer. He had arranged a speciaI
course in the college of the city of
New York that would have enabled
MIN 10 enter law school after two
years preparation. He was to finish
the course next spring but his health
broke down last September.
when resting in a mountain resort
Barnett complained that he would
rather be indoors with his books than
tramping abroad, regardless of conse-
quences TO his health. But he obev-
ed instructions faithfully and had re-
covered sufficiently to return home
two weeks ago
Young Waller got permission TO 60
on with his old class after the holt
Gays. lie was brushing up on his
studies when he was stricken with
diphtheria. Realizing he was in for
a long siege of illness. the boy search
ed Tor the revolver of his father. a
special deputy sheriff and real estate
dealer Finding it. he sent a bullet
INTO MS brain. He died before DIR.
+. j. Nero arrived.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
angry LABORERS
GOT Their MONEY

NORFOLK, VA Special The
former employees of the bankrupt
Smithheld Mari Clay and Transporta-
uon Company, having accepted ninety
cents on the dollar in payment for
thelr services with that concern. left
on the steamer at noon today for New
port News, on their way to Pennsylva-
ma, ana j. Lindsay Heard and John
i. Reid, receivers, who were held nv
the angry mari workers yesterday. re-
turned /" Norfolk today.
IN settling with the Italians il was
necessary To make the deductions for
commlSsary and other charges against
them and il is said that sometime
IKE 5000 were required for this nav.
mens. The money was furnished nv
creators of the bankrupt corporation
Out without the official endorsement
OF the receivers
Both Br. Heard and Mr.. Reid con-
hrm the report that they wero sur
rounded by Italians at their hotel yes
terday. They said they were not kent
from going on the streets, although the
Italians sent a guard with them when
ever they left their hotel The receiy-
ers SAID the Italians appeared to think
they mad the money with them and
were not going to let them get away
without paying them off
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
SERMON
Is HIS ACCUSER

BOSTON. MASS. Special.-In order
TO snow that a guilty conscience had
compelled him 10 mention the death
of the girl to whom ne had been en-
gagged, detectives from District Attor-
ney Pelletier's office today began
searching for a mysterious young girl
who took a StenOEraphic CODY of the
sermon preached by the Rev. 9. V. II.
RichesOn from the pulpit of Imman-
Uel Baptist Church, Cambridge, on
Sunday. October 18th last, the day
after Avis Linnell had died from eva
hide of potassium in her apartments
in the Young Woman's Christian As
ISOLATION in this city.
Why the girl had taken a COPY of
the sermon is not known, but the
prosecuting officials are preparing to
allusion to the death of the young
choir singer. for whose murder he is
held, from his pulpit on that Sunday.
Furthermore, they will claim that
RicheSon was impelled by the gnaW-
ingS of a guilty conscience to men,
ton the girl. They declare that there
was no reason for Miss Linnells death
to be mentioned otherwise, as she was
unknown to most of the congregation.
Although counsel for Richeson have
given positive assurance that Miss
Violet EdmandS, fiancee of Richeson
at the time of Miss Linnelrs death
would be witness for the accused
clergyman. she is still mysteriously
absent from her home.
District Attorney Pelletier desires
to interview the girl before the trial
starts on January 18th. but can get
no information as to her whereab bouts
from her family or relatives. Conse-
quently he has placed detectives upon
her trail also.
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OF the eight designs. and the other a
real discovery, FOR il was subject
ln the story, treated unmistakably in
kuOen's manner. and undoubtedly
from one OF the cartoons made by
ann, but not from one of the eight
panels that were known. Here. then.
was ninth subject. and there is now
ana still undiscovered, there exists a
tenth.
IL has taken 271 years-nearly
three centuries-tO confirm the state
mVnt in Rubens' own inventory, and
the old tapestry that confirms il is in
the Museum of Fine Arts. Moreover.
these two tapestries are the only an
uque Flemish Tapestries known to
be woven from the Rubens designs
outside of the five i'm the Brussels
Museum Those five came into the
possession of the museum In 1875.
Before that almost the only knowl-
edge that such a series Of tapestries
existed was based upon the inventory
Or. Nalentiner. who has made a spe-
cial study Of this subject, confided his
-onciusions 10 Gustav Kobbe, who
thereupon contributed an interesting
history of the tapestries to Town and
TINS paper we condenSe the history of
the series, which follows:
SIX painted panels by Rubens on
WOOD, about 1885, are owned by Lord
barrymore. The other four original
designs by Rubens. from the set of
ten, have disappeared. The small oil
sketches were given by Rubens to his
pupils TO reproduce on a larger scale.
and these studio engagements have
turned up from time to time. Six of
family.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
lNlPOSSiBiE FOR LORD MAYOR
OF LONDON TO LIVE INSIDE
OF $4,000.

LONDON Special To be Lord
mayor OF London ana live on $4,000
a year, the official allowance for main
tanning the high dignity of that office.
is a problem which most chief noaniS'
trates find beyond them.
II was with the object of obtaining
inquiry into this financial puzzle that
MI. Carl Hentschel moved at the Court
OF common Council meeting at the
Gulldhall that the General Purposes
Committee should be Instructed "a
consider and report "on the question
OF the expenses of the Mayoraltv."
An luea OF what il really costs to be
LORD Mayor of London was given i'm
an interview by Sir William Treloar.
who held the Office in 1906. u have
heard of a case" he said. where y
Lord Mayor spent $4,000 more than
ms allowance, and or others where an
additional 100000 was expended.
know myself perfectly wen how easy
II is to spend $4,000 above the al
IoWance- More than that / cannot say.
except that l do not think il is possible
Tor any Lord Mayor to keep to his
official $4,000.
A few of the chief items upon the
expenses side in the balance sheet of
Il Lord Mayor OF London were sup
pled by an alderman who has passed
the mayoral chair. The approximate
figures were:
Half cost of Lord Mayors show
and banquet, the balance be-
ing paid by the two sheriffs $40 OOO
Oihclal dinners at the Mansion
House. numbering eight to
ten ..,::............ ... 22,5OO
private dinner and luncheon
parties To friends " 1880
Mansion House balls 600
OF course" said this ex-Lord May
or, there is really no limit to a Lord
Mayors expenditure. 1t depends en-
ureiy upon his own inclination" Some
or The other expenses that a Lord
May or has to meet are re salaries
OF secretaries, the wages Of the Man
sion House servants. mum boring be-
tween forty and fifty. and the upkeep
OF horses and carriages, apart from
the state coach. Many, too, are the
demands of charities upon a Lord
Mayor and ii is estimated that it is
impossible for a Lord Mayor to keep
ms expenditure below $4,000 or S15.-
QUO above the official salary.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
REBELS PREPARE
HANKOW CAMPAIGN

SHANGHAI Special. The revolu-
uonary leaders prepared today for "a
campaign about Hankow. They he
iieve that with the capture of Han
kow and its sister cities Of Han Yang
ana WI Chang the imperialists must
lice northward, as they have no
other base TO operate from in the
south. nv
premier Yuan Shi Kai is moving
the lmperialist troops from positions
Whlch they occupied in violation of
the December armistice Hu Peh and
Iced by rebel soldiers and martial
law Will be proclaimed, unless the
republican government can establish
civil courts Of justice to maintain
peace and order.
1t is said here that the only step
that can avert immediate continuance
OF the war is Premier Yuan's accent
ance OF DR.. WI Ting Fang's invita-
ton to come here and continue the
peace negotiations in person. DR..
Was invitation is very much like an