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THE WEEKLY p UNION TIMES. Uecoted lo ^iiricnlture, horticulture, domestic tfconomn, polite S&pature, politics, and the Current ^leurs of the ga?.. , rM VOL. XIII.?New Series. UNION C. II.. SOUTH C.V^pfclNA. SEPTEMBER s. i~SS2. NUMBER 3d ' Where to my ti Pure Medicines 3 Drug", Perfum ry. &c-, I W. l'OSl.Y & I5IIO.. luive on IiiiihI 1110I are P/ . constantly receiving inMitions t? a Full 1 Line of Drugs and Medicines, Paints, Oils and Varnish, ralcul JJodieiiios, Perfumery, Hair Oils ^ A Varioty of Hair Dies & Restorers j v Tooth and Hair Brushes, j FACT 1'OWDEUS" AMI H" TOILET AIMICLLS. \ Fnnnv ToiliiF. nnrt T.aniifirv Snuns. I W^-? ltooliK, Slsil onory Lamps of All Kinds, ; From Ilu> finest Swinging lln.l l,;iinj> to the wee | ^ little witiev liney llra&s Lamp. ' " :o: ^ Pure Wines and Liquors, , ^ (For BNirposcs.) Pert, C laret and Blackberry Wines, Whiskeys, Brandies and Gin. Crab Apple Vinegar. TOBACCO AND CIGARS.! A l'rcsli Stsj>;>l.> ol* GARDEN AND FIELD SEEDS, FllO.M FKltltY & Co., SIBLEY AND 111.'ST. Onion Sets, vV?-. To Physicians We have a few llypnilcrnuc Syringes nml Self-Registering Fever Thermometers. ^Bj we Ask the Public W To call ati'l examine our Stock. Work is out H motto, ami we an. always rea ly to wait oil cus- ... turners JP .1 W. I'OSKY & into. Opposite ITiiion Hotel. JAMES H. RODGER, DMALI'.ll IN ^if'? A p rt n n anp\tiiFnr? j SlUVcS AMU NAKITffAISi:, GUOGKli a HATS AND CAPS, BOOTS AND SHOES. A Full Fin of <)!>aI.\<? an 1 HFAl'INU SHI V i:s. 11 x W A 111:, Ac., Ac. | I Tin: m:\v r iK tiI:k <;i5:2. c??ii stove-:. "" ^ ' ! -.-it Nothing furl her seems necessary to make I lie | Farmer (jirl a |ivrl'ecl ami beautiful cooking ttp- j A paralus It hn* 1 irgc Flues ami Oven, Patent ' fA Oven Shelf, Swinging Hcatth Plate, Peep A11 9 Pit ami \-li Pan Poor. The Cross pieces all V ^ have col l air braces ami the Covers are Miiootli ami heavy. | barge single Oven Poors. Tin-line l. The largely increase I silis of this Stove til- : test its popularity ? Kvcry Stove fully warj'iiutcd J. H. R DGEIt, l.'nion C. II. Pec 0 IS -f j RICE & MC'lilJRIv nWINtl not,* compu te. 1 their Spring Purchases are enabled to oiler Io their patrons | a large ami carefully selected stock, which they 1 will dispose of as low a- the same g Is can be : Uoiiglit elsewhere. Their friemls ami the pub- A pc generally are invited to call, and if 1 NEW GOODS, i a >w AND POLITE SALESMEN will please, I hey cannot fail to he pleased. All ohb wc iisk is a cure I'll I cniii|iiirisiiii of our gamin ii ii *1 j?i iee* ii ii I we Mill jiuaraiilro i lull Jul' ' will be I'leiisfil, whether you ui>li to buy mi not Do Not Fail to Come, AMi (iivi: I S A VL, We are :iIMny> happy l*? -hott n,.t>t|<, Mlielbel* we sell or iioi. KICK A MrM III:. ^ M >v *> 1^ II' ?*' f Notice to Creditors. ! \ Ijl'ltsr \NT lo till or<l?T in i le liy Ii i- II n i- * .lule .1. S (\i|bliili. al .i'iiiic lenu, 1*^1', i lie i'ihim iif i 'oiiiiuoii I'lea.s I'.ir I uioii i uii ill y. i lie I iv.liims 1.1 MII/niN M III \| I'll nl i:s. li'CTilse'l. ale ret|iiile I In i siabiisli llieir >lehi ui'ls an lin.i siiii11 i|i eeiim ! I>e|.i|-e toe nil or before I be 'J il h o is el' September, I or be I n ever bill I e.i ' J .WICS M I \ l!M. f 4 l? ^ r|^l J ii no fc.- i* in 0 I 3E ONLY LEGITIMATE B . flsfS . p : ^a? tfe* -?sl. ism s" '; - /' ...yair^hv.^r:*?* tURTK' ?^r?T--*. t-7, ? -**?.*. *?. ri MPTM B J M4JBUIIY PULLW . "Grand Url: AIL. ROAD O I R G U ? Tin' only Show that daivs ltcjirodu c ti The Largest ami Best RailriM Siiei i! Ivj y 11( ia h Cai:iv;m and (lochia! Menagerie; Tin* (*? lit.tn and i iMii-in.i tic Minister* ; Aii Aviary < i It arc I'luinac ; A >Y!it? 1 <;t Marvel nis I 1:1: :i < ? 1 . ^ ^ ^ axe IJi plrl.; with s|?0 The "War Ble This niiitii il i? if ! tiyi! ;is .111V nth T tw ? ! rp II K. T W i v l? V B JIO A TV I A ^ I J ^ \ 8 J><kiij?; <>i" I iions. rri<?,< Full Line of "Hay Animals," The only Sho ,v. V.?v Till' Only Sliow now announced to and which desires (o fulfill / lutlire day ma; / I REMEMBER THE D UM WBDNKSDA "Titr SMI'TiCM 111 \t> y.sTk' % * "A/' i B-"'3"'' BE NOT DECEIT lif* 4>nlv Show <- \>itiiiii> lo 1 nioii IG jtAILROAD SHOW COB 'vs T^V :'f( Y-< -:YV .- V\yj i^. ; --- - v ;/) >. feV' iiiTjTi-.1.' >'. -r ^!'^kSi?r.'.'-,^c ,.-... -^v.-r'Xtv;. g|g| - ;%'3^-.^ it A;n & hamil^^re it 3cc ""^aetodoii 3 A N D MB AGE! !i!' i..oMime)}tol t!.c l'ross 111 rcii"ir<! to tlicin. M to its Mefl tin on: ? C riu.?, \ ; ,.f I.ntural ami Mool.;:niou (*nri?.silios; An A.|ii .WA.ro i! INK!) IN UNI', SHOW AND 1-OK ONK ADMI.SS US sic li ^^icLci*s> A G K R I E CI ill'II . illtlull'^ vvllicll Will l>c 1 Ull'l ^pliant Emperor, l-'!i jiliani> l!i i' will In; oxli.iiil 1 1i<tc i!?is nousmii. I! V K I; 10 r II A N T S. I j<M)|>ar<ls, I iyiMias, i i * - eraoracmg almost every S w now :nl\ i S m 1 hero Ivxliibitin;- A /l'd>l?.V ^ Kxhibit here wii'eh has <!ii<' regard ! >r its N A M I- ami i its promises to 111<* people, in ord--r that its retmn a! *'1 v' lie looked lor with some degive ol pleasure by tlie annent loving citizens of this community. 1TE' aBf 'v' * V 1 MR | ok, Mflff ' f A , ? t ,': - U i - l - , . \ . * .; - 'jiv'\ r *?> '* r''../'f . * ' ^ rm dJL ' *?;?? ?, mi- ''" ? ' ' " , ? ? " ^ ^ , a, l?i?*li lOxliihits AVrlm< it, A(h < ?, --s?< jr?,*Ta A Strange Drcain. llNG !; no n | At length. it scent - I tli it I foitn 1 myse fin tin* ! oilier great crow i on the occasion of what, 1 ; helieve they calle I tlio 1 *>71It anniversary of lite i .'//r. ! /?. ? hi -iiin n. or something like that.? livery man, I thought, li t I on a re I shirt, with brass lotttons , also n peculiar appendage hanging flout tlie neck in front, on which w*< a poC't'l ie li ?ice. represent.n g a runnl duiehiu in s to ling on it beer baricl. I iile. tic.illi which wis represent!'I several grave looking men niton t : to sign some very i .njt irtani ilocninent. ttotlie i right si lo were represented a weeping woman with two little children clinging to her skirts-? ' ' t).i lite other >i le were represented an ageil con * - -K |ile, looking, the very picture of wrote hoJnoss, on ' lite form of a young in hi in aciilin. The meaning or it all I lh night I iros iuforuic<l. was this ; I !7 vears lu-f >te, that town was nothing but a | Initio ro 'ro.i l station c niiaitiing a small store tux o Iter Rouses. A drunken, bloat- ^ -j. ilmclllttnu was desirous of ti'fc up gria^tt ^ shop there, hilt could not legally Jo it. unless | the place was incorporate-! and male a town by a sort of legal tictimi. A petition, with litany signatures, was presentr I to the lleicltstag, or general p <\v wo*v of the province, praying that ^ | the>e halt dozen houses might be incorporated. *5JA ^ I II WIS j;l(MIIV te irc.t tllHt I ho pel II lllll WOlllll *?r rn I ">>i lio notice I. To the great j"V of I lit* liijuur gj i| r I people mi I lo t lie gro.?t a jitow ul'ilio others, I lie . I powers ili it t oio, to tlio neglect of importan' 'V'^aBl I ",u,!iu,'es ''elating to tlio genet hI good of I lie pen jilo, actually iiioorjior.ito I this onitlciii|itili!e lit* _ j tlo place. A grogshop was established, with the v' i f^S^hS ~ i "-nil results. Tiie ine irpor . ion of the place " had I ici'ti celebrated cverv ve ir since: an 1 the \vVfPj.grogso lets, as if to a 11 insult to injury, hail | \TO\jafo originated the pccul ar device just described.? i anniversary of this contemptible act of thei'" lcgisl.it .n o, ha 1 f ir years been utilized hy the crow la of ollieo seekers, which charnctnrizod that province, an I ha I become the occasion of general gatherings,*! which political huttlcs ?were fought with veihal weapons; when, iu short, the ollice seekers orate I, the "sovereign people" pot drunk anil everybody ha I a gool time generally. It was in the niiilst of one of L these anniversaries that I thought 1 found my9 Soon 1 ilioiigl.t 1 was approache.l hy n well ~ disposed looking man, who, taking me aside, j lohl ine that lie wislicl to inform mo that a plot ha i hveii made hy certain "leading" ones in (lid i crowd, lo line some rare fun. at my expense, R hy inviting inc. as a pretended mark of honor, lo '1 make a speech. At first 1 thought of leaving o' i fori h .> ii li; hut on reflection it ncenrre I to me tha t j I a speeeh'of the right kind was badly needed; hut neverliaving spoken in public, I can 1 1 not think , of attempting it. II. .t while 1 wa; thinking, here | came a committee, sure enough, with a ll utrriug invitation to mike the opening al lr''ss' They j w iiild t'.he i:o_ denial. At length 1 eiu 'luded i .'. t. . : i .:?, s trvivc ?r , 'sh. 1 would say something. ! soon found myself on the "speakers' stand." The Chairman of the meety T ing gravely arose, with a malicious twinkle in 3 his eye aud made some general remarks on tlio wonderful progress ofseietiee and discovery. To , this tliey were now indebted for a very great an I "o 111 11 IlllCXpoCtcl pleasure, llO Still, I ll It of being III* irtmcllts dressed by itti inhabitant of another plnuet. "ll gives ine great pleasure lie a-l led, willl :i siguil;it'iuin ill living fictitil wink, which 1 happened to cbserve, to iJON 1'i'jhi. introduce to llic iiiidicncc ti colcbrate-1 tourist, Mr- Join's, from Karlli," TrciuMingineveryjoi.it, I thought I came to the front, at which I wis greeted with the usual silly yell. I coughed and cleared up my throat, took out my haudkerchi< i ami wiped my mouth, A w","','r'"o what 1 should do,or say. \t length. ,s. ff I managed to stammer out : BRfiJnW*'"-t. f sir.tugi-, but very rcspuctahle people: Is it a ImB^v ^ reality? or am I dreaming? Ili-it the first time KSfflr'. ' that 1 ill in i i -. *c tli-- honor if addre<si ng tin ' h^'dr'-vt/ "" '"'lire should he upon a planet which, while - ' "" I>"lite 1 knowledge, 1 In 1 been i"uccusinine ! io look up iii iis on'y u bright speck 'ffi&e,. ' I in the fur-oil's!;y. I am in public spi-akti ; re *- I therefor.- I fee) ih it I sli ill h ive hil'i tho fur bvarame a.i I ' !i -sympathy of 11.: s slrange. hut j? higliiypiiteiligeut and res; eel able audience; u hi c w I shall, in a very imperfect ami incoherent manner, try to say a few words that you may not at lir.-t end iisr. hui which 1 lupe you will receive j as the real sen'iiiienls of a strange, but true frirul to .light n< present nearly scare I to ! death." Here, 1 thought I begun to collect my scattere l senses mi 1 begun to feel ashamed of myself, beeiiu.se, like in >.it iiu.v speak rs, I found myself merely imitating, if not repeating, what 1 had heard others say. I thought ii was lime lo "get to business," s ) I ; rocce led somewhat us fol1 j ws ; Ol AC! "li.u c!.ii:n tu la':i fn e uti 1 in It-pendent peo\J V-/X\J O |ile. \ .iir ct utor- l ing changes "ii I lie "land of llie free no I llie home uf the brave.' Vuii will l>ii Ion me, if I tell von tii si, us * people, 1 IVnr IA R ACTIO R you nre neither us lice nor ns iti?le|>eu<1 ent us ij JSC ! you perhaps iuiigitic. In the nori hern port ions of your planet llie vote of the laborers is largely controlled f.y capitalists; in the southern portion I perceive that the vole of u large class is K | 1 j controlled by demagogues in li-critnitiately, who 'I I |oiy n price, either ilirccily or in lirc^tly, for the i \ \ 11 ' Voles of this elnss. In other words, ofliee, in , ' lj | i he soul hern part of your planet, has becoiin a , ' j \ marketable emu li'V, which, to a large extent, "I ' | is bought ami sold, as truly as any other c nu?. | j modify, thoti.'h ny imlireel means What means ^ . ! the fuel that ymir otlice seekers pay lor dinners .J ... . - . - - - - - 'T-"l " ll u "* ior uozens "i vou'rs cacti ; iiirit >V,! ,?* looip whole barrels of cider upon the crowd ; !C then take them around lo the e irner grogshop ft" I make them drunk on mean whisky ? Ori in ease yoiirollice becker he a good, sober, pious, ;. j ' ( It >{>! i^t deae >11, and nn enthusiasti? Sunday 0 ' 8loan, w ho is l"0 |>oluic lo go it directl* , < what means I ho fact thai this man furnishes *" "xo'vi large sums of money l>> his llnnkvys with dncc* lion* t>> | r ?'lire whiskey with ii 'or voters to ^ \V I drink? Ian** it not ail inean that ii e-e ollico i Beckers make tlits outlay in hopes of thereby get i n,; votes in return? No ?. her reasons'le 'I'l '*?****. c. tiSfuctirn of If t'ttti Lc given Vitvli j'riVttc'