The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, September 08, 1882, Image 1
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
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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' %
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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.
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l?i?*li lOxliihits AVrlm< it, A(h <
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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'