The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, April 06, 1883, Image 1
III WEEKLY S P110I TIMES, : Devoted
to ^gricnlturc, horticulture, Domicilii; 0:ciinomt), tiir J3ay, 4PP?MfP
VOIj. AIV. \i:u Skkiks. UNION (J. II., SOUTH cJfcOLlNA. APRIL 6, 1583 NUMBER U.
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LADIES' RE0U
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Tin: FAVOKITE rRE
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F<>r Pr^ln^'n* T'li i l or V r.'hrr of i'i" Won
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Sli'k iiii<I NiTwins 11 ,-i iri- li , ! in!" -' i ! , 1 >
St'iinjii h, S-T f '. i, I" in i i : . !>!/ /1 :ti-?s, ! !
trillion, l)L*i'i' -: !? of >, :: :; . 1 ir '?;
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hns no ("iiisil In I'mvt'I. Tf vhm livvo Irlnln
riHiv:!'.;- 1, I iI jmw ' I \ lilts' i'.r.iiCI Vl'is'i
guitf' :ui i ji >ir.;i'- .' i ./.
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iloiil.ir ; ji.-c rrl|>: inn !' >! oil ?. , ai.'l " I. a hi
lre will li i-ii i--. y v" ' i". \ on.
850() ill I'm ! 'i > n'fur n:ir r--o i f I'm
Ttr.ia i. \ nw? T'?N " wl?l m t ? >: . V . i
ulio knuw.f' >: i\ prrn'/'if w' : "I \ii!V%' 5 C
TInij.fr i m-i'i- > ili'it. i rr" iv !i -ii".
tirS to Cll li'.l- ' ! ? i"! I i O l? * I. i ;i"i| i il?
hit 111 ;i 111 ill v I " li . I' I. \Ti Is i-'i \. j-i
Motlir il lii ! si :' . N "< 1 i, N. * ) I ? ?i| 1> : t mi
W?l \l i II M w ? "".I ? :1 ioV I" f " ii : i ." n I i
Iiuviirr. or in i:nv way 11 :? : i |>
" Uc all (at ::v . ' or "Tonic,"' Willi iatCluliill of
liclii-i e Hi t il is 0:1 r jii"; pnrsl ion.
Rol.l ii/ Jiru't :is s. 1'i ci. $1 00 p**-*
If \our ilrurai l r u.riul ftir.ii h or tier in?
will lio sent <!iivet f'Mi o.ir ixvi i iiT::i'v..n
(u'c- ii! :my *.i!i>, jri irii t hi ml' Ii I, t ii- it u lil
imil ii i-1ii -a \\ iiit li lie in r,t--v1-ir or jir rt t.ii
r-raivrly ? / a ii the L'n:;* I StuUs wIii-.mv.'e
to loviliIi Iiv u-iii'*our rt'iii 'ily. If it do i n a
Wo stake our r.-iiul-ii ini in wives anJ mo
this s|iri'i:il |uv-ri i|i' io;i f. r \vo:iu n.
Iioncnrrkcon\Vnsli. An I iWlii-iv
lu*-', Smart in_r :in I I':ii11fI:I Sen at 1'Ui-i t ( I a
Jjoltl Iiy tlrilirtfi-l a. i'l ii'f.'JItu j t r hi it by
Ladies' Vcr.'a I'l.ih
porous pla?tor?. K-snocinl'y nA--C I to tlio
k CUUls. or sent by mail, posljeil l,f ir ?- -II! A iI
Tno WOMKN's MRiun \ i. I vsvttptk is
ressfullv trcateil tho ilNense1 common I > t li.-i r
forifrmn any <1 i tease, either bv mail or a;
tors can obtain julvieo conn-rnin# tin ir lioalll
turns anil tleserlplion of tinea- .
If wo ran bo of nny service to von or nnv o
we trust you will write iis. it i
stumps for our pamphlet to womun. I'iu.A.so n
WOMEN'S .ISEDH
April ii
THE HOLIDAYS ARE COMING!
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tint IN iiic iiiiii' in i i -j>,ii i- mi IIII-III.
IOEST VA11IETY OF TROPICAL
FRUITS IN THE
MARKET.
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Fresh Cargoes every Week.
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IttuiniisiM,
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3131 l:i ?i':? liiiisins,
NORTHERN FRUITS.
Apples, Fijrs, Peanuts, Raisins, Nuts,
Citron, Currants.
Orders filled with dispatch.
1S MST A t(>..
Cliai'lcsloii.
<>i't 'jo rj ' in
I |p Btirail I'ma ' colivrigliis. etc., tor
H It H tho United States, anil to obtain patWaA
V rnts in Canada, England, France,
Itkll Germany, and nil other rmwtricH.
I ?iiniB Tiiiiiv? t\years*praetico, No
cbargo for examination of modela or drawings.
Advico by mail free.
Patents ol)taiiie(l through us aro noticed in
llio SCIK\TIFIC AMKICH'AIV, which iina
tlio largest circulation, ami is the most intluential
newspaper of its kind published in tho
world. Tho ad vantages ot Mieh a noticoovory
patentoo understands.
This largo and splendidly illustrated news,
paper is published V.' l'.l'.Kl.V a t <:t.20 a year,
and is admitted to ho tho la st paper devoted
to science, mechanics, invent ions, engineering
works, and other dc partinonts < !' industrial
progress, published in any country. Single
copies hv mail, 10 cents. Soi l by'all newadealers.
Address, Mann A Co., publishers of Sciontifio
American. 2t!l llroadway, New York.
Handbook about patents mailed lrco.
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mi^liiy nii'! snl'liim* Irivo 1 iv
iiiit'l I?? ci?iii|iirr lime." ."r'i'i i
wvrU in ,v>>:ii'own lown. rr "? ??nilit IV?v \<? risk
llvorvt limy nrw. C;i; it il |-f<|ixiit' I. \\
will I'liriii^h y >11 I'vri \ i liin r M.ii.y :nv .i.i!;in
fnrlui'O.s. I.'i'lii s i:ri\o us mi. 1i ;>< nicn. mi
hoys IIII'I -ril N ID .!;< - it j.iy. ! > i In. if y" i
w.iiil lii|sini??s ii u it11 ii y .11 i- m >ii i!<i1 i il j. i
nil I lie i \vi itr ! >r | ni i i * . t I! II \ i i.t i
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ISCRIPTIOM <>! Yin-:
CAEi XIJ^ilTUTE,
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)'>, Tnfl'-tmmMrtn mi 1 T'lcorntinn ??f l!?<? Womb
i sTi'truJ.M*? r 1' .infnl M-'n.-lrunlinn, I- i <?'Iinv.
?>|?si:i, Ili-nrtlmrn, Weakness in ll.vk iiml
C innn'liini, llim-nni'ss, Nervous PmjI.;.'.,
or II:J Cielterul Pcliilltv of Women.
^ATsrsG T?HIC?
r remedies without micros?, ?ln not he ills<
Tonic" a sinylu trial. It never fails to give
complaint pamni'ti to cir sev, las a-i-letlio
u UtiutiLA M.N'ii Tonic," wlif?-li we ;ruaranntdn
Weahness or Inability which " I.AOir.S'
1I a h unt i. >11 :Vr, made liy ladies,
ati su T.inii; " can iln.
i v u'i !i ? in ' i -."t F-M-rai unscrupulous p.ar'
v rapji r < r ? sleep 1 thvivfore In- I ikon to
pucr in riJir.!;, ?m<l that our 11:11110 (Women's
< f s inio.
n\ i'*tion ?f nr.- en" nianufnotiirins1, soli in**,
iti'ii v. :;'i ; i if i'i words, " I.relic-',"
ilciiaii'lin c and dveivh>;; tin; public into tiio
Pottl". or 0 T- :tl i f ; ?5.00.
i lo nrilcr it i f his v irilesaV house for you, It
i: f i : i > .1 t let liiin inducoyou to
i i a I u'tn: , i ran v of I he unreliable
llnauiir pi'iui e.? i'Viu.ulo Itemed v. Thorn Is
Uue.t l'.fiviii ; in" I i !v v. ho I. .; heell l'estoroil
< m { 4, u\: ; ; 7 ? ' ' I th new
thers, rui't that of our Moiliral Institution, on
e". h "s a tio-i!I ve cure f i" n'l Discharges, Slingi
ruiirii'v I' r? in fr nil two to live days,
mail, post paid, for > in < in .'!-crnt stamps,
tcv. A i rent improvement over all other
feinrilo oyrtoin. Sold hy ilriiygist*. l'ricc, 83
i ."-rent s i amps.
il ' aml?iUon of 11'?y FAy.sfrfnns. who have ?ue.s"\,
f ir rears. Tr atvient plveii to l.uili nifI
instil Tt ion. Wives, Mothers tin I DauehI
an I disease* by mail, frtc, by sending by in pf
vonr friends who are' ui Coring from illaca?*,
, "u I on* tolvisit nitiv euro \ .a llnultwotwo
leulion this paper. l''ailhful!y yours,
CAIy INST3TFTE,
i-TTJZSTZD.A., IT. IT.
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ONE MAN'S CASH AS GOOD
AS ANOTHER'S AT
l y a o i n & b a t ? s
Soatteii Music House
Oil/// llnnf in Amrri'ii Si //in;/
Pianos & Organs
Oil the One /'l ire $i/s(< in.
ONE UNIFORM PRICE to ALL,
AND THAT THE LOWEST
KNOWN.
The usual system of selling l'ianos mi>1
Organs is l'.?r the dealer to charge any price
he can gel for them without regard to either
? a fair profit or the customer's interest, lint
we are proud to say that this has in err hi en
our method <>f selling.
for the benefit of purchasers and to secure
tlieui the lull value ol their money, we
eslanlished at the outset of our business,
tin !>' //'<// .< .1 iinv,
I'hr Our / 'eiee S//t/< in,
and to this wo attribute our immense and
prosperous trade. Selling on this xipiaro
basis renders it imperative that the priee be
the very lowest one that can lie given. We
arc pie'lgcl 10 mis, ne nnvap nave none
it, ami we always will do it. It's our rrml
ami our />rnr/iW. No oilier I'iano ami Of
pan !l?#iise deals on this |>riuci|ile.
Our prices, in plain figures, arc placed
on every in-iriuueiit. \ child can liny as
low as ilie sli irpest trader. All other Houses
have "High prices ami give discounts.
The "One 1'riee" system saves time in
trading, and is the only iritis factory way to
hnyerand seller; f>r, on the li Iirli price and
iliseoiint system, even ilioiioli the customer
; Imy-, he is not sure that lie lias hnttoiu
prices.
THE WORLD'S 3?ST MAKHilS.
| i It ICK I III.Mi, j MASON A 11 A M 1.1 V,
I , M Mill sill K, | AUloN,
i.i m>i.\ mn?.j i-\ck van otu'iir.sii-.Ai.
Over "tin dillerent styles to choose from.?
; Makers' names on all. No Stencil Instruments
Isold. i:u;i;.\ NT N XNOS only I'?K A 1'
TIFl'l? OIWIANS for ?ot). Kustrst Installment
I 1 ei ins. >'? iii "it 1 > days' test trial. No money
; reipiire 1 milil I ust i anient is sali-factory, I'riv
i ilege of exchange within six months, livery
ii inducement thai any r<\i ?#?i*/7i/c House can oiler
Competition with the world. I ton'I fail to semi
f>r our t italeoiies and 1'iic lasts, 1-Ml,?
.\ddre-s.
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l.iiddi n ?V 'litles* Southern Music House,
J SAVANNAT-I, (+A.
i | The tin at M lodes le I'iane lid Organ Popu
? III till' ."Villi II.
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DEFERRED NEWS ITEMS.
Tub Gamim.ku Mr?" Go.?Nashville, March
-"'.--An Act making it a felony to keep a nmMing
establishment in this State <>r to rent houses
for such a purpose passed the Legislature ^
to-ilny. The penalty is imprisonment for not >
less than one nor more than three years in the
penitentiary. ^
Nonet: to I.'xitboStatks Ji'imits.?Mr. J. K. T
llagood, Clerk oi theCnitcd States Circuit Coutt,
has served the following notice on the membert g
of the grand jury chosen to serve at the
approaching term of tlie Ciiouil Court in Charles- j E
ton: |
"You arc hereby notified l>y order of the
Court I lull your appearance as a grand juror p
will not be required before Tuesday the 17th of
April, IHS'1, at which time you will appear."
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Ask Yorit Fiui:ni>sto Muaw a (.'at.?A new p
idiotic craze is thus described by a society paper:
"Fanyou draw a cat is the latest special ques- ,\
tion, an I you arc immediately handed pencil
and paper and requested to give your best idea t
of a cat without model or semblance. Otic lady
we know lias what she calls "a cat basket,"
wherein she keeps all the attempts of her friends A
to draw a feline. Ii is astonishing how few
people readily known how a cat looks. Ask p
your friends to draw an I see the things they
make. T
Disai'I'KAI!Amu: ur a Hiiidai. Paktv. ? Peters A
burg, Va., March *_' !.The gravest apprehensions
are felt here concerning IV. II. Moore, a merchant
of this place, who was married hero last
January. In company with his bride he left
on the day of his marriage for a lour I hrough t he
H ost, expecting to return home in a few weeks. ^
Prc.-istent inquiry Ilirows no light on the where- A
abouts of the bridal party. Their par. nts and
friends are deeply concerned as to their fate.?
Mooie left his store in charge of the head clerk,
promising to write within two weeks if he did "
not return by that time. T
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In D::vtii not l'iviur.i>?About ten days ago It
Mr. Jacob Mouse was obliged to take to his bed ^
at the re-idciico of his s-n-in law, Mr. P. K. .
in....i.,.,i .... .1... 1.1 i ii.o v.,i '
nursed iiini carefully. I>ut the task was too front "
I for lier ati'l brought on a heart trouble to which
! she was subject, so that on Wedncsd ?y 'he was ^
obliged to reiiiaiti in her bed and Thursday
afternoon she died. I.-ist evening her husband
followed her. lie wa - in his seventy-!'ft It ye.tt. "
she in her seventy third. For over lifiytwo
years they had lived happily together and had
anticipated dying very close together; in fact it
was often a theme of conversation with them.?
Thursday he sen', word to her, saving (iood- "i
bye." Alter Iter deal It he refused to lake any j
nourishment or stimulant, closing his lips against
what was offered, although the physicians said
that had lie taken them he would probably have
rallied.? W/nrtui'/ ( IIV.v/ I'-/.) Iiitelli-;w>-r.
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Intkisnai. llt;vK\t:K Foiu'i; to lis Uki>c8
? ki?.? Wasbington. March lift.?The l're?ident i A]
: Hording sonic diversions to oliice holders under ji
the Internal I'cvcntic Iliirean by the anuouiiceincut
that be intends before warm weather to
reduce the force of collectors proportionately
so far as may be with the reduction in the ,a
internal revenue collection, as contemplated by ll
the recent bill." a
It will probably be impossible to carry out this pi
iil.nti fnllv. because the bill does more in > <
! ' "
| the i*situr? of reduction than in the abolition l
I of taxes, such taxes as are abolished being ?,
' a'most entirely the class heretofore collected ''
without clerical etl'ort on the part of the Intertiiil
llevenue I'm scan. f*i
The President means, however, to h>|> oil'
twenly-live collectors, v.l.ose <- ilarics aggregate |(
a' out ? I"i.ttt'tt, an 1 he will make a Inrthur cur
. ;si
. tailmcnt if opportunity should oiler.
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Nn;i;i t: l'r.tisi:, !-1 i,is ? IlttKw.-i i t: anii Mi.i.iON J * '
J \V wi l l'. ? We desire to call the attention of the j 15
1 rnllle shirtcd haho. n, I'rcwster. an ISam Melton, 1 l:i
his jumping jack , to an act of persoculion which. ,,|
should call forth the stcr:i"st penalties which
C'l
t.'tr /tfji irlimill a/' Jii '/< can indict. Wc understiind
that two respectable individuals of African
descent d. 11. lloyce, the barber, and T. II j
11 ay tie, one of f-lieritl llolley's faithful deputies
? have 1 . i n forbid lets to iidc at the negro n:
tournament t day because I bey are l>t nine rats. |",
These men are good citizens, wlioni the white >(
people of this communiiy desire tosec prosper ;
and yet tin" att -mpt is male to stamp tbetu tin'
HIT I"n IK*L*:?II>C uirj art' i;iiti?it?i ivy inu t iuav i
ofgmd government Wc arc inforn c?l that one <1
of the i?:i? !iv.-? who J> ?rtioi|>:11? . 1 ia this j_nl:i oe* f;
I < isi >u i* :i convicted 11:it*I*. :in<l yel these two j,
i honest colored men are excluded.? AH?n AVI
,;?nl,r. U
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\\ \i: 1\ I' 11: MorsT.\iN>?.?(ireonvillo, March j .V
j U'h A ; niy of depttiy I'nit?.* ! Stales marshals, J l>
I consisting i>|*.lames l-'islier, John I!. Maze, W. I>, ! |(
! (loo I an I others, left here vesler lav to exevute ! .
i t(
! warrants against inoonshitiers in the Saluda |
Mountains When in the neighborhood of I'e- j U'
tor Mountain, one of the Saluda range, the squad '
divided ait'l <>. I'. Iltghtower, their guide, after M
continuing suite distance with one portion tl
of the squa t, was left in cltaigc of the huggics s<
in which they were traveling. (In the squad's ^
reassembling llighiower was missing. A shot
ami cries of distress had heen heard. This 1 111
morning it w is a-cer: tine I that Hightowcr was | ' '
shot while walking on t ic side of the mountain* j Vt
the hnllet entering his right side,just above the |u
hip and passing through his body. The latesj !
i fi. tu ition is that he cinti't live many hours j J
1 lit
The shooting i> helieve*! to have been d >ne by , ^,
Marion Watson, who is reported to be the leader j
of a band of moonshiners armed and equipped j
for delerutiue*! war on all revenue oliieei s ami i
marshals. 11
Aii < verc it l ini ! to day near die spot where j |,i
die : ng oeenrred has heen idem ilie las W.il- , ()|
1 s in's. Watson's illicit still was raided titi-1 had
ju-t l> en removed. Henry Alexander, colored 1
lleke Hai tin an I lolin Summer, iiiooiij-hincrs. 1
were o ipiiii i liy tlicsi|iial .an'I brought to jui| ' '
to day. Iliglilowcr is an ol?l moonshiner, j tl
I i against \\ 11' 111 eases are docketed in the (tilted m
Stales district t'oiirl for liial in August. I|<" |(
lias recently turned spy and iiifortuer against ^
, ' other luoiilidiilier-. seeking peihajis in this way "
1 l.i expiate his own ollenees, and has tlms in*
( cmre i their hitter ci.iniiv. A peisoii wl.o lefi "
I llight uwer at I o'clock today says he cannot '
p.is-il,K r( corn. ' ' /. \ ? .<?///</( ir-if.
fTHE LESSON OF LIFE.
I
IIV A I. CROWKI.!..
?otp in a corner cf each heart
Some buried treasure hidden lies :
i which thrilled our being once ?
](eiiictiihercd 1 it from faded eyes ?
^freclio of a dear loved voice
^wbicli evermore on earth is still,
lie vision of a face now cold
Beneath the daisies on the hill.
oratimcs the sunshine of a day
lyng buried rises from the past,
inhgitig from out their bed of clay
Tfce wreaths of joys too fair to last.
lfc,>i>iUer memories ! and yet
Suph memories we would not forget;
tut, by rgtfcn.bering. would essay
Vojba'ii^ ev'ry ruiu regret.
Stf?an;- ? * 4-? 1 with
ceaseless struggling against rate,
or all our loves and hopes are vain.
Ami time goes on and will not wait,
nd what is past will not return,
And what's to come we never know,
he opportunities that we grasp
A stern fate bids us to let go.
nd what is life ? A mystery!
Too well we know what draught it holds;
a the dead past but misery,
And in the future it unfold t
he lessons of the past retold.
Ah! happy we at last ,whcu c d 1
nd hid front its sad history, I
We lie beneath the churchyard mold.
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l-'or the Times. '
WOMAN'S LAUGH. I
l. Nature! (live to woman a sweet laugh, '
n l lo ! Thou hast bestowed a charm and grace,
liiclt no bewitching form or lovely face ,
an ever hope lo eipial, e'en by It If.
s soft and low and tuneful as a Utile,
his music of the soul falls on the car,
r, like a running brooKi?.?. i-..a .? >? viv...,
Rceuis togive each creature a salute,
merry greet i ig si pledge of love ?
is I lie very essence of good cheer. ,
right lieuv* 11, which seems s>> fir, is brought so |
near,
'e half expect some angel from above
"ill catch the happy sound and then will say,
Thou'st cheerc l thy l'ellew men ? I will repay," 1
"IT US.
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MlM.ta.ns in >ani>.? A busliv haired,
rizzly-bcarded inventor stood over a ina,liue,
run with a leather belt, in a dingy
d't at Ib> Washington street, yesterday
tor noon. lie was Mr. S. It Kroui. lie
died bis tnacdtiuc a "dry concentrator."?
resembled a small njuiglil piiudbrte.?
Ir. Krom was ladling ?I:?rv 1.?n 1 sand into
s Imppcr. The sand ran from the hopper
i'cr a sunken linger l> en d, and w is agita
d by pull's of air until it resembled a uiinture
chop sea. The pull's of air came up
imuuh the finger board, which was givou
jarring motion. There were GOO
afifs to the minute. The light sand was
laken from the linger?board and the heavy
tnd dropped into a la i.like wheat pouring :
mil a fanning mill. The heavy sand w. 3
a bright metallic Color, and looked like
rains of galena.
This," said Mr. Kroni, sifting it through
is lingers, "is chronic ore. It came from 1
1 estate owned by Patrick Calhoun, a;
raitdson of .John ('. Calhoun, on the \\ os- j
1 n.M ary aind llailroad, fourteen miles from 1
altiinore. It is worth a t >u. Calhoun j
viis acres, containing millions of tons J
llussand 11 )k> il-a uiiiuiim ii ill in per |
lit. nl'this chronic ore, ami hy llio use of
lis machine lie can deliver the ore in 1 >aininro
lor five d-dlar ; cr ton."
A chemist who was present said the eh rotate
of potash is nbt lined from this ore by
istng the ore with potash. It is used Ibr
doiingsand dyes. It gives the permanent
recit and yellow colors seen in illuminated
osters ai d in bank notes. It is in groat
eniand in calico, woollen and carpet uianuletories
Over. 11,000.0(1(1 pounds wore
ii[Killed last at a duty of three an 1 a ha'f
juts per pound. The ore is only found in
urkey. Russia, Siberia, California and
l.aiylaud. Cargo iju nili'ies ol it are used ,
y the manufacturers of iron and steel, it
ardens these metals and gives them great
nsile power. Chrome steel has been freely
?ud in the construetioii of the lirjoklyn !
ridge. The manager of the Urooklyn Steel
i oi ks says th it the chrome steel is worth
tree cents a pound more than any other
cel. lie says that it niu-t come into gen*
*al use. The trouble with manufacturers
i the future will le to find it in deposits '
rgo enough to iiil the demand, as it is a j
ry scarce mineral. Within three years
i) thinks that demand will be greater than 1
,i
te supply. A o imp my has been lornn d
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i tins city 11> luilizj iiiu ?i I11.s mi .oralhoun's
estate?A'? w York S'iii.
IN IIonou ?>F TIII: SI'UIM; CIIH KI:N.?
[cavy tragedian al railway li<>tel? * I 'i ilhoe,
ndlord. dwells there within the j?rot*i nels
' this liaiiilct a machinist
Landlord?"'A machinist\ cs, sir.
Tragedian ?"Then tike t ? him this hird
' ii.Miy Springs. Ili l liitii \vr? tie asunder
lose iron limbs, ami then, Ibr our resile
lent, ?o chisel slices IVotn its utivicldiiiir
isoin, fir wo would dim: ainm. And j s-1 y
iti. do it I|iiickly. Von peas you need not
irrv for those, witii dexterous muiiee ,
lent, wo can swallow whole \>v i\ .
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Hero are some true ami strong words by
Canon Farrar, of the Chuteh of Fngiand,
They tell something of the work of liquor
in the mother country. They arc pari of
an address delivered in the Sheldonian
Theatre in the I'niversity city of Oxford
What is true in Kngland is true in our own
country?true in its measure in every
neighborhood where intoxicating drinks are
sold Canon Farrar said :
"i iook a roil i hi nit', not nore in r.ngianu
only, but also through all the world, over
dependencies over which the sun ticv. r sets,
and 1 seethe frightful, the intolerable wi
deuces of the devastation wrought by one
fatal sin, the sin of drunkenness ; and that
tnir rrrni irnnini::, mtniTn-mluted
in intoxicating drinks. I am unable,
I have not the heart to day to touch on onetenth
jr one-hundredth part of the proofs
which demonstrate to every serious mind.
which i?- at all acquainted with the facts, the
awful importance ol this question. Focus
the lurid gleams which flash upward from
this pit ol destruction, and you will see
h >w frightful i> (lie glare. 1'r.ack the suh
terranoaii runTfie itioiis of this evil, and
you will see how the whole nation, the
whole empire, i.-? undermined ; how every
step we take is over lire ever bursting
through the treacherous ashes.
4*It is matter, not of assertion, but of
sternest demonstr.it ian, that the ilriuk traffic
causes the in >st auiizini; w iste of our
national resources; that to it are due, mainly
nn<1 aimikI <h,? worst, nheoon.ena
of p iiiperisin ; that it causes seventylive
per cent, of tli ?Si melancholy c ises of
domestic ruin which till our police courts ;
that it contributes enormously, both directly
an 1 indirectly, to the hideous social evil
that but for it, on the tcstim >ny of nearly
every jud^e on the bench, crimes of violence
would well nijjh disappear ; that it is the
cnusc, both directly and indirectly, of a
m >st terrible mortality ; that it chokes our
prisons, m id hou?< s and penitentiaries ; that
it creates an hereditary taint, which makes
life a curse to a stunted population ; thai
h.'iviosi! of it thousands, ave. tens of thous
nnds of miserable men anil yet more uiiscrabl
iv omen. an 1 peer little children, most
mis Table of all. lead lives ol's toll squalor and
anguish as on 1 y they who have witnessed
can conceive; that it devastates the humanity,
and blights the bodies and the souls, not
only of (500,000 drunkards, but of the millions
which their ruiu drags down to shame;
that it frustrate our religious efforts at home
that it destroys and ruins our mission efforts
abroad ; that it is the chief bane and ruin
ol our homos ; that is the darkest stain on
tin; glory and the prosperity of our nation
Exaggeration ! tlentlemcn, there is not one
word of this indie.ment which is not true o
the letter ; not one word of it which is not
capable of the iiioit ligorous proof which
evidence can establish and statistics lout
-riii."
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A l-'l.oltln.\ (hii.o.\v.?The sal; of 10,000
acres of laud in Florida effected by
Mr A !> Liuderuinn of i'hilad* Iphia, during
a reee.jt trip to london, to a syndicate
of tliat city, was fully consummated Tuesday
by the payment of ih Florida Land and
improvement Company, the owners of the
land. The land is in Orange County, ami
the syndicate is composed of leading l.ri'ish
capitalists. The plan of the company to
effect a colonization of their lands is comprehensive
and rather uniipic. The whole
tract will he divided hy ticucr.nl Manager
liinderman into twenty acre farms, upon
each of which a frame dwelling house will
he erected At least two acres on each
tract will be cleared by the company. The
farms will be sold to emigrants at !?."?00 each,
which will include all improvements made
bv the company. The payments may be
made in easy annual installments. A strong
effort will be made to induce It dim emigration.
for the purpose of introducing in
I'ioiida the grow'It of the silk worm. On
all the land of the company fruits of nil
kinds, sugar, rice cotton and early vegetables
Ibr the Northern market will be grown.
It is thought the settlers will ! e able ?o
earn a good living during the first year's
residence. The company will furnish for
the use of the colonists at < nee a library, I
and a lecture ball will bo erected, where
i .< -: i ?I.I a i... ..... i;l r...
(lie people .>111 in- i n ii.ivu. 11^ in. u..^
ul' the milliliters, ( ? listen In discourses uu
subjects wliieli will lie u<eful to tliein i u their
every tiny life as agriculturists.
.
The ehler Wellcr, of facetious memory
i'X pressed llitiisel!'hi rolioly oil t lit: Ml! j "ft of
uiilows. fhcre he people in this 1 :in<1 of
tie1 attorn v ami h >n.e of the hrtncli of
promise suit wli are dCpos-d tosile with
him. "Coine stiiil a Cincinnati nrin, showiiio
;i Ciiieio,, jVieinl the institutions of the
fitv. '"t'oiiic let us t" 'he Willows' |
Iloine." ' Not iiiiich," cri.il the terrified
visitor. ' I saw a wi l nv home ouee antl it ;
ret me ' I l'i I MM) |'ii ale ^ed hre nil of prolii- '
ife. No, sir, Send tli Widows h :ne iti a
hack "r .V 1' If ,v(//
( Don't Speculate ?In spite of repeated
warning's; in spite of wrecked lives and
ruined reputations ; in spite of honor and
love and fair name generally ; in spite of all
' those cloqucut, though voiceless emotions,
hopes, apira'.ions and endearments that go
t) make life really worth the living, thousands
an- to day riding the car of speculation
to the devil ! They never atop to lh.uk
until disgrace and prison, exile or poverty,
stare them in the face, and they pass
b.'yond the pale of public mercy?outcast
alike from (lod and honorable mankind.
On this subject the Philadelphia 7imes
throws out a few homely words which contain
a world of truth, and suggest the road
- ?? 1 - j *?- - j -** g
speculation. Says the Times:
' Wo have lately had a flood of embezzlements
and other forms of thelt, and it has
been the >auie story in every case. Ti usted
casniers ana omers cnargeu witnine tnonoy
of their neighbors, speculated and lost it.
' In nineteen cases out of twenty no crime
was intended. Had the thought of theft
occurred to the parties who proviu to bo
criminals, they would have shuddered and
recoiled from themselves; but they lost
their own money ; they borrowed without
leave to make new ventures, and ended us
embezzlers and thieves.
"Most of the scores of men who have
lately startled the country by their embezzling,
were citizens of unblemished reputations,
commanding the unbounded conli ?
donee of their respective communities; hut
the inordinate aiiiuiimu ...? . ...... ,
in style ; to give their children the hollow
respectability uffortuue, and to gain the
mocking homage of fools and hypocrites,
made them ventures tep by step, until
detected crime and ineffaceable shame logically
followed.
en .mil it.> \",it one in a thou?
i --sand
of those who attempt to win fortune
by speculative gambling lias profited by it;
and many who have not been broken in
fortune have wasted what isol grater value
than gold ? honest industry. The only
wealth that lasts and that is lull of comfort
j is that gained by industry and enterprise,
' and every departure from legitimate pursuits
to gain riches is crowded with peril at every
step. Don't speculate."
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Phiyai'Y.?A worthy wife of forty years'
standing, and whose life was not made up
of sunshine and peace, gave the following
sensible and impressive advice to a married
pair of her acquaintance. The advice is
good : ' Preserve sacredly the privacies of
your own In ue. your married st-.te of your
heart, l.ct no lather or mother, sister or
brother ever presume to conic between you
' two, or to share your joys and sorrows that
j belong 10 you two alone, iiutui yourquiei,
I world, not allowing your dearest carlbly
! friend to be the confidant of ought that
concerns your domestic happiness. Lot
moments of alienation, if they oeccur, be
healed at once. Never, n > never, speak of
it outside, but each other confess, and all
will como out right. Never let the morrow's
sun find you at variance. Review and renew
your vow?it will do you good ; and
hereby your souls will grow together >
cemented in that love which is stronger
than death, and you will become truly
ft
one.
O
Ft.'.\nikk tiian Intk.ni)KI>.?At a recent
dinner parly there were two sisters present,
one a widow who had just emerged from
her weeds, the other not long married,
whose hn.-band bad lately gone to India for
a short term. A young lawyer present was
j deputed to take the young widow in to din?
| tier. I nfortunately lie was under the iid ?
| pression that his partner was a married
> lady whose husband had just arrived iu
| India. The conversation between them comi
metuvd by the lady remarking how warm
ir was lor the season of the year. ' Yes, it
| is <|uile warm," replied the lawyer. Then
a happy thought suggested itself to him,
and lie uddid with a cheerful smile : ''JJut
not as hot as the place to which your husband
has ^one.-' The look with which the
j lady answered this lively sally wid haunt
| that unhappy man to his death. ? C'iitrin|
iiiiti C'nimiK rriitf.
. m While
we are hesitating or theoretically
[ grappling with the piohlem of tempera nee,
the whiskey forces are marshalling and fortifying
themselves, and planting their heaviest
guns again?t us. The Devil s/trJ'
it irif/t it c<ij>itnf D) is engineering the dark,
hi >od stained, yelling legions of the cup,
whose sting is pKAItl. TIio press, t" o
mails, the telc^rajdiio wires, all, nil are
burdened w 111 the fearful record of his
achievements in society, while Plutonic
rcgi jus echo with the shouts of lien.Is deli
l ieu* with joy over the million*1 of the slain*
Is it not time for us to awake and n ovo
forward Our Conference r< solutions oca u|?y
advanced or aiud. Sincerity of delivoiauees,
laith and prayer uiu*t he prcved by
W'oilKs.