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THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET. NATIONAL. St K For President >V GROVER CLEVELAND I * m of New York For Vice Pr?*?l<lent AULA I K STEVENSON " Tl Of IllinoU For Congress O WASHINGTON SHELL STATE, For Governor B R TILLMAN Lieut Governor EUGENE It GARY Secretary of State J E TINDAL Comptroller General \V II ELLEItUE Treasurer W T C BATES Attorney General D A TOWNSEND Superintendent of Education W 1) MAY El ELD Adj and Insp General 11 L. FARLEY Solicitor O L SIIUMPERT COUNTY TICKET. _ -* FY>r Representatives * K W HARRIS T C DL'tiQAN J R JEEEEUIES For Clerk ol" Court JOS II McKISSICK Eor Sherifl' J G MING School Commissioner J I. WALKEIl County Commissioner* 1 M MOltLEY J A CHAM HERS TJ ESTKS For C')ron,'r JASPER AYC<>CK Why Not Pkack??The Charleston Sun thinks the Columbia Register in wrong in supposing (hat the two wings of the democratic party will flop together and that there will never more be in this State two conventions of the aanio party. There is no reason why the Register's prediction should not be fulfilled. The faction of the pa>ty icpivsenttd by the Register began the system of two conventions of the same party and can end it whenever it chooses. There is reilly no such thing as a conservative faction of the democratic party of this State. There wns such a faction, but it went out of eixatencc the afternoon of the general primary. There nre in the State n number of democrats wiio hire not approved Governor Tillman's methods or purposes. They bad the right to express and vote iheir opinions. They did it and have finished. If these men are shut out of party councils as they have hitherto been?if their representatives in legislatures and conventions are treated as aliens and enemies and caucHiscd ugamst?if every man of them who holds an office is to be cast out simply because of bis politics, as if opposition to Tillman inside the pnrty and under party rules was a crime?they will have no choice but to stand together. They will be forced together as a separate body of citizens aod not by auy will of their own, but by the voluntary acts of the other faction. That is the whole situation. The ''dominant element'' of the party is in control, the responsibility jb entirely on it. There is nothing for the men of theotkflLJliaiBlb^l' '^^twSn^STxm^HKT^dtheir voices to the approval of all (hat the governor has done or may do. We think and believe they have toe much manhood and self-rcspect to do anything of the kind and that those who were on the opposite side have too much menhood and self-respect to expect it. If the Columbia Register knows what it is talking about it is entirely right. The credit for a restoration of the party unity or the responsibility for continued division will be entirely with the faction now in DOWer.? (Irtetiuill* - TERRIBLE FIRE AT MILWAUKEEMilwaukee, Oct. 29.?Morning broke on a scene of desolation such as the Cream City has never before witnessed during its corporate existence. Twenty blocks, yesterday covered with magnificeut buildings, devoted to manufacture, trade and commerce, were amass of smouldering ruins , and where 500 residences, the homes of T.OOO peoplo stood, there was nothing save piles of b'.nckened bricks and smoking ra'ters. The loss in monoy will probably not exceed $0,000,000 on which there is about $2,500,000 insurance; but the collateral damages, the immense shock to business and the inconvenience and pesi i e suffering eniai'ed upon residents and business men, cannot be computed. Hundreds of families arc left she'terless with nothing hut the cloilrng worn when they fled from the quick pursuit of the devastating flames. At 2.50 this morning it was announced that the fire was under control, having burned over about twenty squares, duetto ing about fifty stores nod factories uud about 500 residences. It ie estimated that 000 families weri burned out, and that at least 1,500 individuals are homeless. As most of ilieir buildings, tenements and dwellings were not insured, these people have met wiili almost total loss and are destitute. The nusiiiees district devastated is an important one, embracing many henry wholesale houses. The total l.ms by the fire is niwa.*M>Qiu(ed at about $'> 000,000, with insurap*? of about $:|,000/Kt0. . i . 0m.!? fsubMAKixr is Irklakd.?London, Oct. 2#.<?Ike scheme of wholeaa'e evictions in Ireland is being carried out in the most oppressive and outrageous manner, Although Chief 8ecreia>y Morely has given orders retiring and enforcing the old rule that the police shall net give aid iu evictions between sunset and si nrirc, yet the landlords find the hours of daylight qu'te suflieient for their merciless work. Scores of the aged and decrepit as well as of the youn^ and otherwise helpless may he seen escaping out on the roads in [the southwc't of Ireland, with nothing but clothing, little belter than rags, to shelter them fruin the bleak s'ornis of October. The laws passed by an linglish parliament permit the landlords to do as thay please, and Morlcy must how to the law until it is ropoalsd. The Tories are just now tnforc ng the laws wi ll the utmost rigor. Ireland, however, is not the only fart of f- the llritish dominions where distress prevails. It is calculated that about one liunL died thousand people in Condon are at this moment in want of the uecessitifs of life. Stops are already being taken by charitable individuals and asseoiations to minimize tlio suffering as much as possible during the . coming winter. But tbe task seems 10 be t too great for charity and 'it is feared that HP the poor of Condon will see one of the in--at W miserable of Christ masses. People are W offering to work for almost any wages, and I sblebodied men may be had for Iwelvo hours ^ a day at tea shilling?, or about two dollurs I ? week. - f&c 3Dec6fy Union i?iitie8 R. M. STOKES, - - Editor . Friday, November -ft, 1893. SUBSCRIPTION, $1 60 PER ANNUM POST OFFICE DIRECTORY. The P. O. will bo opened for business from 8 A. M. to 0.00 P. M. The Money Order Department will be opened for business from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. The South bound mail arrives at 3.25, P. M. The North bound mail arrives at 1.45, P. M. Sirect boxes will be emptied every day .i i or. t> *t u v a a m. Any inattention or irregularities should re reported promptly to the 1*. M. J.C. HUNTER. P. M. A PROPOSITION. A Farm and Stock Paper Free. To any subscriber to the Times who will pay all arrears and ono year in advance, and any new subscriber paying one year in advance, we will send for ono yoar, TIIE FARMER'S ?EI1>E, AND HOME COMPANION, A practical Semi-monthly Stock Farm Journal. Now is the lime to subscribe and renew your subscription to tho Times. Oar Cotton Market. The first of this week, cotton was quoted in New York and Charleston on the decline. Notwithstanding this the price l'aid in Union changed very little. In New York the first of the week it was so low that the shippers here could not buy. All the co'ton sold here up to Thursday morning was bought by the mill men. The market Thursday scorned to be going up, but how long it will continue to go hat way we cannot tell. Receipt) 1,140. Prices 74 (m, 7.80. C. M. 0. Dr. Tnonias says if the taxes don't come in faster than they do now, the Sheriff wi 1 hare a bonanza iu collecting tax?s after the 15th of next rnon'h. Next Tuesday will decide who will be the Presidens of these United States for four years after the 4th of next March. Wo've not bet ncent, but intend to vote the winning ticket with Cleveland Electors on it. JttSy* IVc forgot to tell our democratic renders that next Tuesday is election day, and every voter should go to the polls and put iu his ballot, fully endorsing the full democratic ticket, National, State and County. A two-bagger for Union cotton market: Mr. T. 0. Fcaster. of Fairfield, shipped 48 bales of cotton to Union this week, and sold to T. S. Fitz Simons, at 7.45. Let others do likewise. This is the market. XBaV We rfigrettorecor<^hej^^_^i event occurrod at I'clham, Greenville County, last Moudsy. Mrs. Kieon was in her 18th.year and had been married only about one year. XONathan W. Gregory, a Trial Justice at Saluda Old Town, Newberry Co., died the 20lh of last month, lie sent te Newberry for a coffin the day before, and when it reached his home, he got into it and declared it was all right, except the pillow was a little too low. The next night he died. M r. W. H. Jeter, of Snntuc, ntust either be a first class Farmor, or worked a first clnst one-horse farm this year, judging solely from the crops he made, ?. e.. 10 ba'es cotton, 800 bushels corn, with potatoes, peas and other products nearly enough to do biiu. We hope he has one or two, or more good hogs in the pen. A colored woman in Jones County, North Carolina, has taken Mrs. Lease's position and is now stumping that State for the Third party. Her speeches are said to he long and very ridiculous: but aha lm? o crowd of while nnd black followers. Of course she docs not advocate white supremacy nt the South, and, like alt the rest of the leaders (?) of the Third parly, comes froin'the Republican parly ranks hating the democratic party and peoplo with intense political hatred, llow many white men in this Couuty will follow the negrcss? We shall see. t&f Mrs. Green J. Lee, of this County, killed a hog of the Guincn breed, last week, only 5 months nnd a few day9 old, that we ghed 200 lba. Can anybody beat that weight at(tiat age? flol ihat's not all of lli hyg crop on die/GrifU farm, ^bere are six more in the pen fattening, to ho killed in December. That's the kind of farming that will cure the worst case of hard times, put money in the pockets and con- , tentment in the home of every farmer in i Union County 1 ftSJu Our high'y esteemed young friend, j Prof. II. L. Scaife, now occupying a re- , sponsible position in the Hock Hill High School, paid his parents and friends here a j ' pop visit" last Saturday. Hazel speaks , highly of the business and general prosperity of that magic City. There nre now four , cotton factories in Hock Hill, all run by steam, and he says it t ould be truly re- . freshing for a merchant or any other citizen ( of Union'to sec the rush and amount of catli ( business done there eTery Saturday after from 500 to 750 operatives in these factories are paid off. There are also a number of ( smaller industries in active and profitable 1 operation in that city, all following as a 3 natural sequence, the enterprising spirit of e the citizens which built the first cotton Factory. The fact that our talented young friend is delighted with the people of Rock Hill is c pretty strong evidence that the people of * Hock Hill appreciate his merits and ore pleased with him. C?n it be that the Farmers ef this Stale ere about to allow the old charge to be verified, that ' they cannot or will not stiok together." Is it further true that polities and politicians are about to swallow up the Alliance? And again, is the report true that the Alliance membership in South C?ro'ioa has dwindled down from 35,000 or 40,000 to 16,000 or 18,000 in two years ? The principles upon which the Alliance was founded, wen of the soundest and most benefioent character, not only for the Farmers but for every other cla?e of working people, but its very organisation of numerical vtrengtb was a temptation to political schemers and office seekers that they wer more then willing to take advantage of fore Iheir own individual advancement: and now they have got the order divided in a political wrangle upon measures which caanot benefit the Farmers or any other of the laboring classes, to any perceptible degree, for years to come, while those social, educational and business elements upon which the Alliance was fouuded, are entirely lost sight of or purposely ignored, and a general scramble instituted among i's members for the elevation of indivinuals to public offices. It is with sincere regret that we hear of the decline of the Alliance; bnt four years ago wc warned the order of the political danger before It. oud w?r* i?U there" wiW > danger from that, as the doors and laws of tbo Lodge* were closed against it, and it was strictly non-partisan. We now, in the sninc spirit, warn the officers and members of the Order that unless they do something promptly to revive and make paramount the social, educational and business work of the order, it will be nothing more than a machine to be put in motion every two and four years and run by office seekers aod political parly wire-pullers, for the sole purpose of elevnting themselves snd party to official power. Mr. J. II. McKissick showed us last Monday a stalk of sugar cane, cut from a small patch in Mr. T. L. Ilamos' garden at Joncsville. Whilo not as large us some we have seen grown in the upper part of this State, the stalk shown us is u fine specimen, and we learn Mr. II. lias finer cane on his farm. ll has been pretty satisfactorily demon, strntcd thnt sugar cane can be profitably grown in this region, and it only requires concert of action among our Farmers to plant it generally and provide it themselves or induce others to introduce the noccssary machinery for converting it into sugar, to make the raising of sugar cane another profitable production of our farms. Mr. Ilatncs is doing much good to tbo farming interests of the County by introducing new products for diversified farming and showing his neighbors hew many and what small crops can be raised en their farms, to bring in cash to pay current expenses and save them from I lie necessity of resorting to high price debts. Wc call special attention to the truly humiliating comparison ketweeu the school tax levy ?f (his and several other States 'the tu tion of each child attending the publio schools, can we exprct the school terms to be any longer than they are, or more efficient in the teaching and Teachers? No wonder our public schcol system is conridercd by many to bo almost a waste of time and a bnmbug. Instead of inciting among the people a proper appreoiation of the true value of education for the children, it is in reality lowering tlio standard of both Teachers and teaching, and is better calculated to give the children very low and dissatisfied ideas of the time spent in the school room, than to inspire them with ambition to seek higher cJucational.attainments Wliilo we are not in favor of a much increased poll lax, we think nn increase of 50 cents on the poll would be wi'lingly paid, if a proportionate increase was levied nil along the lines of taxable properties. Bfth. Capt. C. J. Iredell, formerly President of tho Commercial bank at Columbia, and n very prominent citizen of that city, was arrested last Monday on a charge of embezzlement of $'25,000. under a warrant sworn out by Levi Metze, a former partner. Capt. Iredell is now living in Norfolk, and when telegraphed to, immediately responded in person. He says lie is entirely innoeent of wrongjdoing, and cm satisfactorily explain the eharges. Waiving a preliminary examination, he was admitted to bail iu tho sum of $'2,000. vm- I?" we cannot record any great advancement and improvement in our own beautiful town, it gives us pleasure to read and report the enterpriso and progress of towns in other upper portions of the ?tate, winch a few years ago had no more wealth or greatertp^ur^tt^Mj^rad^sdnr.tges iluui pondfeDt of the Columbia Iltyistrr says about a town that ten years ago was a lillln wayda!ion on the C. C. & A. railroad, about the lise ef Santue : Our'ainier l?wn of Fort Mill is getting a "hustle" on her. During Ihe last five year* Lhere have been erected iliere three cotton nail's, a large bank building, a town hall, nine handsome brick stores, and many frame buildings and dwelling houses. There are now about 100 mechanics at work in the town. The la'est improvement at this place is the building of the I una cotton mill, which is nearing completion. Mr. J. W. Ardrey is the president, and Mr. David Trainer is superintendent. What Does it Mean 1 In an envelope directed to "Editor Times," postmarked Atheville & Spartan>urg 11. K , cue day last week, we found lie fallowing written, or rather printed, ividently in a disguised handwriting: Editor Tijibs.?The pore peeplo of Union bounty have resolved not to pay from 2 to i his cotton for one horse farm another rear, and if they rent to negroes in preference, look out for what follows. F. F, Fmr, Pore Peeple. . ? We have a speedy and positive cure for intarrh, diphtheria, canker mouth and leadache, in SHIi.Ofl'S CATARRH REMEDY. A uasal injector free wi h each bottle Jre it if you desire health and sweet breath i*ricc oOq. Sold by 11. K. Smith & Co. ( T &-> w. lire at Sedalia Last Monday night about 12 o'o'ock, ths large two atory storehouse of Minter & Bobo, at Sedalia, in Cross Keys township, with the atook of merchandise valued at 1 $7,400 was^sniirely consume J by fire. Mr. Charles Belsill, the clerk, wu? pslccp ' up stairs, and was aroused by the explosion of a keg tjf gunpowder in the room below. He was sc?4owildt red by the explosion and the glare eTthe flames that seemed to cut 1 off all chance of escape, that be jumped through the window of bis room and fell to the hard ground, on his side, a distance of about 20 feet. It was a narrow esoape, f>r the building, inside and outside, was a mass of fierce flames, when he awoke. He is now lying unable to help himself. Whiie no bones were broken it is feared that he reoeived serious internal injuries. The building was valued at $2,000 and insured for $1,000. Stock $7,400, insur* ance $5,000. Circumstances connected with the fire pointed strongly to its beiog the act of an incendio^ and upon inrest-gation foot nrinla vai>a rltsnotarotl -trill* ? *\r*/*s*l*? *? i ? ? r"""""1 mark on one toe, leading from the store, as made by a person running. Th'so foot prints ?ue followed to the residence of a colored inn, a mile or more from the hie. " HK i-? day he was arrested and brought to jal?,4j|f it is now thought that not eety is he guilty, but he has accomplices. In the meantime ho stoutly denies having any knowledge of the origin of the fire. An OversightIn the report of the proceedings of Columbus day, in our last issue, we emitted to give our Merchants credit for having their tores handssmely dressed with tlage and bunting, giving the town such a lively holiday appearance as it has not presented for many years before. IVc also neglected to state that the great sueoess'of the highly creditablo celebration, from beginning to the close, was due to Prof. Morrison, Principal of Union Graded school, aided with much spiiit by all the Teachers of that institution, and School Commissioner, J. L. Walker. Those gentlemen not eiPy worked faithfully for wocks to btiog the school children and teachers together from all parts of the county to Join equally in tone grand celebration that may be pleasantly remembered by them in after years, and to encourage a closer aooial intercourse between the people of the country and the ounty scat, but put their hands in their pockets for ninny dollars to insure the success of the occasioo. Gin Honae and Cotton BurnedLast Monday (morning, between 10 and 11 o'clock, Mrs. Piancis Spears had the misfortune to lose her Gin house, Gin and 22 bales of cotton by fire, supposed to liovn Wn eoticoil liir n or Avlf funm (tin "J ' -l-? ....... " ? . engine. We b&ro not learned whether all the colton belonged lo Mrs. Spears, but supposo it did not, wc as understand other parlies were having cotten ginned (here. Nor do we know whether iliere was anj insurance oh any of I ho property burned, ^ Dram&tlo News, Messrs. Feaife & Duller, Managers of the Union Opera House, inform us that they have some excellent attractions booked for this season. Little Mabel Paige will be presented here about November the lGlli, in "A Spanish Romance," and supported by a company of excellent performers. It will be remembered that Little Mabel Paige was here last January and played as "Litt'e Lord Fauntleroy," in a h she captivated the nudicnco The McGibeny Family, the largest and one of tho finest musical troups on the road, will also be here very soon. This is a fine show, having played to mammoth crowds in New York, Philadelphia and all the large c ties. Owing lo the fact that our people have been impoicl upon s? often by cheap and inferior performances, they have become somewhat indifferent to dramatic entertainnenls and gave the last few companies that visited us smaller houses than in times past ; hut with lhe good companies promised wc hope to see full home'. I The management of the Opera House are making en effort to secure only good shows, and they promise the people of Union something good in tho dramatic line this season. Our people should encourugo tho young men who havo (lie management of the Opera House by patronizing the shows. Personals. Mr. Victor S. Gage, accompanied by his sister, IViiss Matlio, left Friday fir their home in llirminghnin. Mrs. J. W. Wofford, of Spartanburg, spent a few days with Mrs. I. Q. McKissick this week, T. B. Butler, Ksq., h(,s gone to ObarUvton to attend U. S. CouH, and will visit Chester ' fltttTTorlc on protlVsionul business before he returns. ' Below is n list of the people of this town who ere attending Gala Week in Charleston : , Mrs, W. A. Nicholson, son Allao and daugh- i ter, Mrs. B. Q. Clifford, Mrs. Benj. Alston, ( Miss Charlotte Alston, Mjrs. W. II. Sartor, Mrs. W. 1). Arthur, Mrs. II. M. Gjriivb.tll, i Mrs. N. W. McDerinid, Mrs. W. M. Gibbes. Mr. and Mrs. Milton McNence, Mr. L. G. \ Voting, Misses (Vhitlock and Dunbar, Messrs Dan Black and F. C. Milling, Mrs. | n?? s . ... ucu. uwhi ?uu cigni young umicii from j Clifford Sptninary. Dr. T. Munvo b^s gone to Ell>e~ton, Ga., t) t'ikc a long needed rest. i Mrs. J. D. Arthur and son have returned i from 11' ck Mi l. 1 W. W. Johnson, Esq., of Gatfney City, is , in town. i Mr. Hubert Retail), am of Mnj. R. A. Hetsill, of Cross Keys, has tnken a position , iu the litw yoiU Racket Store, where he | will bo happy to see aud wni^ on bjs friends \ and acquaintances. ( ? ,.## - I Ishaki. Rktiiinikq.?There are now over 100,000 Jews in the Holy Land. The Jewish population (hero at present is larger than it has been at any other Dme since the [ end of the first century of the Christian s era. Nearly four-fifths ,<ft them all have ( gen*) ih titer from other countries jrjthin ( the past few years, and they have been i f going thither this year more steadily than li ever before. I " ? TEAOIIER S COLUMN. Irregnlar AttendaaoeNo more expensive and disastrous evil ean creep into a school than bad attendance. A school day is really a link in a ohain; break one and the whole suffers. For a pupil to be irregular at school means that there is a sorry approbation at one end of the line of what school lifo means. To teach parents and pupils too, the grace of punctuality and regularity is one of the teacher's hardest tasks. Here are some plans progressive teachers have trie I, in their attempts to combat this abomination: "Tardv Ttunila nro not allovoil to onion (he school for half nn hour, And art then reported as absent for part of the day, and a 'written excuse is required next day." "Tardy pupils arc kept in after school hours,*and made do extra work." *A blank diagram is kept near the door, and each tardy pupil registers the number of minutes he is late as he enters." "A tardy song is sung as the pupil eDters the school." "Where there are more rooms than one in a school, a wholesome rivalry is engendered by letting nice pictures haog on the walls of the room, marking the best record for attendance during the preceding month." "A tardy roll is kept on the blackboard, headed as fo'lows : 'HT?rin onaerstgneir. thoughtless, careless pupils, have no pride in the report of our school for attendance." "A pupil making perfeot attendance for one month is given a half holiday en the Inst day of tho month." Attendance F.eoord The followiug pupils of the Union Sohool were perfect in ntteadance for Ootober : Gertrude Gee, Belle Foster, Nell Grimball, Sallie Wilkins, Bessie Young, Bob Allen, Norman Bailey, Walter Cotton, Eugeme Edwards, Charlio Hart, llobcrt Gee. Nina Col ton, Ethel Foster, Sadie Fant, Fannie Hart, Nora Hart, Lonua Hawkins, Blanche Morrist Bcona Vinson, llammie Counts. Herber, i Hnrri", Abe Long, J110. Meador. Cecil Lampley, Fred Parliam, Carlisle Perrio, Jno. Rodger, Ben Tinsley, Louise Young, Nannie Powell, BeubenGeo, Lottie Bailey, Theodore Bolick, Delia Bolick, Thos. Bobo. Mattie Eubanks, Ruth Foster, Douglas Geddes, Harry Grimbnl', Trenbolm Grimball, Haynes Harris, Paul Gee, Stephen Hawkins, Will May, Boyd Morris, Kd Morris, Gao. Perrin, Spencer Perpip, Frank Parham, Jas. Rodg?r, llossie Scoll, Suue Tinsley, Lillie Powell, Maud Voisc'Ic, Lawrence Scott. Some old Jewish Proverbs. "The true guardians of the city are (lie teachers." "A village without a school for the children ought to be destroyed." Jerusalem wps destroyed because the schools were neglected" "The children must not be detain^! from school, evon though it wore to help rebuild the temple." "He who tcschrth a child is like one who wiiteth with ink on e'enn paper, but lie who tcscheth grown j cnons is like ho who wnililkiiM ll.ll..I i ,? South Caroliua is behind every other Slate in the^uion in public soliool affairs. The time is ripe f^r ^r. Ideational revival. To letch, whe'hsr by word or action, is the greatest fuuetion on earth.?Chauning. Correspondence of the Times. Around and About Jonesville. JofcKsyiLLE, Nov. 1-t.?Tlio weather has been nil that .could J,; desired for all kinds of farm work ihis Fall, The fr#$J. has not kil'od everything yet. Some oatton holds are still greeu and growing. l''gK'ng Potatoes is in order this week. They are turning out tolerably well. I hear that a great deal of wheat will be sowed this Fall, and the suite thing of oats. I like tn lioar thn not nip tnllr thai w?w IIa/? ? ? ? - r- t? "vfe ,,u hominy is what the people should ra'se at home.' The Jonesvidc Township ^undsy School convention was he'd at New Hope chmoh last Saturday. It was quite an interesting occasion to Sunday school workers. Mr. S. S. Stokes. President of the County S. S. Convention, was with us and made himself heard in tlie Convention on the different subjects that were discussod. Mr. Otokcs is taking greit interest in the Sunday school cause, which I think entitles him to the hand and heart of somo good lady, to join lrm n? a co-worker in this grand cause, as well us the domestio affairs of life. Wc are right on the eve of the general Presidential nnd State elections, and yet politics arc scarcely ever mentioned in our uwii. Mr. E. M. Penny is s'ill improving. He is nhle to ho out on the streets again. Mr. Cephas Msbrey, a young man who lived near JouesyiPe, leaves to-day for Hunt County, Texas, whei*o he has a brother living nnd where he expeots to make his future home. Our cotton buyers arc getting in some of the fleecy stuff every day. Some farmers will pass by ond go to Trough Shoals, thinking they will better the Jonesvi le price, whether they do or not Most people are apt tc think there is swnething belle:' _ i i -Lj r i mietu, mm uwitjr jri/iu iiume, Mr. J. II. McKifsick. Disl. Deputy Grand Master, A.'. P.*. M.-. made an official visit to Prudence Lodge, No. 189. Inst Saturday night, and remained over Sunday in our town. Mr. T. If. Gore and bride, of Cross Keys, were also in town, and Saturday night Mr. [}. visited the Lodge. Mr. - McAHster, of Lmrens, was in our town last week, representing tj-o National 1'ontir.e Building and Loan Association of Atlanta, On. He farmed a branch Association hore, which makes two branch B. and L. associations now in Jonesvil'e Telephone. There iB a great danger which Democrats should be warned against. There are three lickets of President in 1 electors in the field and the law Joriyja that there should be any designation upon 'the ticket indicating ifhich party the electors represent. It is net unlikely, indeed it probable that through I he ramifications of the A1 iince many Third paily tickets will be placed in the hands ef Democrats. It is necessary that every Democratic voter should familiarize himself with the names of the electors on the several tickets and bs prepared on election day o vole f'ir the men pledged te Cleveland ind 8tevenson.~ Slcte, ' ' i 1 i Answer This Question.?Why do po many teople we see around us seem to prefer to ufTer and he made miserable by iudigestion, 'onstipation, Diiiinrn, Loss of Appetite, i laming up of the foid, Yellow Skin, when or 7<r> cents we will sell them Shilob's Vi'aizer, guaranteed to cure thorn. Sold by I. K. Smith & Co'. " i For the Timbs. Now* from North Paeelet. Etta Jam, Oct. 31.?On nocouot of sickness in his latnily, Rev. W. W. Orr, the vaogelist, failed to fulfill his appointment at Sharon last week. This was a source of great disappointment to our people, but ho expects to nuke good his appointment yet. We hope the people of Uniob will make arrangements to get hira with them one week. Not that we think that they need his services worse than the people in the country, but it would give people in the county an opportunity to hear him. Iter. Mr. Clarkson preached his last sermon for this year at Mesopotamia yesterday. Our effioient and Worthy school Commissioner, J. L. Walker, Esq.. has called our attention to soma del* which shows the wonderful, if not criminal remisness of our people in their duty to fheir children, and practically solves the ques'ion how it is that we are so far bphind in tbo march of progress. Each legislator, (not only of Union ceunty, but all the other counties in the State) would do well to paste it in his bat, and refhember it when he ge's to Columbia on the 4th Tuesdny of next month. llere it is given for several states : Average yearly free school term: Virginia, 119 days; Utah, 136 days; Massachusetts, 141 days; New Jersey. 192 days; South Carolina 68 days. The amount raised by taxation fcr each pupil enrolled in tho public schools of different States is as follows; Kansas, $13.69; Ohio, 16.65, lows, $18.98 Massachusetts, $24.87; Colors lo, $36.48; South Carolina, $1.73 11 ?or people ore mxIvvi to strength** their educational system, and if a sutticient tax was levied to do this they would never grunt at it. We have that confidence in the prudence and ability of our State government, that makes us think this qvestien can and will be satisfactorily settlod in the near future. So mote it be. Our local weather prophet, Mr. Mike Sellers, after consulting the weather bureau, roports that wc will have dry weather until near Christmas, but nfter that time, soow, sleet and rain in abundanoe. Wo regret to hear of the death of Mr. Robert \V. Hamilton, whioh occurred at his home at Gould's 1*. O.. in York county last Friday from Typhoid fever. He was sick about 70 days. Mr. Hamilton was well and fnvorab'y knovyn in this section. He was a member of the Presbyterian church at Bullock's Creek, lie married Miss Paoolette Tolleson who survives him. To her and her littlo children the heart of this whole community goes out iu tender sympathy. By seme inadvertence "the local" in his report of the Columbus day proceedings, omiltod the name of Miss Ida Goaset*. ef Jonesville High School, who recitod "Co lumbus' Voyage. " It wa9 not intentional, we are sure, but wo are not disposed to let the names of our worthy county girls go unnoticed on such occasions. We are too proud of them fur that, Mr. Editor. The dry weather is a great barrier to wheat sowing, but our farmers have resolved to "ecrutoh it in," anyway. Dr. J. P. tliomas", our County Treasurer, was around last week on his official visit. Some of our people met him and settled their dues. We trust that there will be no occasion for the Legislature to extend the time this year. We have received an invitation to be present at the commencement exercises of Uatfney City Male and Female Seminary, which began yesterday, nnd will close tomorrow svening. This institution has won for itself e reputation second to none in the State. The town gf Gajlney is to be congratulated upon its having such educational advantages as it has within its corporate limits. We see that Brother "Joe" and Rev. Mr. jWwtt.iwvn'if'WlApji'rts tafc both of themnre bible reading men, and fully able to defend their positions, each to his own satisfaction, at least. "Telephone" comas forward with the sangfroid of some antiquated Prophet, and pours oil upon the troubled waterv, to quell the temped, hut, frjoqd, "convince a man against bis will, he's of the same opinion still." Several years ago we read en nrtie'e in an agricultural paper, which said among other things, that : "Some men, (Farmers of course,) would fight over (lie age of the moon, a matter they could never settle, quicker than over the best method of "laying off" "corn rows," something they had some knowUdgc $j\ The italics here are ours, ' ' ' y?** ? For the Times. Life at Trough Shoals. Mb. Editor.?Perhaps pou think "Operative" & little slow, but if you will give me a littlo space in your columns this week 1 will tr^ to give you a few dots from the uu.-j 1'Bviurjr lunn qi ^HCaiS. The new cotton mill, which 1 spoke of 8?nie lime ago is almost completed. The wood work la under Iho management of Mr Wade I'utnian ; I he brick work is being | pushed fbrwa'd by one Charles Bomur, a colored man, but master of his trade, has reached the second story of the building which will be 490x100, and four stories high. I think the machinery will be in place and running in ens year from now. I wish, Mr. Jsdtlqr, you cculd pay us a visit, just one time. I believe it would loosen up your otoe nimbie joints and make them feel good and young again. Tho railroad from Pacolet to this placa has been completed and is hauling lumber, castings and other building meteriat every day. Colt n is coming in very slowly os yet; prices ranging from 7J to 7.80, willi a consumption of forty bales a day, and when the new mill gelt into operation that will ba doubled. "* Qpkrativs. . . A Pasht.t Kmrnn.?An old man was leading a thin old horse across I he commons in the northorn part of lbs c ly, when a passer-by asked him where he was going. "I am searching for a bit of green for tha noor lltscl." h* tnivtrml 'I'd send him to fhebeueyard pr the glue factory," said the other o mlemptuous'y. "Would you ?" answered the old mnu in a trembling voice ; "If he had been the best fiiend you had in the world, and helped you to earn food for your family for nearly tweuty-fivo years? If the children that's gone and the children that's living had played w th fhe:r arms around his neck and their head? o>? hjm foy a pillow, when they had no other ? Sir. he' has ofttf ied uh to the mill and to medio', end so pleas# God, he shall die like a Christian. An' I'll bury him with these old hands. Nobody'll ever abuse old Hill, for if he goes afore ino there are those that are paid to look after him." "I beg your pardon," siid the man that had accosted hint ; "there's a difference in pcoplo.'' "Aye, and jo horses too," said the old man as he pasted with hisfppi footed friend. ?,? As Kscapino prteosbr Shot Dkad.? Norfolk, Vs., Oct. 30.?Two colored prisoners attempted te esoape front the Portsmouth jail to-night. One of tbent, Obehiah Smith, bit Deputy Sheriff Silverstein with a block of wood, amd was shot dead by Ihe theriff. In shooting at the second man tbe sheriff accidentally shot sal seriously wounded a prsonojr who wo# assisting kim. ' A dangerous counterfeit of tbe new isaue two dollar bill is out. In the genuine Ihe upjer loep ef the written "J" in Jsmee XV Wyatt points directly between "D. C," efter Washington. In the counterfeit the loop of the "J" points to the "D." i A Hundhb* Tiau Ago.?Lift ea farm and in villages a hundred years ago wa J err different from that of the present day ? The bouses were built of logs, the chinks * daubed with olay, the roof thatohed with . i grass, or, in case of the more prosperous rw|| owners, the logs were hewn square, so as Vf to need no chinking, or a frame of heavy timbers, sometimes eighteen inches in diameter was made. Two small lead frames, set .1 with diamond-shaped frames of glass or oiled ? paper served for windows. . The principal rooms were the kitohen and best room. The chief feature of the kitohen wasttjMk great fireplace. The room was six or feet high, and from the joists hung bunches of herbs, sted corn, striogs of dried apples, >, eto. The furniture generally con aisled' ofa tall wooden cloek, a dresser or sideboard, a spinning wheel, some wooden ohairs, a wooden table with banging leaves and sometimes a loom for wsaving. There was no / carpet in the best room of a hundred years ago, but the floor woe sanded and marked off in some simple design. The andirona before the fireplace shone like gold and the-fireplace itself, in summer time, was filled witn feathery branches of asparagus. The coarse, but plentiful, food of tboae days was usually served on woodon platters. It consisted mainly of salt pork or beef, salt fish, vegetables, "rye-and-lndien" bread or "bannocks," which was something like tho present "hoeoake" of the South, and bean ' porridge. Tomatoes, oslled "love apples," were cultivated only for the beauty of their fruit, as they were thought to be poisonous. Sweet corn, rhubarb, bead lettuce and the finer varieties of pears, grapes and peaches were unknown, and thejfog grape was oon- I iJered a luxury. There was no thought ef ioe iu summer, and the butter was kept cool by hanging it in a pail down the well. The flowers that filled the gardens and delighted the eyes of our great grandmothers were single hollybooks, pinks, sweet Williams, sunflowers, peonies and lilaos. There wore but few wheeled carriages or wagons until after the Revolution. Everybody rode oh horsaback or walked, and so late ai 1795 a person who had crossed the ocean was pointed out in the streets as "a man or woman who had been to Europe.?; Detroit Free J'reu. .?. . Tna Paruot Knew What to sat Whin wis Tim* Came.?lien Lusbie, who for. fiftf^ teen years was one ?f the great features llarnum's circus, in the capacity ef "lightning ticket seller," had a wonderful parrot which had been presented tq hint by oqe of the canvassmeu of tho show, who was af one time a sa-lor on a steamer plying between Boston and Fernandins, in tbe Bahamas. Lusbie use to luve a way of quieting the scrambling mob of the ticket purchasers around tbe ticket wagon by saying: "Don't be in a hurry, gentlemen." "There'e plenty of time." "Don't crowd encli other." "One eta time, gentlemem," end suoli like expressions. The parrot wkioh was perched upon tho rafe in tho wagon just ? back of Luabie, g< l to loam these little speochee after a season's tour and often broke out in a piercing squawk with ona of them, much to Lusbie's amusement. ^u,e parrot, which was <piite a little yagabmul, broke loose from her fetters one day anq flew over into a neighboring woods, near .. (he circus grounds. A searching part; was made up, and they had not proceeded far berore they heard a nisi raoaet, apparently mado by squawking birds. Hastening tp the soene they found poor Poll clinging as best she could to tho limb of a dead tree surrounded by a screaming flock of crows. The parrot had only two tall feathers left, and the hostilo crows were striking, peeking and p'uekinr her right and left. Hanging on as tjesl sbq could the parrot was shrilly ecreamiogl "One at a time gentlemen I" "Don't crowd 1 I" "Tubo your tiuie J" plenty more left!"?Indianajiolit Sentinel. Sii turn's Consumption Cube.?This is beyond question the most successful Cough Medicine we ha*c ever sold. A few doses invariably cure tho worst cases of Cough, Croup und bronchitis, while its wonderful sucoess in the cure of Consumption is without a parallel in the history of mcdicinp. Since its first discovery it has beon s-?l?| on a guarantee, a test which no other mo-Jiging enn s'und. If you ha*o a cough wo earnestly ask you to try it Prioe lOo 50o and $1. If your lungs are sore, chest, or back lame, use Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Sold by 11. K. Smith & Co. Mrs. Cleveland's Touch two Sympathy ?The announcement of the death qf N|r<;. Harrison male political friends and foes ojf the stricken president unito in the sinoerest expressions of sorrow. The common brotherhood of tbe American people was exhibited on every aide as the generous humanity of the noblest people of the world assertod itself. The hesdquarte'S of the Democratic National Committee led in draping its flag and lowering it to half-matt, and I never wis prouder q? Au}sr}iqq womanhood than this evening, when I heart} ?. ; ... Mrs. Cleveland, in a oircle of oasual visitors, express the tenderest sentiments of sorrow over tho nffliotiou that his fa'Ion upon the home of the president. Her sweet, simple, unaffected manner was evn u.wtW ?U|I.V?I'? vumi IUI iroiilUiOUS worus with which the voiced the universal sympathy of tho nation. Bucklrxs Auxica 3alv*.?The best sulvji in the world for Cuts. Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Uheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is gunrautecd to give pe4K!t satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by B. F. Posey. Grist for thh Oitraor Mitt.?Svlm?, Oct. 80.?On Thursday night the houqe of David Saoders, a white man was shot lnlfl by a crowd of nogroes. Sanders got out of i his be i and followed the negroes, snd shot and killed two of tbem He returned to his home, procured a wagon, an l carrie 1 tho degd bodies of the negroes to the village of _lMf. Surd is. Sender< was arrested, nod on pre-^p^^ liminary hearing was dieoharged. On Friday night. Wesley EthrijjMT another young white man, residincjNU the town of llichmond, beoain# 'involved in a difficulty with a crowd of ja^groes. He shot and instantly killed onejof them, wh ? had drawn his pistol to ?hmT E'hridgs. The negroe's mother atticUdflVCthridge with an J axe, and Eibridge ,J fatally wounded jJH her. Another negroattacked Ethridge, xB and he was shot an4^B>K*i".?usly wounded. j Everything 14 1 I g On, What a C<y(^flr--Will you approach of th4ifij?)'0 fifrrl 111 trltkyini,'1' sumption. Tor the asks and do $?B& lh?l?]>i'o^Q^^HsM|fl^B8HnE3^HBK If Ar JKjrjjj^^HH^^HBE9|^^U&> more then a I M II Tl | I For lame book, Porous Plaster. fold by H. K. Bn^HRflH^H^HHj An Inckndiart Ltnchkd.?In H Ala., Oct. 80.?News comas fr/ ' county of the lynching of Al ,fl| ck 1 >rati, near Monfj/eVjile, luf D had been arrested fog burning H and fifteen bales of co ten, 2 ^H| taken to jail by one depn [ f om town a mob of twenty n| H the officer and took the prisoi 40*.; P.rker ooofe sod and was ' H| nearest tret,