paragraphs. \ (Tom? travelws are bo blase that they think the rive^ Rhone a chestnut It is hard to pay a tliree-year-oM Dill?If you haven't the money. Everything goes by contraries in China, particularly the women. While we are in the grip of the ice king' South America is In the grip of the ice man. Which would lose by a . trade? Especially does the man who sells | goods on]the installment.plan Ibve a ' lover. Lives of great men remind us that they have their fallings when written by their private secretaries. It depends on whether you are going to bed or getting up if 2 o'clock a. m. is early or late. Trfitli Is stranger than action when the fishermen hand it out Since the laying of the Pacific cable the earth may be said to be wearing an electric belt, and we will see whether It Is cured of earthquakes and such Internal disorders. A. congressman is apt to consider his constituents as a necessary evil. A political economl^who uses words of less than six syllables receives no consideration. Were the weather not always on hand as a topic of conversation some people might as well be deaf and dumb. , i ~ The man with a new sealskin cap takes the open winter as a personal affront Pride goes before a fall, but not to soften the way. * No man who turns his cuffs Is a gentleman In the eyes of the lnundry" man. The Opportune Time* %\'i ' When'stock la going high, * , Then buy; * ' B#foro It drops pcllmcll, ^ ' Then sell. He who can know | ? How it wilt go I* ~ Won't have to grind his llfo away. >. ^ At thr^e per day. Their Bread Was Buttered. "All of the great stars have been listed," complained tho young astronomer, "and there Is nothing loft for us to discover hot the minor ones." "It appears to me," said the sympathetic friend, "that the ancient astronomers have taken the cream off the milky way." j It Is Their Turn. Sweet the season, kind tho fate. Prospects bright disclosing; \ Gentlemen must sit and wait; ^ Ladiesarfti proposing. W Hush, m?,palpitating heart; , Calm yoitr restless measure; i When the ladies play tho part. You tnay get a treasure. Christmas comes but once a year. Leap year's eyen rarer; In the time of bliss that's here You may be a sharer. What your faint heart couldn't do, Not for love or money, f Some sweet girl may venture to And may he your honey. To the awkward and the shy ^Vho seemed doomed forever To escape the marriage tie , It is now or never. And the man of modest parts? Saint or woeful sinner? 11ay gut In the game of hearts And become a winner. Leap year comes but once In four; Would the time were shorter. Were there of them three years more Who would cry for quarter? Listen! Some one at the gate Is the latch undoing; Maybe Mabel, Jane or Ifcte, Come to practice w oping/ IT'S A STAYER. Comes Quickly, But it Comes To Stay. How A Union Citizen Got Rid Of It. Comes early, stays late. No stranger can be more unwelcome. Makes life a misery all day long. Keeps you awake nights. Irritates yon; spoils your temper, Do you know tnis unwelcome nMeeiO X? nav kavra it onm A on/i aihv gllUDVl a* TOI MNTV tv wa??w DWWJT with jou? Know what it is? Eczema. If jou ever had any itchiness of the skin yon know hard it is to shake it off. You woold like to know how to do it? Let a Union man tell you. Kead his statement that follows: J. B. Neal, mill operator of 15 Mill Street, says. "I had a very bad sore on my left leg which bothered me for the past ten or twelve years. I consulted different physicians about it. and they each cave me some salve for it. but it would not heal up. It itched all ; the time and was very annoying, and I scratched it antil it would bleed and , then it would discharge a yellowish matter for days and weeks at a time and by very sore. I learned of Doan's Ointment, and procured a box at the T Holmes Pharmacy, I found it to be a most valuable salve. It has cured up the eore entirely ahd only left the scar/' For sale by all dealers. Price 60c per Ikw. Foeter?Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.f sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?HOAR'S?and take ??i in n iiniifrfcT-i? --I? i..iii< ; MAKING CLAY PIPES/ i A BUSINESS ABOUT WHICH MOST PEOPLE KNOW VERY LITTLE. The ProccHH of Manufacture Is Not So Simple MIk lit Uc Iinucincd Prom the Low Price or the Finished Product?llovr They Are .Made. Among the little $dngs seen In daily life about which most people know very little Is tlio, common, ordinary clay pipe. In almost every cigar shop window. In the mouth of every third laborer met and even in .the nursery this snow white llttlo instrument of comfort and amusement may be seen, yet few know, for instance, that most of the clay pipes sold in this city of domestic make are manufactured in Now Jersey. Woodbridge is the name of the queer little town given over to this odd manufacture, and a trip through one of the factories of thut settlement, to follow the pipe from the time it is dug as clay to the time it appears ready for the market, is interesting. Looking at the chunks and lumps of clny ns they are transported from the banks to the factories, one would hardly believe that the snowy, cheap little article could have been manufactnred\from material so different in color. The color of this clay before it is burned is dark gray, like cement; nor is the process of manufacturing one of these pipes ns simple as might be imagined from the absurdly low price. As the clny comes into the factory it is divided finely and put to soak in water for ten to twelve houfs. This soaking is to divide the clay to Its smallest possible particles so that in the ensuing process It will not enko or lump and will work smoothly and even 1 v. This attained, tlie clnv ta nnt into a "pug" mill, where it is stirred by machinery until it gets sliffer and stiffcr, Anally becoming as stiff as dough. In this state the clay is roughly molded into lumps and distributed among the pipemakers, who begin tho Arst step in the life of the humble creation. Grasping a small chunk of clay in each hand, the artist begins work to fashion roughly two pipes at the same time. Rolling the clay between n table and his palms, ho quickly produces two carrot shaped and pointed rolls that bear little or no resemblance to the article when it shall be Anlshed. With incredible speed the fashioning of these rolls continues, for nhead of the expert is the problem of manufacturing something like seventy-Avo gross of pipes within the week. Then tho rolls are put away to dry somewhat, and for tea or twelve hours they stlffon so that once shnped they will not fall readily to pieces. After that the clayls ready for molding. The ordinary mold consists of two pieces of iron hinged on the side and opening like a sewing box. Most of the little factories have numerous molds, from the common, unadorned sort that comes in two pieces and is Intended for tho ordinary plain pipe to all sorts of elaborate patterns that come Jo six or eight pieces and are nmde of brass and intended to fashion piperf"In Imitation of wooden models that happen to 9e in vogue. The plpemnker grasps one of the shapeless rolls, tilts the fat end upward, which at once gives the euggostion of a pipe, and runs a wire through the pointed end, out of which the stein is to be pressed. This roughly fashioned clay is then put Into tho mold, %which is jammed shut, while at the snhie timo a plunger is pressed to enter the mold and to pr<(S8 out the clay so as to form the ( bowl. With a dull knife the clay pressed out at the side of the mold is ] shaved off with n slnglp lightning stroke by the expert, and then onco more there must be n drying process, , this time in a room heated to about 85 j degrees, where, as before, the pipe is ! kept for twelve hours. Except that tho 1 pipe Is of Its original gray%color and ) soft and supplied with the "burs" ' where the molded Pljds are joined, It is ? now practically finished. Then comes the process of shaving off the burs. At this stago tho pipe still retains considerable dampness, so that the clay may bo cut smoothly, while at the same time a wire is again drawn through the stem, so as to insure proper draft. All is now ready for the pipe in its flnnl state except that it needs to be burned. For this purpose it is put into a cylindrical vessel twelve Inches hlvll nnrl na mnnh In diameter. This is known as a "sagger." Set one against the other, the pipes ore adjusted solidly in the sagger, which will hold something like a gross of pipes properly packed. If tho pipes consist of the more fancy de- 1 signs?that is, merely pipe bowls that are to be provided with mouthpieces of wood or rubber?tho saggers will hold as many as two gross of pipes. Nine of these saggers filled with pipes are known as a stand, and a medium felzcd kiln will hold twenty-one stands and will burn them all at the same time. For five hours the heat In the kiln is kept at a moderate tempera- . ture. After that it is allowed to run up until at the end of ttfeWe or fourteen hours it is driven to a white heat. Which gives the pipes their spotless white finish.?New York Tlmtes. ???????? , The Farm. Every farmer should own his fnrra. If he cannot own n large one, let him own what he can and gradually In- i prease the size. Land ownership con- 1 duces to happiness, contentment and i restfulneBs. One of the greatest hin- ] drnncea to the prosperity of the tenant ' Is that he ia compelled to move fre- j quently and therefore cannot accumu- ( late.?Maxwell's Talisman. j , Be wiser than other people If you \ can, but do not toll them so.?Chestor- ' 1 -."'S r';V . ??1?W? Coughs 1 rr.VjLvr^aas^xxjj "My wife had a deep-seated cough R for three years. I purchased two y bottles of Ayer's Cherry- Pectoral, I large size, and it cured her com- I pletely."?J.H.Burge,MacOn-,Col. I Probably you know of I cough medicines that rc- { licve little coughs, all ~ coughs, except deep ones I j The medicine that has I cured the worst of deep ( coughs for 60 years is g Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. | Three sixes: 25c., 50c., $1.00. J Consult your doctor. If ho nayn take it, H tlion Nordnu, "I think that the Sun blahs are the most humorous people iu the world. A Suabian if lie 1ms nothing funny to say keeps silent. Stupidity is unknown among this race. "One night in Sunbia in. my early youth I called on a Suabian maiden. She was very pretty. Perhaps I stayed longer than I should. Suddenly, at any rate, the young girl's mother called In a loud voice from upstairs: " 'Greteben! GretchenJ' " 'Yes, mother,' Gretohen answered. 44 'Gretchcn, it is very cold here. Will you ask tlint young man to shut the front door from the outsido ?' " An UnnelflKh Husband. Conjurer (pointing to his cabinet)? Ladles and gentlemen, I now call yoyr attention to the great illusion of' the evening. I will ask any lady In the audience to step on the stage and enter the cabinet. I will then close the door. When I open It again, the lady will have disappeared, leaving 110 trace. Husband (to his wife)?Matilda, my love, do oblige the gentleman nnd walk up.?London Telegraph. Always Had It. "Has your husband a birthmark or anything of that kind by whlcji lie may be identified?'' asked the detective. The deserted wife reflected a moment. "Yes, sir," she said, "no has a sort of hangdog loo! on his face, and It was born with him, I guess."?Chicago Tribune. Ready For .It. Professor Lcnghafr?It lma been de++* onstrated beyond question that this, continent is sinking. Miss De Style? Oh, well, we've got a yacht.?New York Weekly. Good s-.tilr.cr. Jack?Once more, Molly, will you marry me? Village Polio? For the thirteenth time this "hour I tell you I will not. Jack- We il, thirteen knots an hour ain't had aailin* for a little craft like you.?London Tit-Bits. Tragedy Averted. "Just in the nick of time oar little boy vas saved," writes Mrs. Wntkins, of Pleasant City, Ohio. Pneumonia hait played sail havoc with him, anil a terrible cough set in besides. Doctors treated him, but he grew worse every tlay. At length we tried Dr. King's' New Discovery for Consumption, and our dailing was saved, 'lie's now sound and well." Everybody ought td know, its the only sure cure for Coughs, Colds and all Lung diseases. Guaranteed by F. C. Duke, Druggist. Price 50c and $1.00. Trial bottles free. Crop*, Glsanrtl* untl Stotuuclin. Insects are oddly constructed atoms of animated nature, as n rule, and it depends altogether on the species as to internal makeup. In bees the crop Is cnlleil the honey bag." Insects with mandibles usually have a modified form of the "gizzard" so typical in the common barnyard fowl. Jpi some cases this miniature "gizzard" Is a perfect wonder shop, its inner surface being provided wltb "pods" covered with "horns" and "bristles" in great profusion. The grasshopper's "gizzard" is lined with innumerable rows of teeth, very minute, of course, but well developed, true teeth, nevertheless. The same may bo said of crickets and other insects of that ilk. Age r* Enrth. An emlni ut scientist's estimate of the ago cf tho world ia "not so great as 40,000,000 years, possibly as little as 20,000,000 years, probably 00,000,000 years." As not even tho greatest scientists have been able to find out within 10,000,000 or 15,000,000 years how bid Mother Darth Is, It must be confessed that: She keeps the secret of her age quite as well as do her charming daughters. The scientists may at last como to the conclusion that, like tho others, she Is "only as old as she looks."?Baltimoro Sun. More Riots. Disturbances of strikors are not nearly, is grave as an individual disorder of the system. Overwork, loss of sleep, nervous tension will be followed by ntter collapse, unnless a reliable remedy is immediately employed. There's nothing so oflioient to cure disorders of the Liver or Kidneys as Electric Hitlers. It's a wonderful tonic, and effective nervine and the greatest all around medicine for run down systems. It liapels Nervousness, Rheumatism, and Neuralgia and expels Malaria germs. '3nly 50c, and satisfaction guaranteed t>y F. C, Duke. Druggist.jg GRANT'S SYMPATHY. Tribute of n Southern Woman to tlio General's Kindly Nature. The sympathetic sUlc of General Grant's nature, as every one knows, was very strong. A few days after the surrender of Vlcksburg a southern lady hurried to his quarters to ask for Information about her husband, of whoge safety she had heard conflicting reports. The general replied that ho could not give her the information she desired, but that ho would send -an orderly at once to fliul out the facts for her. When the man returned with the news that her husband was safe the southern woman's eyes filled with tears of gratitude, while tears of sym"puthy showed on the cheeks of General Grant. Ou another occasion?it was years after?at a banquet in Vlcksburg given bini when lie was making a tour of the southern states one was heard expressing her gratitude to hlin for past kindnesses. As he replied to her two tears rolled slowly down hi# cheeks. , For little children and old people , General Grant showed special sympa- i thy. Many who were small foes in those days remembered ids way of ( drawing them to him and impressing j a kiss on cheek or brow. , One old lady who afflicted her friends by her propensity for smoking was often the recipient of a good ( cigar from him. The gift was fully ] appreciated, as the general's stock was always of the best. When lie was ill | In Washington she sent him some wild flowers "from the hills of Vlcksburg," for which a letter of thanks was ( promptly returned. Subsequently, when she visited Washington, she was kindly received by llie president, who, to her delight, presented her with some J more of his good cigars.?Helen Grnv In Leslie's Weekly. Ill* Theory. "It is better to rule by love than fear," said the gentle philosopher. 1 "Yes," answered Senator Sorghum: 'it Is people's love of money that lias 1 made life easy for me."?Washington Star. 1 It Suveme years, For he would always have the blue3 And all the year be broke If he attempted to buy rl.ocs ? And stockings for his folk. . ~ " F Had to Be. e "Ho is the son of poor but honest parents." j "How do you know they were lion- t est 7" 1 "Well, as they were poor, they would have been In Jail If they were not honest." c Appearances Deceive. Sometimes a river's bed seems hard, f Yet on Its way It sings, For, though It may be formed of rock, Yet it has lots of springs.. ? - - e Working Overtime. Klght hour laws are ignored by thoso [ tireless. little workers?DrvKing's New c Life Bills Millions are always at work night and day, curing Indigestion, Biliousness, Constipation, 8ifch Headache, < and all Stomach, Liver and Bowel t troubles, tfasy, pleasant, safe sure, j Only 25c at F, C. Duke's drug storo, k. 7 Jfa 1 Irrecovc-a Ulo Wnate. The utilization of what formerly were considered waste products* and the resurrectlon of mr* ' t froui a used up state to a new tradition of servlcenbleness have in recent times been develop! d to such a degree of completeness that we are scarcely prepared to admit that anything Is ever Irrecoverably lost. In this respect we believe in the conservation of material Just as we have long been taught to^belleve In the law of conservation of energy. From a purely practical point of view, however, some things certainly may be so completely lost to further use that their loss may well bo considered absolute, and one of these is the metal lost In the wear of railway rolling stock brasses. For the speculator in copper values, the promoter of a copper "corner," to use the broker's cant, the copper which has gone Into railway brasses need have 110 terror. It is not likely ever to he available again In full measure. It is dissipated so completely, in part at least, that its practical recovery is not likely to receive much serious consideration. From the best available deductions on the subject it appears that i> per cent of tlie annual copper production of the world disappears in this way every year.?Cnssier's. Flat Wheel*. "Flat wheel." growled the old retired conductor as the trolley car in which lie sat went thumping along at twelve miles an hour, slinking the passengers uncomfortably at every revolution of I he wheels. "What makes flat wheels?" asked the nv.M m iiiu* conaucior. "Fools," said tlio conductor. "It's this way: If a man doesn't know how to stop Ids car he makes a flat wheel. On the steam roads some brakemcn flatten a wheel every time they put on a brake. When the wheel suddenly stops revolving and the momentum of the train carries It along the wheel slides along the track, and a flat Is started. Next stop makes it worse, and so it goes until the wheel Is no good. If a brakemnn knows his business he need never make a flat wheel unless he has to suddenly avoid an accident. If he keeps his wheels turning slowly they don't flatten. Now, these fellows on the trolleys take no care at all, and every other car In scmie places has n flat wheel."?Washington Star. The Kliyeiift?* Ftrnt Woman. The Khyengs of Burma are probably the only race or tribe of people that bave any tradition of the origin of the human race that do not have a man or male human being in some way connected with that Important event The Kliyeng genesis opens In this wise: "In the beginning of the world, after the mil, moon and stars had appeared, the cnrtli by Its own inherent power of productiveness brought forth a female creature, which was called Illecneu. She laid 100 eggs and hatched them in cotton wool, and from them sprang 100 human beings, the progenitors of the different races." The least that can bo said of this curious belief is that it is a Que Illustration of the multiple theory as applied to the origin of the human race. TooIn of the Anclenta. An Investigator who lived during two rears in a tomb at Clizeh collected evilence to prove that the tooi?i used in working stone 4,(?00 years ago"1md Jewfled cutting edges like modern tools. je says that tlie builders of the pyramids used solid and tubular tools, straight and circular saws and many ?ther tools supposed to be modern. In ionic specimens of granite a drill bad ;unk one-tenth of an Inch at each rev)lution, Indicating that the pressure vas at least two tons. Nothing Is mown of the material of the tools. As he diamond was scarce then, It Is >robable that corundum was used. T?vo r.viicuKlvv nunqnetl. The costliest tueal ever served, ac ording to history, was a supper given >y dllius Verus, one of the most lavish >f all the Itomans of the latter days, to i dozen guests. Tlie cost was 0,000 sesertia, which would amount to $242,500. V celebrated fenst given by Vltellius, a toman emperor of those days, to his yrother Lucius cost a little more than 5200,000. Suetonius says that the baniuet consisted of 2,000 different dishes ?f fish and 7.000 different fowls besides ?ther courses. SlitftiiiK Eye*. No matter of what color, beware of he eyes that have no desire to look ?ou full In the face. Theiw is somehlng wrong behind the shifting, un asy glance, nnd the owner of such opIcs will prove to bo unworthy of trust, lead well tlio signs, for If actions ipeak louder than words eyes speak iven louder than actions, and to be orewarned Is to- be forearmed. * f-- f>nlnK tlie Adns?. 1 the bride In tears, pies and things that are fierce, but George will not she sobbed miserably. ?: j?u musi nrsi juauo turn love rou. The way to a man's stomach Is brough Ills lienrt," they said, for they vere worldly wise.?Puck. 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