The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, March 25, 1904, Image 6

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? 4* C*'I* >"!'*!* 5** * ! IN A COMPROMISING S | SITUATION { 1 By T. W. McKAIL t T ....Copyright, 19u'5, l.y 'I'. C. ilcV.'lurc.... T 1 -J-- -.j"I am sure," said Mrs. Itailton, ti\iug me with her eagle glance, before which even bishops have been known to quail -"I nin sure yon will like to be the lirst to congratulate Sylvia on her engagement to Mr. Oswald Fitzgerald." "liut Mr. Fitzgerald"- I began. "Is suitable in every way." continued Mrs. Itailton, heedless of in.v attempted remark. "lie i- just the man to make Sylvia a capital husband." "lie has, i am aware. s."jo,e: n a year," I said bitterly "but he is old enough to bo her father." "My dear Herald." remonstrated Mrs. Railton in her most bland tone, "bow can you say such things! Mr. Fitzgerald is quite a young man still, and by many people he is considered extremely handsome. Fray don't put stu b notions into Sylvia's head." T lielit mv itoileo -t n.l Ml'ief my countenance carefully for u l'ew moments Mrs. Itailton continued: "I have told you this because 1 have thought?although, of course. I may he mistaken?that your affection for Sylvia has been becoming a little more than cousinly. ! should he >orry if"? "My dear aunt." I broke in impetuously. "what is the us;- of your trying to blink facts': You knew quite well that I have been making d> spentte love to Sylvia ever since she was ten years old." "A mere l?oy ami girl tlirtalion." said Mrs. Itailto!). "Perhaps." I sai?l. tryin. to speak nonchalantly; "hut. at any rate, 1 do not mean to eonyratulnh Sylvia on her engagement to an old man with dyed hair and false teeth. If it had been a young man. it would have been different. I don't believe she earn; for hi ill any more than she cares for the man in the moon." My tirade fizzled out rather Ineffectively. but I was feeling genuinely savage. and the necessity of keeping up a calm exterior lief on* my ; ant oppressed inc. I wanted to go out and hit somebody. So I made a somewhat hasty departure without wailing ti see Sylvia. On the way hack to my rooms in the Metropolitan club I hroode-l over my wrongs. There could he no doubt that Sylvia had treated me very badly. I recalled numerous sentimental little passages between us. Itesldes, I had proposed to her regularly every week for the last two years without any definite result, It is true, but still with no decided negative. I sat down in my room dejectedly and pondered over the ways of vtwuic?j in general and of Sylvia in particular. Then I went to a drawer and took out a box wherein lay a miniature portrait of Sylvia, some letters from her. cc^^airg ^hicll ?m. CZAR'S FLEET NOT i- tsrialW 4-l>s,r'?" ** ">. TT iiTTTiTlTTr?Srand some few other unconsidered^ a fles. The sight of these strengtlione my sense of righteous indignation, an wldlo it was still upon me I seized pen and dashed off a furious letter Sylvia. I Jut a moment later 1 tore to pieces. After all, I thought. snrca* will 1)0 much more effective and at t same time more uignilled. Acting u| the second iirtptilse. I constructed - - <>.,1! (,f irony congratulat brier leiu-i ..... Sylvia upon her engagement aim forming her of the pleasure T felt receiving the announcement. 'i'lii dispatched at once by express mes ger and then settled down for a q afternoon. It was Saturday, and there wa air of peace wit'.in and without soothed my wounded feelings. I cigarette and lounged In an easy before the open window. The sou a cal) approaching rapidly arouse Looking out of my window, I saw It contained Sylvia. As she slcppi of the cab at my door, looking bewitching even than usual, I u that she carried a letter in her In Thus forewarned I unswere hurried knock at tlie door with tor of fact "Come in" and evince of the surprise she evidently e: me to feel at her appearance. "You are perfectly horrid"? gan. "Why?" I asked innocently. "To write me a letter like thk "ffnndinif doeuip.i lllSf out l III* m,. was Just Kulnst out shopping wi or wlion It arrives], but I fob must come and talk to you fin mother! She will wonder v earth I have pone." 3 SOUTHE TH13 GREAT R, | ore:/ I ' CONVENIENTLY t Passonfcer Traffic M ? W. H. TAYLOE, i * I "So you did e. ! i tight?" ?>h. Jerry," she saul quite earnestly, ? 11' 1 1 fancied I dr octed a tear in iter | left eye. "how could you write ine so cruelly? I thought you would be lieurt| broken." "Is it not a little indiscreet of you,'- ' I went on, realising uiy advantage, "to i come here alone to a bachelor's rooms without a chaperon?" She sprang to her feet, her eyes dashing and her cheeks Hushing in a man- ! nor that I could not help confessing j was eminently becoming to her. "Do you think 1 euro about stupid conventionalities," sin? said, "when it is a question of Justice between you and mo? l>o you imagine I am going to remain at a decorous distance front you when my happiness is at stake? Do you"? But I interrupted her. "It is not so niueh a question of what I think or imagine as it is ol' what Mr. Fitzgerald"? "How dare you mention him to me?" she flamed out. "It is the worst tasto on jour part. If I had refused you and accepted hint"? "That is exactly what you have 1 done." I interposed. | "Indeed!" she bowed haughtily. "Yov. ImiiiW Ilii.ri* f.f oiv :i fV.l 11*.' t <!<> HIV. ; soif." < "Sylvia," I said. takini; her hands in uiino. ".vour mother told mo .v?ui were outraged to liim." "Ami you believed ir and wrote me this t'nis unpardonable lottor. I came to loll you that 1 am not en/rayed to any on" ami that I never shall l?o." "Not ovi'U to in.'"." i pleaded. "You il wort punishment ' you I'oiih! pos ahly ha ve." site said, with i a hint of relent hi}? in her voire. At tlil.; uioin lit we lcard a < .:ri\mi drive 1 up to my door, and a nu t:ir:u Inter wo ! recognized my awnt'n fnatiry. "tJcrald," yaspeil Syiviit. "It's mother! Jli.lo me. l'or ;r' itliu's.s' sake!" There was only < no hiding plaee in the room, a cupboard disguised l>y the name of panlry. As I closed the door ; on her Mrs. Kailton knocked and enI ten 1. I saw her u lance wander round the room as siic said blandly: "So triad you are in. my dear Ceruld. Have you seen Sylvia tins afternoonV" "Sylvia!" I exclaimed in amazed tones. "1 managed to lose ^ijriit of her just now in Fifth avenue, and it occurred to iue thai perhaps she lmd met some one she knew, possibly yourself. I'.ut if you have heca in all the afternoon of course my surmise is incorrect. She has probably p?ne home. Will you see mo down .o the carriage? What charming cltamlx ; -!" She raised her eyeglasses. "Wliat is this? A letter addressed to Syhia? Shall I take it to her?"' She was al out to pick il up when then- was a trrrisie erash and a faint scream, unini- lakal.^* in Sylvia's voter "Svlvt:. jostle accents as f:,v!vla emerged, <U.s- 1 closini; a vista <>I" broken rrookerv. aili s<sjiid gravely, "that Sylvia should ho found in such a compromising situation; hut, after ' all, there is a very good way out of it." | Mrs. Rail-ton's horrified jeja^e rcniov- \ ed itself from Sylvia's face to mo mij)1 demanded my meaning. Jt~ ^ "she can always as .a last, roso H)poonifi enjrapred to mo." I contieSZt rdily. ' < if course I am a very^B^^ ??? for her, hut we are wo?? at one V"'11 I am. .the . Q'( the writer -. I yuU nd ?P,nl?n -.ed a new ln-ly0Urirc? vjta being ^ftn . taken I bust mod matHs ^ucated npon ts u see_ and"? , , . do nfte ? ..Al?l it's .he h-a t I ' ho hroaUina- his tea seiMC . . ,on taking n?y lUft e v-tllnlidlpthriin'* in- 1" tell n story th - in . tod the methods Of Yalland * I V , political orator, 'lho 01 ???- V:!: -t was makim* a mioeeh in iiiiet rfiieinrr niie ot the Oil 111 i: i' i k inwn u<n,..? a an pnlgn'-. t'after was a hoy and wont that hoar him. In the inhNt of tin" orat lit a fiomo ono got up and asked: cluiir was Vailandighnm dui ml of tlio war?" d me. "My 1 riond," said tin* orator, " ; that have a \? rfect right 1?? ask that <j d out tlon. and I shall answer it at. the j more t'' Next winter I will coin lotlced Illinois, and you and I will ehou md. day when the thermometer is at ,,1 i,f.r and tl c wind is Mowing the a mat- across l!;e Holds. We will go fa tl none upon ti. praiiie, and i I wii c pec ted >'?u where \ I! ih!. .,1, .iu was d the war. It will he in nv periiucr she be tan ly on Mich an or. .isioti thai arsil will have as :.ai -h smnilica the winds of winter as to thi> i," hold* l>ai;;n." ent. "I Carter raid Yaliandigham w th moth- again interrupt d. Washington ; as if I ,t. poor "What w<~u!d yr.u say If I < hero on nsk >' u ?" marry mo?" "I on might ask me and And < rn Railway um MLWAY HUNS THROUGH A BEST VE kT COUNTRY dm r t n JNITINO ALL THE BEST SECTIONS OE THE SOUTH. AND IIAVf S. H. HARDWICK. RFCf 1)1 larafier. General Pasasneer A^ent, Washington. D. C. CAR S?| Cr,'1 p*r?. Agent, Atlanta, Ca. pSLACII0" IsTOCii and | I I POULTRYI' |MEDiCfi^E|! R r I Si x;k and poultry have fevr ? j ?3 troubles which are not bowel and 1 liver irregularities. Black- io Q Draught Stock and Poultry Mcdi- ^ cine is a bowel and liver remedy 5 i for stork. It puts the organs of ' ! $1 digestion in a perfect condition. "0> i [4 Prominent American breeders and '** \ pj farmers keep their herds ami (looks f 1 fcp healthy by giving them an occa- s. *jj sioual dose of Black-Draught Stock t 3 and Poultry Medicine in their I n food. Any stock raiser may buy a | n 25-cent half-pound air-tight can B Sj of this medicine from his dealer E*: o and keep his stock in vigorous j|l -1 health for weeks. Dealers goner- Rjj Sj ally keep f31nck-I>raught Stock and ' i Poultry Medicine. If yours does Cj; j not. send 25 cent's for a sample & ^ can to the manufacturers. Tne & Si Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chat- jy'] ^ j. tanooga, Tenn. jjj^ UocnnLi.K. Oa., Jan. 30, t?02. >4 Black-Draught Stock r.ncl Poultry *>4 I Medunno is tho bust lev. rtried. Our ' X"J n'oi-': waa looking had *vh.*n you s nt yj VI tus the ino'licino aud now they nro J |.4 getting en fine. They aro looking 20 f! , -2 per cent, hotter. ] G. P. BnOCKINQTOW. & LADIES OF THE MACCABEES. " lu- Snpremo I'lnuncc lieeprr of {lie Order?Hive Notes. The Ladies ??i" tin? Maccabees lias ttrown so rapidly (luring the p: ( few yoavs that tin* position if supreme tinanel* keeper of tin- order is one of ttreat trust ami responsibility. This ofliee is hold by Mrs. A. Louise Myers, tin experienced business w* '.'.'an, mo/ \ \S,.Ar : J iLJ. \mW _.3f|jgsr i n to fuio, L S^^SS^SE^inasB iiTW|Wf T^rrrmp, ic v*uTh b*\ Last yen not '???"" >'vw"1 T** base u MltB. A. liOTTISU MYEi"A."*-"<v*M tliodie.il anil n< nr..t >. She is the custodian and ili Liu or <>f a!! the order's ' funds, aggregating J?oOt?.? -o aumu.ily, 1 and hoi Is full conlidcncc "i her associate:-. and the membership Mrs. Myers lias served as supivme l 'nee keeper 1 since is:>n and j. ? ?ious t>> lier election ' to this position was a p. milieu t ortl . rial of the order in New Y< ik. Ohio now has -lift netlv hives, rep resenting a luemoershlp a the lUiek at eye State of IM-.w >. '7' In the past year U10 I idles of th 110 Maccabees in I'liibidelphls has show J,n a net gain >f .'?T > mend rs. a resu In* largely duo to the labors f tlio stipe .,f) j vising deputy. Minnie R. 5urgin. 'l iio o^der Is growing sti.illlj' in No ! York. This jurisdietioii >w lias 4 j II<r ( j hives ami Ult.UCH? member* ? i The Ladies of the Scccabees you j IVnnsvlvania was very f live duri (l|t'S* j imp- j anil secured many lKv in em be (> ,() I Tills Jurisdiction now ha a memh S(, u | slilp of over Id,000. zero ' The supremo hive, Rides of snow 1 Maccabees, is the largest} der of men for similar purposes j (tie wo II p.p It is the seventh among a the fra airing nitles in numerical strengj. it and ~~ ~ j !)( ( to 4 ' a " " OS not O * ost' I>on't l>e nfrn!<l of tryirfnew r ivrre to ?^s nin'(e ,'M' lodge modgs po; and entertaining. The n-iey is nl,t?i spent which secures the a> ve In and attendance of the nvlbers. social features of lodge lif ught emphasized. Itcnjnniin F. floigher ha'oslgi recorder of Detroit lodge/o. tt, 5^ holding this office twenty-f year trolt, No. C, is the largest*! lge y. order, having about 2,f>00/'inbe ^'*$7 Fubllc installations are alun drawing attention to the llor i benefits. . . The grand lodge of MlelV:ii h $7,328,000 to beneficiarlej'f d< memhers. tj. Set the laggards an exaile b early to lodge. tyc'W KNIGHTS OF P*HL fThf Oldest I.oiIro Alii Pytliinn Not Franklin lodge of Fan Knights of I'ythlas, thtlilc* ization of thfcr fraternltji tl after a long period durfcvhi heen more or less Inn.' < the fact that Its me in be ver Ing aged, many of the !at the period of Its origin^ p year taken on new snni more rapidly in prop?n lodge In the District ofW diction. }t gbows ? t iq I I ship for the yenr of more than IK) per ceut. At the Indlann state Pythian Jubileo j prizes valued at over $1,500 were awarded, and grand lodge offices con- : ferred Hie rank of page upon a mon- : ster class. Grand Chancellor Edcns of Illinois j has organized a campaign the jmrpose j of which is to restore to membership j Pythians who have been dropped for I nonpayment of dues. During the year ; ended June 50, 1003, lodges In Illinois ! lost by suspension 3,302 members. Six new Pythian lodges were instituted in Indiana during the past two months. Arbor Vita? lodge of Indianapolis, Ind., is composed exclusively of railroad men. Washington is to have one of the finest Pythian temples in the country. During 1903 the fraternal orders did nuich to prevent pauperism, bearing a large share of the burdens that would otherwise fall on society and the state. It Is estimated that over 3.000,000 people have held membership in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows since It was established. The oldest human Institution existing is a fraternal order?Masonry; the oldest American institution now existing Is a fraternal order?American Odd Fellowship. fraternal insurance protection affords a way to save money which becomes an investment increasing In value year by -ear. It offers the man an opportunity to invest for his family a sum of money in advance of saving it. SLEEPING OUTDOORS. Wlint 1( Hum Done l'or Two Mcrlden (Con 11. > Coiimii in pi 1 von, With the mercury 3o degrees below zero two Merideu (Conn.) women have boon sleeping all night in the open air on the veramla of their home. They are both consumptives. Last July their cases were declared hopeless. As a last resort a physician advised sleeping in tlie open air. They have not slept a night indoors since. Throughout the winter they have established their bed on an upper veranda promptly at !> p. m. Their hedclothing has consisted of one blanket and one comfortable. In case of rain or snow a rubber covering is used. On extremely cold nights an extra blanket is added. Their physician says both women have lost nearly all trace of tuberculosis and that three months more of heroic treatment will cure them. The complexion of both has become a ruddy brown from exposure, and iudoon they complain of the heat if the ter pernture of the house Is over 00 c grees. One of tliem has gained tvf ty-flve pounds in weight, and, have heartv nppetit*- T ~y, Sfeaf the disuous"* Viuesuim., i no eurlouyjal liquor men | fa .. niille IIerrgoKa<l rw>.?vr;4T;V conducting vires woven Into carpets aiul otliei fabrics, and it Is designed to give i moderately high temperature to th liber, hemp, cotton, linen or silk. I does not affect the pliability or appeal ' a nee of the material. It is clalme that the heater is perfectly safe an that the wires cannot be raised abo\ a certain temperature. The nrrnng ment can be applied to many purpose Carpets, rugs, etc., can be kept at t' e temperature of the body or higher, a n dry or wet medical applications can It kept easily at 1150 degrees C. In the r- dustries numerous uses are suggest as in filters for fatly or gelatinous m ,w tors and for warming carriages 20 trains, etc. Trnlnlnir Itriif Mule* to Ifcnr. ? To train deaf mutes to hear and "" measure their sense of hearing h H' b&eu subjects of experiment in Eui 101" by Dr. Marngc. A siren giving vc . sounds was used, and the Intensit; the sound as it became audible bee wo" | progressively less, many eases of i plete deafness lielng thus made to - ..w. t0 ti,e powe ll"'" pMCC 111 m.-w lioariiiK- ordinary Bounds. The t umnt proved lo be pleasing Instei fatiguing or painful. The hearing measured at different stages ol 771 treatment by the air pressure 1 '1 sj| wry '? tlie siren audible the results were clniined to ln< neth- lhat few persons are deaf and pular beyond all cure. terest The to be m : ? Don't Have in the I ible in 8 ...i m; as paid I ' eceased I y going I . W? ar 8 supplies, Don't pay Active. | ky partiej # 11 1 - ? hington, ? Will Dtt it organ- Will gUnT jo world, ch it baa __________ awing to '1 o becom- r-*. a I a HS Bailey Li than any ~ Jurismetjber : ?uf!! ii i , i ., >'a> iMiimi "* r-^-1 sr #_ jtf '^DR. I. M -?sfe?^DEN" Crown and Bridge Work a Spacialtv. ODD FELLOWS. The Kc-. (irnnd !'.n?l"r of Ohio. Tr3i>I~ Lin'ii Notes. At the recent mm::.I election held by tlio (Mil Febuv.s of Ohio I)r. (.Jeorgc C. Kolb of Cincinnati was elected grand master of tlio grand lodge. Dr. Kolb is prominent in the medical circles of Cincinnati, being a graduate of the Cincinnati I'electic college and Dames' j Met I leal collage of St. I.ouls. He became an Odd Fellow in 181)0 and In 1S94 was elected representative to the grand council, i:i which capacity he 1>K. GEORGE C. Kor,Il. servoil for four yours. In 1!)01 lie was elected grand warden and was installed as deputy grand master in lfM!li. Ids installation to Ids present exalted position taking place in May, 11)01, at Youngstown. The Tennessee jurisdiction is in a most prosperous condition. There was a gain of -10 lodges and 0,1104 member;? during the past year, increasing the membership to over 110.000. The senate committee on public lands ins made a favorable report on the Teller bill providing a cemetery for the use of the Odd Fellows at Central City, Colo. A fact that might ho interesting to Rchekabs is that Schuyler Colfax, the author of the ritual of the Hebcknh degree. presided in turn over both the house of representatives and the senate of United States, being tlie only persu*? ^ *\ hns ever presided over both oV"^^ ^Yt legislative bodies. ' 1,8 important and ofttimes a watch tlip suspensions of 5"-<? as it is to get new members. ' ^.^^Japokon at the rfeht time would -^ Jfrliy a K<XR* iucnibo/ *" 'ic ord-* > *grand encampment ~ ^Jj '",S ^ members, ^ ^ ~ ROYAL ARCANUM. ' Oronll. oC the Ordor In Varlon 1 jurisdictions. 0 m December" the Illinois Jurlsdlctlo * JSS.% not ot ^nua on tt j first of the year mm .< .... . id 22.4W;c New Jersey Area nil mites secured 3i e. new members in December, closing t' ,s year with si membership of over 21,0' lie Every council in the order did ko nd work in December, and the net jH. crease In membership for the mor In- was 4,371. ed, New York still leads nil jurisdieth nt- in point of membership. About 1, or new members are initiated ev month in the Empire State. Two councils in St. I.ouis, Denton Compton Hill, secured 347 new m i hers in a membership contest. ,nve ,wel HEPTASOPHS. ! IS'otm an?l Uonnip From Var aiUC .Inrlmllctlonn. com- q-j10 order of lloptasophs is now Kivc established in twenty-six states. r The year 1003 was the most pro roa*" ous in the history of the order. The order now has a reserve fu ; N\as $50."),000, an increase for the past of *185,140. ' and rlu! 1,1 tes^ reports show the ' now lias a membership in nood ,ca f , ing of 00,131, a net increase f< dumb ' ? r .... past year of f?,l 10. The supreme conclave will me ; anv Connection u g Done Dntil Y< e receiving a large and have employed t 25c per foot for havin s who will be gone, v it in. We are in the I antee all work. umber and Mi Office Bank Buildm, Union, 8^ WlHE year in Juno in Atlantic City, N. J. At\ tills session the funeral benefit law will be nncler consideration, and many^y^^HiflHK Improvements to it will doubtless be made. I [SHjfPvi Knlwhtn of Honor. By being present at all meetings of * jgiSj your lodge and by saying a good word * ( 1 -*jH for the order whenever possible you can ^ help the Kniglils of Honor grow. fjgl j One good, live lodge member Is suffl- f cient inspiration to arouse the Interest 'Mo and the activities of the others. Some- | times a committee of one is more fruitfill In results than a larger committee. *X1 Any man joining the Knights of Hon- ^SMC or may feel confident that*he is joining j tiJ one of the oldest and snfast. societies in ' BS the country and that he will only I > called upon to pay the exact cost of \UB\ carrying his protection. w^HB Many plaus are being made for ?ntcrtaininents during the world's fair. - . ... JOtZ nnu visiting tncrauors or tne oraers win _twr' receive hearty welcome by the St. Lou- ' j is branches of their societies. a The Columbian League and the Amet^ lean Guild, fraternal beneficial societies, have consolidated. W L. F. Hammer, Jr., of St. Louis has V5S| been elected supreme chancellor of the fj Legion of Honor. Recent reports from the fraternal so- JM cielies in this country show them to lie #1 In a most prosperous condition and n growing rapidly. lj A GERMAN SOLDERING IRON f liiiiiNctt Barner Token the Place of * I W flic Old Hand Pnrnace. 1 The tinsmith of this century will not i ^ think of carrying around with him a vH.vl big pot of charcoal in which to build a . % (ire and heat his soldering irons, says j fl the Philadelphia Record, but will inst2nd connect his iron to an lncandcs- .' cent electric light socket or a gns Jet, j obtaining his heat from either the cur- a j rent or (lame. An extremely practical ] iron of the latter class has recently been placed on the Rerlln market As is apparent from the illustration, the copper bit which comes in contact with the solder to melt and apply It to the J L-^: IIION WITH ft Eli P HEATINO BIT. lie I ^ metal Is movable and can be placed at I ' any desired angle. By virtue of this I , form of construction the Iron is of I ith convenience In soldering metallic I 1 1 edges so located as to be difficult of ac- I cess. >nf* A IUinson burner Is used to generate J' the heat, which Is utilized to Its fullest er^ extent, owing to the prevention of radiation by the open space beneath and tju, COp|)or bit and the concentration CIU" of the llanio of gas and air directly on the bit itself. This system of heating develops a sufficiently high tempera* true to permit of the employment of a comparatively small piece of copper In iutt? tho hit and also economizes In the amount of gas consumed. we" j It is reported that a soldering iron of i this kind, which does the work of an isper- op!i:i.'.:\v soldering iron possessing a heavy copper bit, consumes only about nd of three an I one-half cubic feet of gas year per hour. The size of the flame can be ivpulaled at will, while the apparatus order c: n be attached to any gas Jet and opstand | err.ted without the aid of hollows. Tho ?i H,,.t comnaratlvely light >r tiie kii:?-i n uj,... weieiit of the iron make It a most conet thi3 venior.t tool to manipulate. s Made or Plumb-1 ju See Ds. I * I Stock of plumbing in expert plumber, g connections made /hen the plumbing msiness to stay and __ ... ? ?? anufacturing Co. ( i ; - - mgm