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WON
S. iYL RICE, JR., E. U., PF
*nr .1 ~\'r't i !
i was uie week
Before Christmas!
i
MY foil:* r.et f;.r.ny nowadays?
I can't 1< U what is on.
When tna ccrr.ca in si.e always fays, |
"What hur.dliJ come when 1 was gone >"
An' if ! touch a closet drsor
Or hunt f.-.r playthings anywhere
Somebody runs acroft llie (loer
And saya I "mustn't go in there! "
My s?Mor talks a h"?.;i with ma.
Hut vvlii^orj when I com* aroun'.
An they hide th-.rys away so pa
V. cn t ?ec Vm when lie conit i (rem town.
I told j a a'l about it too ;
1 'e only luiii'hej. cn said to me,
"7 Iv.s time o' year it's 1% 't (or you
tS :! to observe the th!::,v yo'.l ?fc."
ir.wj; VOL" WiLS IjOOK/\0>"
Th-ra's packages l>chind l!ic !?ul
In ma'e room. Vv hen I (^uncJ them there
I art her what th y was. She sni<J.
"Have you been looking t I declare I"
An' now they're gone ; but there's a lot
Ol Lundles in the cellar, though.
An' tna says she won't t.-ll me wh?t
' 'hey ore, lor I don't need to know.
Mj Indes things (rom my sister ? yes,
An' snter the hid.'i things from ma.
I hry'te s'-win' some;>in not a dress.
An' both r.f them hide that from pa!
There's s-smepin poked liehind the books.
But pa he's gone an' turned the lock;
An' near o? I cao see. it looks
likti sorr.cpio's hid behind tlm dock.
Mv folk* ?cts ( umj ?i cjsn't m?
:ers for Sai
Pianos, j
Organs,
Guitars,
Graphophones,
Banjos,
Violins,
Accordeons,
Furniture,
Stoves,
Guns,
Clocks,
Wares of al! kinds
7-IIS LOT 5c EACH
r- /-.> & S
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^?iniifi?.nf!iiK??!flimili,lll|llJJ|{Hmnfl.XJjjniini:iiii.iiuimjiBunnrit^ '
kind. Buy the Baby Pi
a;ige a large Piano for it an
DER ST<
*(,PRIETOR,
Why they should all drop eve* thing
An' pick tome errant] out for me
Whenever they hear our bell ring; I |
An* 1 fcin'l tieaU-d riaht, nohow.
It don't iceni ju?t exactly fair
"Whorever 1 am started now I |
One of 'cm says, "Don't go in there !" I |
- W. D. Ncsbit in Chicago Tribune. 1
1 lirlst lima tVltlr I.ess In irntl Clark.
Some rriin at different times In-t
night and showers of kail. with intervals
of fair starlight. This morning at
day we wore saluted l?y our parly itiider
our winders, a Shout and a Song.
After breakfast we divided our tobacco.
which amounted II Carrots, oti" half
we gave to the party who u red Tobacco,
those who did not we gave a Handkerchief
as a present. The day proved
showery all day, the lnds. left us this
evening, all our party moved into their
huts, we dried some of our wet goods.
I received a present of .'i Klecso IIos- ,
cry (tleeee hosiery>, vest, draws & ,
Socks of Cnpt. Lewis, pr MocUersons
of \\ hit chouse, a small Indian basket i
of Huterieh (Cioodrlrh) A: 2 Dust wca !
seD tales of the S?iunr of Sliahono & j
some black roots of the Indians. Our j
Dinner to day consisted of pore Elk
hulled, split lii-.lt ik some roots, a had i
t'iirisjn,as dinner, warm day.?From
"Newly Discovered lVrsonul Records
<>f Lewis and Clark."
A Carton* Contain of Oxfordshire.
In suite places in Oxfordshire, England.
it was the right of every maidservant
i i s> k iite hired man for a 1 >11
<-r ivy to trim llw house. If lie turned
:i deaf ear i i her importunities or for
g ?t her n?,nest she would steal a pair
of his breeches and nail them to the
gate in the yard or on tin* highway.
'J'his was supposed to debar him from
all privileges of the mistletoe.
for St. Motiolitn* While Horse.
Ill Hclglinn ttie ehlldretl expect tin*
good St. Nicholas to visit thcin. TJtey
think lie rides on a white horse, so tlie.v
polish their shoes with great; eare. till
them witli liny, oats or carrots for the
Faint's horse and put them In tho fire
place or on a table, and In the morning.
Instead of the forage, they find sticks
for the had children and candies for
the good ones.
Vain Regretj.
"Looking hack over your life, do you
tind much to regretV" asked tho solemn
one.
"Yes, Indeed," said Short Change Hill
tin,1l? l(T .ill -- ?- > " *"
mull). 1 "lire Hill 11 IOIIOW up lor
under the impression Hint it was nil lie
had and found next day th.it ho was
holdiupr out 0:1 me a roll of nbout i
fSOO."' i
i
Tiresome. *
'T ilou't like ihe life," bald the actor
In the one nlejht 6taud company.
"Wllyr i
HiQ constant Cb'dii&lDU
tpbijes ft'sib' mh'ublO'ntAis'." _
nta Claus!
| THIS LOT He SACK j
mssBi
! S
i l
ano for your little gir ,
ly time.
3RE,
UNION, S. C.
G-RDL'NG THE GLG3E.
How I'iipJo Sn in lVlnlii'N All (ht
World lini>|'.< \vw VfHr,
At midnight Dot', 31, from the whit?,
lowering time factory on Georgetown
lieights, Admiral Cheat of, superintendent
of the National observatory, will
have sounded completely around the
earth hy the cables which now span
our great spinning h?p ami to the continental
and insular nations to tlse
north and south hy vast networks of
wire ramifying In all directions from
tills great girdle a signal announcing
the birth of the venr 1003 at the capital
of our republ /
At one push of the odleial hut ton the
electrie greeting will permeate our continent
and leap across the I'aeitie from
San Francisco to Honolulu, to Midway,
to Guam, to Manila and to Ilongk u-g.
Flashing up and down the entire eastern
coast, of Asia, from Ale::androvsk
1o the Malay peninsula, it will cross
Sumatra and the home of the wild
man of Iioruco; will speed over the ooffce
plantations of Java in Amiraiio
ninl New Zealand.
Hurrying over the snowdrifts of Siheria
and Bussia, it will 1k? felt in Moscow
pud St. Petersburg and there be
taken tip by the thick mesh of wires
covering northern and central Europe,
going to London and el the same time
spanning the coast uf the black continent
of Africa. Front Alexandria it
will tic shot 730 tulles up the Nile into
the very heart of Africa. Leaping out
into the sea. it will register Itself in the
isles ol' Madagascar and Mauritius.
From Lisbon to the Madeiras and over
the ('ape Verde islands it will jump to
l'ernambueo, ltrax.il; thence down into
the wilds of central Argentina and up
into Bolivia, across tin; Windward isles,
the Lesser Antilles and the West In
dies and then home again to the en pi
tal of lite nation.
Tt is almost inconceivable that such
a circuit of tlm earth can be made in
scarcely more time tlian you would expend
in wishing a neighbor "a happy
new year!"?Washington Star.
I'eter Siu> vewinf* Mew Year'*.
The custom of celebrating New
Year's day in onr own country Is largely
due to the Dutch. Ohl Deter Stuyvesant
made imieli of the day, and
cheery assemblages were behl at the
i5'?friiur(i n unc in r>ew Amsterdam.
The I 'lltch method of kissing the women
for "n harpy new year" was observed
ntul toll taken of all who were
young and handsome. In fact, during
the reign of Peter Btuyveaniit Now
Amsterdam was the most thoroughly
bekisscd country In all Christendom
and formed a market I contrast to the
staid Puritans, who thought the observance
of this day savored strongly
(?f revereueo for the god Janus and
who mado no note of their first New
Vfcar'a day in the now world savo to
"Wo wont td Work
New "Stork Evfcnhcg Pdtft
GET WISH. C
Book knowledge, It's the only prlxe
That'-i really worth the chaso.
For to be learned, great and wise
1b hardly a dlsgraco, y
For wisdom truly is hot stuff
With honor In its train. II
You ought to know at least enough _
To come In out the rain. 1
i
By reading books you'll soon get next .j
To largo and useful facts. 5
If closely you peruse the text h
Of almanacs and tracts t
You'll shlno forth as u brilliant orb .
And form a knowledge trust. *
But havo a care and don't absorb t
So much that you will "bust." y
It's well sometimes to study men; J
Then you may gather much l
That may come handy to you when
You want to mako a touch.
And, further. It may serve you wo!!, ^
Aa facts on facts unfold, *
I When somo one comes around to sell 1
A virgin brlclt of gold. f
Get knowledge; chase it with both fee! I
Wherever It appojtrs. t
You'll find It crylr.;. on the street, And
you may wipe its tears.
Then all the people yon may das- ^
Zlo and to murmur force.
"That follow knows as i.iurh?well, us
An educated horse." 11
Where She Got Even.
"Wasn't It dreadful the ivny (lie vll- J
lain pursued her?"
j "Yes, until they got behind the scenes,
and then she turned on him and gave t
him a piece of her mind because he ,<
stopped on her train." j n
aurrl For flirlm iiiiin Decora lion. (
The laurel being an evergreen makes i\
a striking feature lu a winter laud- 1
scape. Enormous quantities are used 1
in the Chrlstmus dressing of churches "
for wreaths and other decorations. ,
Mountain laurel can bo grown for dec- t
oratlve purposes, and It is cosily eulli- ?
vated. What comes to market is gat!.*- i
ered from the wild laurel growth. . e
The Spirit of (ilvliiw. j
Don't give only where you expect a
return or bonder whether you will he
supposed to buy something for A., B. 1
or C. The spirit of Christmas lies in Z
the loving and the giving -never in the ^
receiving.
the t
Cash Barnain Store
has received a large line of
Ladies Neckwear and Hand- r
kerchiefs. These collars and I
Handkerchiefs will be sold at s
wholesale prices, so it will 1
pay those who wish to buy j
Collars and Handkerchiefs to
call at once and get first'
choice. All ladies appreciate collars
and handkerchiefs for
Christmas Presents. Isn't it
so? Try it and see. 1
We have an elaborate line t
of useful Xmas Presents, such
is Shawls, Bibles, Wrist Bags, f
Coves, Combs, Ribbons, J
Buby Caps, Suspenders, Hos- \
iery, etc, Buy now! |J
IS. I). N. WILIIIN.]
i
Huge Task.
It was a huge task, to undertake the
uro of such a bad cast* of kidnoy diease.
as that of F. Collier, of Cherokee,
Ia., hut Electric hitt. rsdil it. He
writes: "My kidneys were so far gone,
I could not sit on a chair without a
cushion; and sutTered from dreadful
Mfkache, headache, and depression.
In Electric Hitter-", however, I found a
are. and hy them was restored to perect
health 1 recommend this great
' nic nv dicine t<? all with weak kidneys,
iver or stomach. Guaranteed by F C.
uke, druggist; price fiOc.
TO THE PUBLIC!
Having severed my connection
with the firm of Buris
& Milling, 1 will be found
from this date next to Won- j
der Store, where I am setting
up a first class shop for up- j
o-date renairincr nn chrn-t
? n ,W1 1
notice. Ring me up! I will
in a few days have a full line
of Window Glass, Picture
Framing, Window Shades i
and Wall Paper. I am in the 1
market for second hand furniture,
any quantity, I will
buy, sell or exchange for new furniture.
See my samples
of upholstering goods, finest
ever shown here. Drop in
when you want anything. If J
I have"it the price and terms
will be made to suit you. ?
F. C. Milling.
*
HRISTMAS HOLIDAY EXCURSK
RATES VIA SOUTHERN
RAILWAY.
On account of Christmas Holida;
Outhcrn Railway will sell tick
rom all points cast of tlic Mississ
?i and south of the Ohio rivers a
o St. Louis, Mo., and intermedin
K>ints at rate of one and one-th
irst class 0110 way fares, plus tw?
y-five cents for the round ti
minimum rate 50 cents.) Tick
i) he sold December 22nd, 23
! 1th, 25th, 30th, 31st, 1905, a
'unitary 1st, 190(1, with final lit
anuarv 4th. 1900.
Tickets for teachers and stude
>f schools and colleges will Ih> si
December 17th to 24th, 1905, w
inal limit January 8th, 1900, uj
jresentntion and surrender of c
ificates signed by suporintendeii
ninci pills and presidents of '
annus institutions of learning.
For further information apply
tny Southern Hailwhy ticketagenl
\V. Hint, Buooks Mono.
I). I'. A., A. G. P. A.
Charleston, S. C. Atlanta, (
FHE PERFECT W
Scores of Union Peof
Have Learned It.?
I' you suffur from backache, tlier
nly one way to care. 'I he perfect ^
s to cure the kidneys. A bad b
neaus si< k kidneys Neglect it, in in
roubles follow. Dean's Kidney lJ
ire made for kidneys only.
Thomas Poden, stock buyer i
rader, living on IKpo' stieet Ches
? C , says: "'The lettiarkable amo
>f benefit I received fr?>m the u <
loan's Kidney Pills has convince I
hat they are a great kidney and
iche remedy. For a long time
nick pained arrows the loins and
hough I have used ninny lininn
ind all kinds of plasters it was alw
he same old ache until 1 u-ed !>oi
Cidnev Pills The result of a li
reatinent astonished me. 1 have
tad a hac-aelie since I u ed tliein i
have felt the stiengtlu-ning effect
ivery way."
For sate by all dealers. Price
ents Foster-Mi I bur n Co., Buff
b-w York, sole agents forthe Uni
iia'ea.
Remember tlie name?Doan's?;
ake no other.
SOUTHERN RAILWi
HE SOUTH'S GREATEST SYST1
Inexcelled Dining Car Servl
Through Pullman Sleeping Cat
on all Through Trains?Convenient
Schedule on all
Local Trains.
Winter Tourist Rates ;
low in effect to all Flor
joints. For full informati
is to rates, routes, etc., cc
;ult nearest Southern Railw
ricket Agent or
{ROOKS MORGAN, R. W. HON1
A. U. P. A., I). P. A.,
Atlanta, (ia. Charleston, S
Dying of Famine.
s. in its to nients, like 'lying of c
umption. The progre-B of co< sill
ion, from the beginning to tlie v
nd, is a lonjr torture, both to vie
nd friends. "When I ha?i consti'
ion in its fir-t st?ire," writes V
Ivers, of Cearfoss. Mil., after try
litfeient medicines and a v nd doc
11 vain, I at la*t took Dr King's ^
fiacovery. which quickly and perfe<
nred me." I'mnipt relief and b
nre for ughs. aihls, sore throat, hr
hitis, etc. Positively prevents pn
nonia. Onaraiiteed at P. C. On I
I rnjr store, price 50c and $ 1.00 a hot
'rial bottle fiee.
WE SAVE Y0
MONEY
BY BUYING YOUR
XMAS
GOODS
AT THE
\
>almetto Drug Cc
IT ni<*t Ron \v irk, Owners.
No Secret About It.
It is no secret, tliat for rn<8, Bur
fleers, Fever Sores. H<>re Fyes, Po
tc., nothing ia so ? ffeetivo a* Bnekl*
rnioa Salve. ' It t?ke l?>nfr
nre a Pad sore I had. and It ia alI.O.
Dr g?ro evea," writes I) L. Oresrory,
lone, Tex. 28c *t F. 0. Daktf a dj
Bonk
\ . V . '
. " v/ti y
9H WEEKLY PRICES!
y?, Oil, per gallon 15c
I." American Oat Meal 10c 1
ip- Fxmmm! Parched Coffee 10c
n<l Pecan Molasses 40c
nt? New Orleans Molasses 60c ^
ir?! C. H. Molasses 40c
n- Georgia Cane Molasses 50c
rip Pure Apple Vinegar 40c
ete Hockey's Self-Rising Buckwheat 10c
nl. Fresh Stock Eagle Milk 20c
nil Fresh Stock Dime Milk 10c
nit Fresh Stock Evaporated Cream 5c
Mrs. Farley's early rising Yeast 6c
nts Magic Yeast 5c
old Mince Meat, 2 cans for 30c
ith Fresh Snow Flake Crackers 20c
K>n Fig Newton 20c
or- Salmon, 10c, 15c and 20c.
its, Oranges, 510c, 10c and 50c."
the Fresh Cream Cheese, 20c, or 51 lhs.
for 50c. Fire Works! Fire Works 1
\Z W. Newell Smith.
? ?-? 1
Ja. We find that we are a lit?
^ tie over-loaded on
FINE BOX PAPER
MC - - - -- - ~
and for the next thirty days
p is we will offer some real baracu
gains in this line. We have
*yy a beautiful selection of 50c
1 ls goods, surpassed by none in
m.i town at this price, which we
SS will offer for thirty days, or
[ until sold out, for 35c per bo^'
4!!I? Remember that it is new an\^
strictly up-to-date. We wiivSkhave
it displayed in our window
for a few days. Be sure
rVf to call and look it over even
? " if you do not need any just
Tin now.
50
S3 DUKE DRUG CO.
and Sole Agents for Huyler's Candy
1 in Union.
W Under Hotel Union. Union, S. C.
SM Christmas Will Not
=?- be all it should hp
o ~ ~ ** *m ? ^
to your best friend, your
sweetheart or your wife
jg UNLESS
0p you supply her with one of
in_ the beautiful and artistic
,av boxes of Candy, of which we
y have such an abundant and
full assortment. We have
r' the largest and completest
line, and we believe that
c* after you inspect the1 same,
? you will accede that there is
'nothing to equal the same on
I the Union market. All shapes
?n* and sizes, and each one a
Iy work of beauty and of art.
tjm \Ye have cheaper Candies,
>rm!. which we are prepared to
make you close prices on in
tew any quantity you wish, from
!nv one t0 ^ve thousand pounds,
on- Special prices on quantity
^ orders.
tie" Inspect our stock and remember
us in your purchases,"
? and you will ftnd that it will
Upay you in more ways than
one.INlftN
GROCERY CO.- I
n. n_ -
uur Business Appeals
to Reason.
The man with normal mind^-^
?the all round level-headeAJ
man will weigh some things
for himself. - He does not
expect to buy something for '
nothing. He does expect
j dependable goods for a legitimate
price. This "someThing
for nothing" idea, this
j "preposterous special sale"
craze is a popular scheme to
palm off hard stock. New,
clean, up-to-date, reliable
merchandise bought for spot
i cash has a fixed commercial
' value. Such goods are in ^
great demand with intelligent V
buyers, as is demonstrated ^
every day by
GEO. W. GOING.
OR, t .
Notice to Trespassers.
to All persons ?re forbidden to bunt or J?
K. otherwise trespan- on our land.
Of J. W. OrNHIKOnAM, r.M
rag B. F. Ksfpimr. a
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